So when a recruit "verbally commits", explain to me if that changes the communication that recruit has between the committed school, as well as other prospective programs. Does it change anything in that regard?
Need clarification on recruiting...
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Certain recruits actually stop their recruitment from other schools and make their final decision when they "verbal."
For most though, nothing really changes, it seems most recruits use a "verbal" as a way to tell all the other schools who is leading the chase for their services, or a placeholder if the school they really want doesn't offer.
As for communication, I don't think it really changes, schools keep recruiting guys until the player says stop.
This post was edited on 1/7 3:36 PM by wazzupdx
Yeah, I knew committing means something
just not a lot. At least to some. It's saving a spot to the "best" prospective program but if something better comes along, SEE YA! Which, BTW, I don't mind. It is what it is. As The World Turns.
I just don't know about the communication aspect. I know the NCAA rules can be pretty crazy, I just didn't know any of them, regarding communication.
The only thing, I'm GUESSING, is when a kid shuts a program down (meaning "Stop calling me, stop sending me letters. I'm committed to xxx.) they normally stop. Because it's pretty much not worth their time to. But I don't even know if there are rules regarding that! All I know about communication rules is there is only so much time per week that they can communicate with a prospective recruit. I also know about the "dead period". Beyond that, I'm clueless. Just wondering if anyone else knows more.
I just don't know about the communication aspect. I know the NCAA rules can be pretty crazy, I just didn't know any of them, regarding communication.
The only thing, I'm GUESSING, is when a kid shuts a program down (meaning "Stop calling me, stop sending me letters. I'm committed to xxx.) they normally stop. Because it's pretty much not worth their time to. But I don't even know if there are rules regarding that! All I know about communication rules is there is only so much time per week that they can communicate with a prospective recruit. I also know about the "dead period". Beyond that, I'm clueless. Just wondering if anyone else knows more.
I have always like Leach's comments on recruiting.... something to the line of, if you're still looking, so are we.
Prospects can, however, sign financial aid agreements, much like Tyler Hilinski did, and all communication rules are dropped. Essentially, coaches can call and have as much communication as they would like.
Although, an FAA only binds the school to the prospect, not the prospect to the school, therefore the prospect is still a recruitable athlete but follows recruiting restrictions with all schools he has not signed an FAA with.
Other than that, a verbal commitment, like everyone else has mentioned in this thread, really means nothing but a handshake agreement that can be broken at any time.
As for the dead period, schools are still allowed to talk with recruits through phone calls and social media, just like before. The dead period simply means that there is no on- or off-campus visits, which ends on Jan. 14. Another dead period will open up on Feb. 2, I believe, which runs through signing day on Feb. 4.
That's about 2 percent of the NCAA recruiting rules.
Which change almost yearly.
The NCAA will say, 'OK, you [coaches in a certain conference] are right, you're allowed to do that now,' and then the SEC doesn't think it's fair so the NCAA changes their mind the next year and says, 'Oh yeah, you guys aren't allowed to do that anymore because we think it's unfair now," and so forth.
N-C-A-A!
