Summary of Recruiting Rules
Summary of Recruiting Rules for Football - Division I

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Recruiting materials • You may receive brochures for camps and questionnaires.
Telephone calls • You may make calls to the coach at your expense only.

• College coach cannot call you.
Off-campus contact • None allowed.
Official visit • None allowed.
Unofficial visit • You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits.
 
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Recruiting materials • Allowed.
Telephone calls • You may make calls to the coach at your expense only.
College coaches may call you • Once per week beginning September 1.
Off-campus contact • Allowed beginning Sunday following the last Saturday in November.
Official visit • Allowed beginning opening day of classes your senior year.

• You are limited to one official visit per college up to a maximum of five official visits to DIvisions I and II colleges.
Unofficial visit • You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits.
Evaluation and contacts • Up to six times during your senior year.
How often can a coach see me or talk to me off the college's campus? • A college coach may contact you or your parents/legal guardians (including evaluating you off-campus), six times.

• One evaluation during September, October and November.

• Two evaluations - April 15 - May 31 (once to evaluation athletics ability and once to evaluate academic qualifications).
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Recruiting materials • You may begin receiving September 1 of junior year.
Telephone calls • You may make calls to the coach at your expense only.
College coaches may call you • Once from April 15 to May 31 of your junior year.
Off-campus contact • None allowed.
Official visit • None allowed.
Unofficial visit • You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits.
 




Summary of Recruiting Rules - Division II and III

  DIVISION II DIVISION III
Recruiting materials • A coach may begin sending you printed recruiting materials September 1 of your junior year in high school. • You may receive printed materials any time.
Telephone calls • A college coach may call you once per week beginning June 15 between your junior and senior year.

• You may make calls to the coach at your expense.		 • No limit on number of calls or when they can be made by the college coach.

• You may make calls to the coach at your expense.
Off-campus contact • A college coach coach can have contact with you or your parents/legal guardians off the college's campus beginning June 15 after your junior year.

• A college coach is limited to three in-person contacts off campus.		 • A college coach coach may begin to have contact with you and your parents/legal guardians off the college's campus after your junior year.

Official visit		 • You may make official visits starting the opening day of classes your senior year.

• You may make only one official visit per college and up to a maximum of five official visits to Divisions I and II colleges.		 • You may make official visits starting the opening day of classes your senior year.

• You may make only one official visit per college.
Unofficial visit • You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits any time. • You may make an unlimited number of unofficial visits any time.