Okay, I see. What about the one call per week. If Meyer was calling over and over, This should be investigated.
Purdue Handbook States:
Interpretation:
NCAA Division I institutions should note that pursuant to NCAA Bylaw 13.1.3.1, telephone calls to prospective
student-athletes are limited generally to one call per week. In accordance with Bylaw 13.1.3.1.6, once the limit
on permissible calls has been reached, an institution is prohibited from initiating another call during that same
time period, regardless of whether direct conversation occurs during the additional call. Therefore, once a
coach has made the permissible number of calls to a prospective student-athlete during a particular time period,
the coach is not permitted to leave a voice message or have direct communication with the prospective studentathlete
regardless of the length of the message or conversation.
Further, institutions should note that in determining whether a telephone call is countable, the institution must
consider the content of the call and not necessarily the duration of the call, as the legislation does not specify a
duration at which a call is considered countable. For example, if a coach calls a prospective student-athlete and
is told the prospective student-athlete is unavailable, the call is not countable provided the coach ends the
conversation without discussion of recruitment. However, if a coach calls a prospective student-athlete and is
told the prospective student-athlete is unavailable, but the coach leaves a message regarding the merits of the
program, the call is countable as recruitment has occurred regardless of the length of the call. Further, the use
of automated or prerecorded voice messaging services by institutions is considered a countable call. Therefore,
if a coach uses an automated or prerecorded voice messaging service to call prospective student-athletes and
the voice messaging service leaves a message for a prospective student-athlete, the call is countable