NCAA Dead Period and National Letter of Intent

The Early Signing period of the National Letter of Intent is coming, and with this time frame comes a NCAA Dead Period.

Fresh from my Compliance Officer's printer -


Monday, November 8th, through Thursday, November 11th is a Dead Period.

• No in-person, on- or off campus recruiting contacts or evaluations may be made during a dead period.
• Official and unofficial visits to the campus are not permitted.
• The provision of complimentary admissions to a prospect during a dead period is prohibited.
• A coach may not serve as a speaker or attend a banquet at which prospects are in attendance.
• A coach may not visit a high school junior college even if they are going only to talk to the principal or coach.

However:

• A coach may call or write prospects during a Dead Period.
• A coach may make unlimited telephone calls to a prospect on Wednesday, November 10th, Thursday, November 11th and Friday, November 12th.

In addition, please remember:

1. NLI's cannot be hand delivered off campus.
2. You may not be present when the NLI is signed.
3. You mat not loan/give the prospect a team jersey, hat, banner, etc. to use at a signing ceremony.
4. You may not comment on a prospect until we have verified we have a valid letter.


The National Letter of Intent (NLI) Early Period is November 10th to November 17th. All the gritty details can be found here.