2021-22 NCAA Recruiting Calendar

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Signing Periods are December 15-17, 2021 and February 2 - April 1, 2022.

 

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Coaches will be able to get back out on the road for evaluations at High Schools starting 9/1/21.

 

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Division I Football Bowl Subdivision 2021-22 NCAA RECRUITING CALENDAR

Aug. 1, 2021-July 31, 2022 Aug. 1-31, 2021, except as noted below: • 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 Sept. 1 or 2 through 48 hours after the conclusion of the contest.

DEAD PERIOD QUIET PERIOD Sept. 1 through Nov. 27, except as noted below: • Fifty-six (68 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.

QUIET PERIOD EVALUATION PERIOD Nov. 28 through Jan. 29, 2022, except as noted below: 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.
• Dec. 12 • Dec. 13 through Jan. 13, 2022 (see Bylaw 13.02.5.5.2), except as noted below: • 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).
• December 12-18, for National Service Academies.* • January 7-9, for National Service Academie

 

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NCAA Division 1 football recruiting rules​

D1 football coaches can send athletes recruiting questionnaires, camp brochures and non-athletic institutional publications freshman and sophomore year. Most other contact begins September 1 of the athlete’s junior year, according to the NCAA football recruiting rules.

• September 1 of junior year: Athletes can receive any form of private, electronic communication. This includes emails, recruiting materials, texts and direct messages on social media.
• April 1 of junior year through the Sunday before the last Wednesday in June after junior year (June 26, 2021): A college may pay for a prospective student-athlete and two family members to visit campus. After this date, a college may offer an expense-paid visit after Sept. 1 of senior year
• April 15 through May 31 of junior year: During this time, coaches can call athletes one time. Additional calls can be made after September 1 of the athlete’s senior year.
• July 1 before senior year: Coaches can contact athletes off-campus, but only during the contact periods. Coaches are only allowed six off-campus contacts with each student-athlete.
• First day of classes senior year: Athletes can take official visits, using a maximum of five.
• September 1 of senior year: Coaches can call athletes once a week after this time, and they can call recruits unlimited times during the contact period.
• Senior year: Coaches can evaluate each recruit once during September, October and November. Coaches can take 42 total evaluation days at their discretion during this window.
• Evaluation days: Coaches can evaluate each recruit three times. They can take one evaluation per recruit in the fall, and then two evaluations from April 15 to May 31.

 

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https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/compliance/recruiting/calendar/2021-22/2021-22D1Rec_FBSMFBRecruitingCalendar.pdf

 

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American Football Coaches Association executive director Todd Berry told ESPN on Friday that the increasingly active transfer portal -- not the mid-December signing period for high school players -- is driving discussion about possibly changing the recruiting calendar.


Discussions are underway with the Division I football oversight committee and the recruiting subcommittee on whether moving back the first signing period to early January would better serve the sport.

 

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With the early signing period kicking off on Wednesday, the recruiting dead period begins on Monday. From December 13, 2021 to January 13, 2022, it is not permissible to make official or unofficial in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations, on or off campus.

 

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Starting today, 1/31/22. we are in a Dead Period through 2/28/22. This means no visitors to campus or coaches visiting recruits off campus. E-mails, texts, video chats, etc still allowed.

 

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• March 1 – April 14, 2022: Quiet period
• April 15 – May 31, 2022: Evaluation period
  • Coaches can take 168 evaluation days (or 216 for U.S. service academies). An authorized recruiter can use one evaluation day to assess a recruit’s athletic ability. Then, they can use another evaluation day to assess the recruit’s academic qualifications. Coaches/recruiters can do both assessments on the same day, and then take a second evaluation day to evaluate athletic ability again if they choose.
  • The days in April/May that are not designated as evaluation days are considered part of the quiet period.
• June 1 – July 31, 2022: Quiet period
  • July 25-31, 2022: Official visits may not be provided to high school juniors
• June 27 – July 24, 2022: Dead period

On Campus visits start back up tomorrow 3/1/22

 

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