I'm doing my best to learn as much as possible about the new recruiting rules that go into effect June 1. Here are a few other things that jump out:
- Starting June 1, any prospect you bring on campus during the quiet period (June 1-27 & July 25-31) you are able to put them through up to a one-hour individual workout with your coaching staff. It no longer would have to be tied to one of your 10 camp days or camp events. So theoretically you could have kids worked out on visits every day of the week.
- The days on the road in-season have increased from 42 to 56. So what does that mean? Between Frost and the 10 coaches, they can be out a total of 56 days. Each coach out is one day, so if all 11 were out on a by week, you could 22 days right there over a Thursday and Friday. This basically gives each coach an average of 5 days out vs. 4.
- Also, the contact to juniors in 2022 will be a little different:
- In January, beginning the Sunday after the American Football Coaches Association Convention, one call per week.
- No calls in February.
- One call per week in March.
- Calls at the school’s discretion in April and May.
- One call per week in June and July.
- Aug. 1 through the Saturday after the AFCA Convention:
- Additional calls to prospective student-athletes or their family are not permitted before Sept. 1 of the beginning of their senior year in high school.
- After Sept. 1, calls are limited to once per week outside a contact period and may be made at the school’s discretion during a contact period.
- Council members also granted a waiver to allow school staff to participate in a call with any number of uncommitted prospective student-athletes in any sport and to allow student-athletes to participate in phone calls with a coach and prospective student-athletes or at the direction of a coach. Additionally, student-athletes cannot be directed to make calls on a day off.
- The Council also approved a blanket waiver allowing full-time institutional staff members, current students and all coaches, including volunteer coaches, to initiate recruiting calls (for example, telephone calls, video calls) involving prospective student-athletes whom an institution is permitted to call. The waiver is in effect from June 1 through Dec. 31, 2021, and requires staff who are not making or receiving calls to prospects under an existing legislated exception (for example, academic advisors and compliance administrators) to pass the recruiting exam before making or receiving calls.
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