Division I Football Recruiting Model

Division I Football Recruiting Model
Scott Connors and Eric Mayes

Objective Review and discuss the newly adopted comprehensive football recruiting model.

Agenda Overview. Football Camps/Clinics. Personnel.
Institutional/Noninstitutional Camp Employment. Employment of Individual Associated with Recruited Prospective Student-Athlete (IAWRP). Personnel. Individual Associated with Prospective Student-Athlete (IAWP). Annual Signing Limitations – Hard Cap. Questions.

Football Recruiting Model
Overview

Review of NCAA Division I Proposal No. 2016-116

Question No. 1 Effective August 1, 2017, in both Football Bowl Subdivision and NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, prospective student-athletes may participate in official visits during what time period of their junior year in high school? Answer: April 1 of PSA's junior year through the Sunday before the last Wednesday in June prior to the PSA's senior year. Early official visits may not occur in conjunction with PSA's participation in an institutional camp or clinic. PSAs may also participate in official visits September 1 or the first day of classes of the PSA's senior year in high school and thereafter. No change to PSAs' or institutional limitations on official visits.

Question No. 2 Answer: 72 Hours.
If approved by the Conference Commissioners Association, how long will the early signing period in December last? Answer: 72 Hours. The 72-hour period in December would begin inline with the midyear junior college transfer signing period. The regular February National Letter of Intent signing period will remain.

Question No. 3 Effective August 1, 2017, when are the three new recruiting dead periods in football? Note: FBS and FCS are not the same. Answers: Thursday of the week that includes AFCA National Convention. – FBS Only Monday preceding last Wednesday in June through July 24. – FBS Only August 1 through August 31. – FBS/FCS

Question No. 4 Answer: January 9, 2018.
In FBS, when may an institution hire a tenth countable assistant coach? Answer: January 9, 2018.

The months of June and July.
Question No. 5 Answer: The months of June and July. Camps or clinics may also be conducted in any calendar week (Sunday-Saturday) that includes days in June (e.g., May 28 – June 3, 2017). Institutions must designate 10 days to conduct or participate in camps and clinics. – FBS Only The 10 days do not need to be consecutive. Effective immediately, when is it permissible to conduct and participate in camps and clinics? Note: FBS and FCS are not the same.

Institutional Camps and Clinics

Institutional Camps and Clinics
Adopted Rule (Effective Immediately) Institutions must designate 10 days in the months of June and July to conduct and participate in camps and clinics. FCS institutions are not restricted to 10 days in which to conduct and participate in camps and clinics. Institutional camps must be held on the institution's campus or at a facility normally used by the institution for practice or competition. As it pertains to participation in institutional camps and clinics, the following changes will occur. In FBS and FCS, institutional camps and clinics may only occur in the months of June and July. FBS institutions must designate 10 days within the months of June and July in which to conduct and participate in camps and clinics. The 10 days do not need to be consecutive. Institutional camps and clinics must be held on the institution's campus or an off-campus facility regularly used by the institution for practice or competition. Further, institutional camps must include an educational component detailing NCAA compliance-related issues such as initial eligibility requirements, health and safety or amateurism. Institutional staff members may work their own camps and clinics. In addition, countable coaches and graduate assistant coaches may work at other camps or clinics owned, operated and conducted by other NCAA member institutions. Institutional staff members are not permitted to work at other noninstitutional privately owned camps or clinics. Finally, institutional staff members may have recruiting conversations with prospective student-athletes participating in the camp or clinic.

Institutional Camps and Clinics -- Cont.
Adopted Rule (Effective Immediately) Institutional coaching staff members may only be permitted to be employed at camps or clinics operated and conducted by other NCAA member institutions. Noncoaching staff members may only work their own institution's camps or clinics. Recruiting conversations may occur with PSAs in attendance at institutional and noninstitutional camps. Institutional camps must include an educational component detailing pertinent NCAA issues (e.g., initial eligibility, sports wagering and/or amateurism). As it pertains to participation in institutional camps and clinics, the following changes will occur. In FBS and FCS, institutional camps and clinics may only occur in the months of June and July. FBS institutions must designate 10 days within the months of June and July in which to conduct and participate in camps and clinics. The 10 days do not need to be consecutive. Institutional camps and clinics must be held on the institution's campus or an off-campus facility regularly used by the institution for practice or competition. Further, institutional camps must include an educational component detailing NCAA compliance-related issues such as initial eligibility requirements, health and safety or amateurism. Institutional staff members may work their own camps and clinics. In addition, countable coaches and graduate assistant coaches may work at other camps or clinics owned, operated and conducted by other NCAA member institutions. Institutional staff members are not permitted to work at other noninstitutional privately owned camps or clinics. Finally, institutional staff members may have recruiting conversations with prospective student-athletes participating in the camp or clinic.

Individuals Associated with Recruited Prospective Student-Athletes An institution shall not employ (voluntary or paid) an IAWRP at an institutional camp or clinic. Exception: Two years have elapsed since associated PSA's enrollment at the certifying institution. Institutions may employ a coach from another NCAA institution without being subject to IAWRP legislation. This rule extends to institutional camps and clinics that do not involve PSAs. As it pertains to participation in institutional camps and clinics, the following changes will occur. In FBS and FCS, institutional camps and clinics may only occur in the months of June and July. FBS institutions must designate 10 days within the months of June and July in which to conduct and participate in camps and clinics. The 10 days do not need to be consecutive. Institutional camps and clinics must be held on the institution's campus or an off-campus facility regularly used by the institution for practice or competition. Further, institutional camps must include an educational component detailing NCAA compliance-related issues such as initial eligibility requirements, health and safety or amateurism. Institutional staff members may work their own camps and clinics. In addition, countable coaches and graduate assistant coaches may work at other camps or clinics owned, operated and conducted by other NCAA member institutions. Institutional staff members are not permitted to work at other noninstitutional privately owned camps or clinics. Finally, institutional staff members may have recruiting conversations with prospective student-athletes participating in the camp or clinic. NCAA Bylaws and

Individuals Associated with Recruited Prospective Student-Athletes IAWP status. Any individual who maintains (or directs others to maintain) contact with a PSA, the PSA's family or coaches at any point during the PSA's participation in football; and Whose contact is directly or indirectly related to either the PSA's athletics skills and abilities or the PSA's recruitment by or enrollment in an NCAA institution. Definition includes (but is not limited to): Parents, legal guardians, handlers, personal trainers and coaches. As it pertains to participation in institutional camps and clinics, the following changes will occur. In FBS and FCS, institutional camps and clinics may only occur in the months of June and July. FBS institutions must designate 10 days within the months of June and July in which to conduct and participate in camps and clinics. The 10 days do not need to be consecutive. Institutional camps and clinics must be held on the institution's campus or an off-campus facility regularly used by the institution for practice or competition. Further, institutional camps must include an educational component detailing NCAA compliance-related issues such as initial eligibility requirements, health and safety or amateurism. Institutional staff members may work their own camps and clinics. In addition, countable coaches and graduate assistant coaches may work at other camps or clinics owned, operated and conducted by other NCAA member institutions. Institutional staff members are not permitted to work at other noninstitutional privately owned camps or clinics. Finally, institutional staff members may have recruiting conversations with prospective student-athletes participating in the camp or clinic. Bylaw

Individuals Associated with Recruited Prospective Student-Athletes Recruited status. Solicits the PSA's attendance at any institutional camp or clinic; Provides the PSA an official visit; Provides any recruiting materials to the PSA or participates in any recruiting contact [including in-person or electronic contact (e.g., telephone calls, video conference, electronic correspondence)] with the PSA (including contact initiated by the prospective student-athlete); Arranges, in-person, off-campus contact with the PSA or the PSA's parents, relatives or legal guardians; Initiates or arranges telephone contact with the PSA's parents or legal guardians, on more than one occasion, for the purpose of recruitment; Issues a verbal offer of athletics aid to the PSA; Issues a National Letter of Intent or written offer of athletics aid to the PSA; or Receives a verbal commitment to attend the institution from the PSA. As it pertains to participation in institutional camps and clinics, the following changes will occur. In FBS and FCS, institutional camps and clinics may only occur in the months of June and July. FBS institutions must designate 10 days within the months of June and July in which to conduct and participate in camps and clinics. The 10 days do not need to be consecutive. Institutional camps and clinics must be held on the institution's campus or an off-campus facility regularly used by the institution for practice or competition. Further, institutional camps must include an educational component detailing NCAA compliance-related issues such as initial eligibility requirements, health and safety or amateurism. Institutional staff members may work their own camps and clinics. In addition, countable coaches and graduate assistant coaches may work at other camps or clinics owned, operated and conducted by other NCAA member institutions. Institutional staff members are not permitted to work at other noninstitutional privately owned camps or clinics. Finally, institutional staff members may have recruiting conversations with prospective student-athletes participating in the camp or clinic. Bylaw

Personnel Limitations
Individuals Associated with prospective student-athletes

Employment of IAWPs – FBS Only
An IAWP is: Any person who maintains (or directs others to maintain) contact with a prospect, the prospect's relatives or legal guardians or coaches during the prospect's participation in basketball; and Whose contact is directly or indirectly related to his athletics skills and abilities or his recruitment or enrollment. Definition includes (but is not limited to): Parents, legal guardians, handlers, personal trainers and coaches. Status retained throughout PSA’s enrollment. Football IAWP legislation is only applicable for FBS institutions. For a two year period before a PSA's anticipated enrollment AND a two year period after the PSA's enrollment the institution shall not employ an individual to a non-coaching staff position who maintains or directs others to maintain contact with a PSA, the PSA's family or coaches, and whose contact is related to athletics or their recruitment by or to an NCAA institution. Further, an institution may not hire IAWP's to speak or present at any athletically related intuitional events or provide the IAWP with consulting fees generally. If the institution hires an IAWP AND the prospect enrolls at the institution, the prospect is permanently ineligible at that institution. In other words, IAWP legislation is prospect specific. Bylaw

Employment of IAWPs – Cont.
During a two-year period before a PSA's anticipated enrollment and a two-year period after the PSA's actual enrollment, an institution shall not employ an IAWP in a noncoaching staff member (e.g., director of football operations, video coordinator, etc.) or strength and conditioning position. A violation occurs: At the time of employment if an associated prospect enrolled in the previous two years; or At the time an associated prospect enrolls if the IAWP is already employed. A violation of this rule would result in the associated PSA's permanent ineligibility at the hiring institution. Football IAWP legislation is only applicable for FBS institutions. For a two year period before a PSA's anticipated enrollment AND a two year period after the PSA's enrollment the institution shall not employ an individual to a non-coaching staff position who maintains or directs others to maintain contact with a PSA, the PSA's family or coaches, and whose contact is related to athletics or their recruitment by or to an NCAA institution. Further, an institution may not hire IAWP's to speak or present at any athletically related intuitional events or provide the IAWP with consulting fees generally. If the institution hires an IAWP AND the prospect enrolls at the institution, the prospect is permanently ineligible at that institution. In other words, IAWP legislation is prospect specific. Bylaws and

Employment of IAWPs – Cont.
An institution may reassign an IAWP from a countable coaching staff position to a noncoaching staff position or strength and conditioning staff position, provided the individual has been a countable coach at the institution for at least the previous two academic years. Football IAWP legislation is only applicable for FBS institutions. For a two year period before a PSA's anticipated enrollment AND a two year period after the PSA's enrollment the institution shall not employ an individual to a non-coaching staff position who maintains or directs others to maintain contact with a PSA, the PSA's family or coaches, and whose contact is related to athletics or their recruitment by or to an NCAA institution. Further, an institution may not hire IAWP's to speak or present at any athletically related intuitional events or provide the IAWP with consulting fees generally. If the institution hires an IAWP AND the prospect enrolls at the institution, the prospect is permanently ineligible at that institution. In other words, IAWP legislation is prospect specific. Bylaw

Employment of IAWPs – Analysis
Three Points of Analysis. Which positions do you need to analyze for IAWP issues? All athletics department noncoaching positions. What is the relationship between the athlete and the individual? Does the individual trigger IAWP status with the identified PSA? What is the time frame for PSA/SA eligibility ramifications? Identify dates PSA/SA's enrollment at the institution as it relates to the hire date. IAWP is an individual specific analysis. Football IAWP legislation is only applicable for FBS institutions. For a two year period before a PSA's anticipated enrollment AND a two year period after the PSA's enrollment the institution shall not employ an individual to a non-coaching staff position who maintains or directs others to maintain contact with a PSA, the PSA's family or coaches, and whose contact is related to athletics or their recruitment by or to an NCAA institution. Further, an institution may not hire IAWP's to speak or present at any athletically related intuitional events or provide the IAWP with consulting fees generally. If the institution hires an IAWP AND the prospect enrolls at the institution, the prospect is permanently ineligible at that institution. In other words, IAWP legislation is prospect specific. Bylaws , and

Case Study No. 1: Individual: Private Personal Trainer. Potential Position: Strength/Conditioning Coach. Identified PSA/SA: Rising High School Senior – Class of 2018. Relationship: Private, bi-weekly training in strength and agility since 2015. Institution is recruiting PSA. Is this individual an IAWP for the identified PSA? Yes. The individual maintained contact with the PSA related to his athletics ability. What if the individual is transitioned into a countable coach position following employment as a noncoaching staff member (e.g., hired as tenth assistant coach on Jan. 9, 2018)? The original hire date as a noncoaching staff member remains applicable. Football IAWP legislation is only applicable for FBS institutions. For a two year period before a PSA's anticipated enrollment AND a two year period after the PSA's enrollment the institution shall not employ an individual to a non-coaching staff position who maintains or directs others to maintain contact with a PSA, the PSA's family or coaches, and whose contact is related to athletics or their recruitment by or to an NCAA institution. Further, an institution may not hire IAWP's to speak or present at any athletically related intuitional events or provide the IAWP with consulting fees generally. If the institution hires an IAWP AND the prospect enrolls at the institution, the prospect is permanently ineligible at that institution. In other words, IAWP legislation is prospect specific.

Case Study No. 2: Individual: Brother. Potential Position: Athletics Marketing. Identified PSA/SA: 2016 fall enrollee. Relationship: SA's brother. Is this individual an IAWP for the identified SA? Familial relationships in and of themselves do not trigger IAWP status. What was the nature of the relationship pertaining to athletics ability or recruitment? What if SA's brother was an active participant in SA's recruitment to the institution (e.g., contact coaches regarding SA's athletics ability)? Yes, IAWP would be triggered. Football IAWP legislation is only applicable for FBS institutions. For a two year period before a PSA's anticipated enrollment AND a two year period after the PSA's enrollment the institution shall not employ an individual to a non-coaching staff position who maintains or directs others to maintain contact with a PSA, the PSA's family or coaches, and whose contact is related to athletics or their recruitment by or to an NCAA institution. Further, an institution may not hire IAWP's to speak or present at any athletically related intuitional events or provide the IAWP with consulting fees generally. If the institution hires an IAWP AND the prospect enrolls at the institution, the prospect is permanently ineligible at that institution. In other words, IAWP legislation is prospect specific.

Case Study No. 3: Individual: Graduating student-athlete. Potential Position: Football analyst. Identified PSA/SA(s): Individual's former teammates (currently enrolled SAs). Relationship: Former member of the football team. Four-year starter. Is this individual an IAWP for the identified SAs? SAs do not trigger IAWP status while enrolled at an institution. However, once the SA is no longer in attendance at the institution, IAWP status can be triggered and legislation would apply. Football IAWP legislation is only applicable for FBS institutions. For a two year period before a PSA's anticipated enrollment AND a two year period after the PSA's enrollment the institution shall not employ an individual to a non-coaching staff position who maintains or directs others to maintain contact with a PSA, the PSA's family or coaches, and whose contact is related to athletics or their recruitment by or to an NCAA institution. Further, an institution may not hire IAWP's to speak or present at any athletically related intuitional events or provide the IAWP with consulting fees generally. If the institution hires an IAWP AND the prospect enrolls at the institution, the prospect is permanently ineligible at that institution. In other words, IAWP legislation is prospect specific.

Case Study No. 4: Individual: Countable coach at another four-year institution. Potential Position: Director of Football Operations. Identified PSA/SA(s): Current SAs at former institution and PSAs he recruited to former institution. Relationship: Multiple individuals with varying degrees of contact. Is IAWP legislation applicable in this scenario? Yes. Is this individual automatically an IAWP of all of the identified PSAs and SAs by virtue of being a countable coach at his former institution? No. IAWP is an individual specific analysis. What questions should I ask? Was the individual's contact with SAs/PSAs specific to athletics ability or participation in football? Was contact made pertaining to SAs/PSAs recruitment to an NCAA institution? Was contact maintained? Football IAWP legislation is only applicable for FBS institutions. For a two year period before a PSA's anticipated enrollment AND a two year period after the PSA's enrollment the institution shall not employ an individual to a non-coaching staff position who maintains or directs others to maintain contact with a PSA, the PSA's family or coaches, and whose contact is related to athletics or their recruitment by or to an NCAA institution. Further, an institution may not hire IAWP's to speak or present at any athletically related intuitional events or provide the IAWP with consulting fees generally. If the institution hires an IAWP AND the prospect enrolls at the institution, the prospect is permanently ineligible at that institution. In other words, IAWP legislation is prospect specific.

Employment of IAWPs – Other Legislation
An institution may not hire any individual (either on a salaried or a volunteer basis) as a speaker in any football camp or clinic (including a coaches clinic or a camp or clinic involving nonprospects) who is involved in coaching PSAs or is an IAWP. Such an individual may be employed as a camp counselor (except as prohibited by IAWRP legislation), but may not perform speaking duties other than those normally associated with camp counselor duties (e.g., skill instruction). An institution may not hire an IAWP to speak or present at any athletically related institutional event. An institution may not provide a consulting fee to an IAWP or to a consulting firm where an IAWP has a financial interest. Football IAWP legislation is only applicable for FBS institutions. For a two year period before a PSA's anticipated enrollment AND a two year period after the PSA's enrollment the institution shall not employ an individual to a non-coaching staff position who maintains or directs others to maintain contact with a PSA, the PSA's family or coaches, and whose contact is related to athletics or their recruitment by or to an NCAA institution. Further, an institution may not hire IAWP's to speak or present at any athletically related intuitional events or provide the IAWP with consulting fees generally. If the institution hires an IAWP AND the prospect enrolls at the institution, the prospect is permanently ineligible at that institution. In other words, IAWP legislation is prospect specific. Bylaws , and

Annual Signing Limitation
Disclaimer: We acknowledge the initial counter rules and annual signing limitation rules are different. There will be years where the annual signing limitation and initial counters will not align. a.k.a. "Hard Cap"

Annual Signing Limitation – FBS Only
An institution may sign not more than 25 PSAs to written offers of athletics aid on an annual basis. If athletics aid is awarded in the fall term, the PSA must count toward the annual limitation in the academic year in which the aid was awarded; If athletics aid is awarded in the winter or spring terms, the institution will have the discretion to count the PSA to the current or next academic year. Exception(s): PSA or SA that suffers an incapacitating injury or illness prior to participation in athletics activities at the certifying institution; and SA who has been in residence at the certifying institution for more than two academic years. Please note, this is an FBS – only change. In FBS, an institution may sign no more that 25 prospective student-athletes and student-athletes to financial aid agreements per academic year. Individuals who sign a National Letter of Intent or institutional offer of financial aid to aid to be received in the fall term of an academic year, must count against the annual signing limitation in the academic year in which the aid is first received. If an individual signs an NLI or institutional offer of financial aid that will be initial received in the winter or spring term, the institution will have the discretion to count the signing toward the current or next academic year. Individuals that receive financial aid after being enrolled at the institution for more than two academic years or who suffer an incapacitating injury or illness prior to participating in athletics activities at the institution, are not required to be counted within the annual signing limitation. Please note, this rule does not change the application of the 25 initial counter legislation in financial aid.

Annual Signing Limitation
Examples

Initial Enrollment at Certifying Institution
Individual Signing Date Aid to be Received Initial Enrollment at Certifying Institution Annual Signing Limit Initial Counter PSA Feb. 2017 2017 Fall 2017 Summer 2-4 Transfer Dec. 2017 2018 Spring 2018 Summer Nonrecruited PSA Aug. 2017 SA 2015 Fall 4-2-4 Transfer 2015 Fall (but transferred to two-year in ). Feb. 2018 2018 Fall N/A Jan. 2018 2016 Fall 2019 Spring

Individual Signing Date Aid to be Received Initial Enrollment at Certifying Institution Annual Signing Limit Initial Counter PSA Feb. 2017 2017 Fall 2017 Summer 2-4 Transfer Dec. 2017 2018 Spring ; or 2018 Summer Nonrecruited PSA Aug. 2017 SA 2015 Fall 4-2-4 Transfer 2015 Fall (but transferred to two-year in ). Feb. 2018 2018 Fall N/A Jan. 2018 2016 Fall 2019 Spring

Individual Signing Date Aid to be Received Initial Enrollment at Certifying Institution Annual Signing Limit Initial Counter PSA Feb. 2017 2017 Fall 2017 Summer 2-4 Transfer Dec. 2017 2018 Spring ; or 2018 Summer Nonrecruited PSA Aug. 2017 SA 2015 Fall N/A 4-2-4 Transfer 2015 Fall (but transferred to two-year in ). Feb. 2018 2018 Fall Jan. 2018 2016 Fall 2019 Spring

Individual Signing Date Aid to be Received Initial Enrollment at Certifying Institution Annual Signing Limit Initial Counter PSA Feb. 2017 2017 Fall 2017 Summer 2-4 Transfer Dec. 2017 2018 Spring ; or 2018 Summer Nonrecruited PSA Aug. 2017 SA 2015 Fall N/A 4-2-4 Transfer 2015 Fall (but transferred to two-year in ). Feb. 2018 2018 Fall Jan. 2018 2016 Fall 2019 Spring ; or

Resources Educational Sessions/Publications
RSRO Interpretive/Waiver Submissions Urgent Interpretation Hotline: Urgent Legislative Relief Waiver Hotline: Disclaimer: We acknowledge the initial counter rules and annual signing limitation rules are different. There will be years where the annual signing limitation and initial counters will not align.

Questions? Disclaimer:
We acknowledge the initial counter rules and annual signing limitation rules are different. There will be years where the annual signing limitation and initial counters will not align.

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