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NCAA Division I Bowl Subdivision Football Recruiting Calendar
June 1 through July 31, 2019 [except for (1) below]: Quiet Period
June 24 through July 24, 2019: Dead Period
August 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020
(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.5.1 for Football Calendar Formula)
August 1-31, 2019 [except for (1) below]: Dead Period
(1) Forty-eight hours before a home contest (on the institution's campus or in a facility normally used for its home games) that occurs in August or on September 1 or 2 through 48 hours after the conclusion of the contest: Quiet Period
September 1 through November 30, 2019 [except for (1) below]: Quiet Period
(1) Forty-two (54 for U.S. service academies) evaluation days (see Bylaw 13.02.7.2) during the months of September, October and November selected at the discretion of the institution; authorized off-campus recruiters shall not visit a prospective student-athlete's educational institution on more than one calendar day during this period: Evaluation Period
December 1 through February 1, 2020 [except for (1) and (2) below]: Contact Period
Six in-person off-campus contacts per prospective student-athlete shall be permitted during this time period with not more than one permitted in any one calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) or partial calendar week:
December 15, 2019: Quiet Period
December 16, 2019, through January 16, 2020 [except for (i) through (iii) below]: Dead Period
(i) The seven days immediately before the first day of classes of the institution's second academic term that are not part of the contact period (applicable only to prospective student-athletes who intend to enroll midyear): Quiet Period
February 2, 2020: Quiet Period
February 3-29, 2020: Dead Period
March 1 through April 14, 2020: Quiet Period
April 15 through May 31, 2020 [except for (1) below]: Evaluation Period
One hundred sixty-eight evaluation days [216 for U.S. service academies (see Bylaw 13.02.7.2) excluding Memorial Day and Sundays selected at the discretion of the member institution as provided in (1) below]:
(1) An authorized off-campus recruiter may use one evaluation to assess the prospective student-athlete's athletics ability and one evaluation to assess the prospective student-athlete's academic qualifications during this evaluation period. If an institution's coaching staff member conducts both an athletics and an academic evaluation of a prospective student-athlete on the same day during this evaluation period, the institution shall be charged with the use of an academics evaluation only and shall be permitted to conduct a second athletics evaluation of the prospective student-athlete on a separate day during this evaluation period.
(h) Those days in April/May not selected in (g) above for evaluation opportunities: Quiet Period
June 1 through July 31, 2020 [except for below]: Quiet Period
June 22 through July 24, 2020: Dead Period
* December 16-19, 2019, for midyear junior college National Letter of Intent signing period remains a dead period for junior college prospective student-athletes who intend to enroll midyear.
What is a contact?
A contact occurs any time a college coach says more than hello during a face-to-face contact with a college-bound student-athlete or his or her parents off the college’s campus.
What is a contact period?
During a contact period a college coach may have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, watch student-athletes compete and visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents.
What is an evaluation period?
During an evaluation period a college coach may watch college-bound student-athletes compete, visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents. However, a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents off the college’s campus during an evaluation period.
What is a quiet period?
During a quiet period, a college coach may only have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents on the college’s campus. A coach may not watch student-athletes compete (unless a competition occurs on the college’s campus) or visit their high schools. Coaches may write or telephone college-bound student-athletes or their parents during this time.
What is a dead period?
During a dead period a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, and may not watch student-athletes compete or visit their high schools. Coaches may write and telephone student-athletes or their parents during a dead period.
What is the difference between an official visit and an unofficial visit?
Any visit to a college campus by a college-bound student-athlete or his or her parents paid for by the college is an official visit. Visits paid for by college-bound student-athletes or their parents are unofficial visits.
During an official visit the college can pay for transportation to and from the college for the prospect, lodging and three meals per day for both the prospect and the parent or guardian, as well as reasonable entertainment expenses including three tickets to a home sports event.
The only expenses a college-bound student-athlete may receive from a college during an unofficial visit are three tickets to a home sports event.
NCAA Division 1 FBS Football Recruiting Rules
NCAA Division 1 FBS Football Recruiting Rules
NCAA Division 1 FBS Football Recruiting Rules
It is important for potential prospects to know the the NCAA Division 1 FBS Football Recruiting Rules. Athletes and coaches have certain restrictions when it comes to college football recruiting. Ensure your eligibility by following the NCAA recruiting rules.
As a Sophomore in high school
Recruiting Tactic As a Sophomore Recruiting Material You may receive brochures for camps and questionnaires, nonathletic institutional publications, and NCAA educational material published by the NCAA only. Telephone Calls You can call the coach at your own expense.
Coach cannot call you Electronic Correspondence (i.e. texts, IM, email.) Not Permitted *athletes are allowed to initiate* Off-Campus Contact Not Permitted Official Visits Not Permitted Unofficial Visits Unlimited – except during dead periods.
As a Junior in High School
Recruiting Tactic As a Junior Recruiting Material You can begin to receive recruiting material and information from the coach starting September 1st Telephone Calls You can call the coach at your own expense.
College coach can call you once between April 15 and May 31. Electronic Correspondence (i.e. texts, IM, email.) All forms of electronic correspondence allowed starting September 1st of Junior Year Off-Campus Contact Not Permitted Official Visits Allowed April 1 of your junior year through the Sunday before the last Wednesday in June, provided the official visit is not in conjunction with participation in an institutional camp or clinic. Unofficial Visits Unlimited – except during dead periods.
As a Senior in High School
Recruiting Tactic As a Senior Recruiting Material You can receive material and information from the coach Telephone Calls You can call the coach at your own expense.
Coach can call once per week starting September 1st.
During contact periods college coaches can call unlimited. Electronic Correspondence (i.e. texts, IM, email.) All forms of electronic correspondence allowed starting September 1st of Junior Year Off-Campus Contact July 1st prior to senior year (limited to contact periods). Official Visits You can start official visits on the opening day of your classes.
You get one per college and a maximum of 5 visits to D1 schools and unlimited to D2, D3 and NAIA. Unofficial visits Unlimited – except during dead periods.
Other important information
June 1 through July 31, 2019 [except for (1) below]: Quiet Period
June 24 through July 24, 2019: Dead Period
August 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020
(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.5.1 for Football Calendar Formula)
August 1-31, 2019 [except for (1) below]: Dead Period
(1) Forty-eight hours before a home contest (on the institution's campus or in a facility normally used for its home games) that occurs in August or on September 1 or 2 through 48 hours after the conclusion of the contest: Quiet Period
September 1 through November 30, 2019 [except for (1) below]: Quiet Period
(1) Forty-two (54 for U.S. service academies) evaluation days (see Bylaw 13.02.7.2) during the months of September, October and November selected at the discretion of the institution; authorized off-campus recruiters shall not visit a prospective student-athlete's educational institution on more than one calendar day during this period: Evaluation Period
December 1 through February 1, 2020 [except for (1) and (2) below]: Contact Period
Six in-person off-campus contacts per prospective student-athlete shall be permitted during this time period with not more than one permitted in any one calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) or partial calendar week:
December 15, 2019: Quiet Period
December 16, 2019, through January 16, 2020 [except for (i) through (iii) below]: Dead Period
(i) The seven days immediately before the first day of classes of the institution's second academic term that are not part of the contact period (applicable only to prospective student-athletes who intend to enroll midyear): Quiet Period
February 2, 2020: Quiet Period
February 3-29, 2020: Dead Period
March 1 through April 14, 2020: Quiet Period
April 15 through May 31, 2020 [except for (1) below]: Evaluation Period
One hundred sixty-eight evaluation days [216 for U.S. service academies (see Bylaw 13.02.7.2) excluding Memorial Day and Sundays selected at the discretion of the member institution as provided in (1) below]:
(1) An authorized off-campus recruiter may use one evaluation to assess the prospective student-athlete's athletics ability and one evaluation to assess the prospective student-athlete's academic qualifications during this evaluation period. If an institution's coaching staff member conducts both an athletics and an academic evaluation of a prospective student-athlete on the same day during this evaluation period, the institution shall be charged with the use of an academics evaluation only and shall be permitted to conduct a second athletics evaluation of the prospective student-athlete on a separate day during this evaluation period.
(h) Those days in April/May not selected in (g) above for evaluation opportunities: Quiet Period
June 1 through July 31, 2020 [except for below]: Quiet Period
June 22 through July 24, 2020: Dead Period
* December 16-19, 2019, for midyear junior college National Letter of Intent signing period remains a dead period for junior college prospective student-athletes who intend to enroll midyear.
What is a contact?
A contact occurs any time a college coach says more than hello during a face-to-face contact with a college-bound student-athlete or his or her parents off the college’s campus.
What is a contact period?
During a contact period a college coach may have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, watch student-athletes compete and visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents.
What is an evaluation period?
During an evaluation period a college coach may watch college-bound student-athletes compete, visit their high schools, and write or telephone student-athletes or their parents. However, a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents off the college’s campus during an evaluation period.
What is a quiet period?
During a quiet period, a college coach may only have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents on the college’s campus. A coach may not watch student-athletes compete (unless a competition occurs on the college’s campus) or visit their high schools. Coaches may write or telephone college-bound student-athletes or their parents during this time.
What is a dead period?
During a dead period a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents, and may not watch student-athletes compete or visit their high schools. Coaches may write and telephone student-athletes or their parents during a dead period.
What is the difference between an official visit and an unofficial visit?
Any visit to a college campus by a college-bound student-athlete or his or her parents paid for by the college is an official visit. Visits paid for by college-bound student-athletes or their parents are unofficial visits.
During an official visit the college can pay for transportation to and from the college for the prospect, lodging and three meals per day for both the prospect and the parent or guardian, as well as reasonable entertainment expenses including three tickets to a home sports event.
The only expenses a college-bound student-athlete may receive from a college during an unofficial visit are three tickets to a home sports event.
NCAA Division 1 FBS Football Recruiting Rules
NCAA Division 1 FBS Football Recruiting Rules
NCAA Division 1 FBS Football Recruiting Rules
It is important for potential prospects to know the the NCAA Division 1 FBS Football Recruiting Rules. Athletes and coaches have certain restrictions when it comes to college football recruiting. Ensure your eligibility by following the NCAA recruiting rules.
As a Sophomore in high school
Recruiting Tactic As a Sophomore Recruiting Material You may receive brochures for camps and questionnaires, nonathletic institutional publications, and NCAA educational material published by the NCAA only. Telephone Calls You can call the coach at your own expense.
Coach cannot call you Electronic Correspondence (i.e. texts, IM, email.) Not Permitted *athletes are allowed to initiate* Off-Campus Contact Not Permitted Official Visits Not Permitted Unofficial Visits Unlimited – except during dead periods.
As a Junior in High School
Recruiting Tactic As a Junior Recruiting Material You can begin to receive recruiting material and information from the coach starting September 1st Telephone Calls You can call the coach at your own expense.
College coach can call you once between April 15 and May 31. Electronic Correspondence (i.e. texts, IM, email.) All forms of electronic correspondence allowed starting September 1st of Junior Year Off-Campus Contact Not Permitted Official Visits Allowed April 1 of your junior year through the Sunday before the last Wednesday in June, provided the official visit is not in conjunction with participation in an institutional camp or clinic. Unofficial Visits Unlimited – except during dead periods.
As a Senior in High School
Recruiting Tactic As a Senior Recruiting Material You can receive material and information from the coach Telephone Calls You can call the coach at your own expense.
Coach can call once per week starting September 1st.
During contact periods college coaches can call unlimited. Electronic Correspondence (i.e. texts, IM, email.) All forms of electronic correspondence allowed starting September 1st of Junior Year Off-Campus Contact July 1st prior to senior year (limited to contact periods). Official Visits You can start official visits on the opening day of your classes.
You get one per college and a maximum of 5 visits to D1 schools and unlimited to D2, D3 and NAIA. Unofficial visits Unlimited – except during dead periods.
Other important information
- College coaches have 42 evaluation days to recruit you during September, October, and November of your academic senior year.
- College coaches have 168 evaluation days to recruit you during spring evaluation period.
- During your senior year a college coach cannot evaluate you more than 3 times, once during the fall and the other two between April 15th and May 31st.
- Limit of 6 off-campus contacts per athlete and only one per week.
- Head football coaches can’t recruit you between April 15th and May 31st.
- During a contact period college coaches can make only one visit per week to your high school.
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