Football Recruiting Dead Period Extended To End Of 2020.

[LSUDad]

Recruiting dead period extended to end of 2020

 

By TigerBait Staff

September 16, 2020

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NCAA release:

The Division I Council extended the recruiting dead period through Jan. 1. The Council has been reviewing the dead period on a regular basis since April. A dead period precludes all in-person recruiting. Phone calls and correspondence can continue to occur.

Members also adopted emergency legislation prohibiting schools from giving complimentary game tickets to prospective student-athletes and their high school or two-year college coaches during the dead period.

“While the Council acknowledged and appreciates the growing desire to resume in-person recruiting by select coaches’ associations, Council members ultimately concluded the primary concern right now must be protecting the current student-athletes on our campuses,” said Council chair M. Grace Calhoun, athletics director at Pennsylvania. “We encourage our coaches to interact with prospective student-athletes virtually in this time period.”

The decision to implement the dead period was first made at the onset of the COVID-19 crisis. The Council has continued to extend the dead period under the guidance of medical experts. The majority of coaches associations also supported an extension of the dead period.

[LSUDad]

The weekend setup by Garrett Nussmeier, will pay major dividends. Smart move by all involved. Last years early signing period began on or around December 19th. 
I’m sure many schools are trying to catch up, figure ways to recapture recruiting. 
This has been an odd season, then again, don’t think odd is a good description? 

[dachsie]

So will they have the early signing day this year?  Were they able to have in person recruiting in consequence with that in the past?  And that means no recruits to games, right?

[LSUDad]

4 hours ago, dachsie said:

So will they have the early signing day this year?  Were they able to have in person recruiting in consequence with that in the past?  And that means no recruits to games, right?

“Members also adopted emergency legislation prohibiting schools from giving complimentary game tickets to prospective student-athletes and their high school or two-year college coaches during the dead period.”

 

Much like the weekend I talked about, students could still pay their way into a game, that seems to be an option. 
 

 

 “We encourage our coaches to interact with prospective student-athletes virtually in this time period.”

 

Interact Virtually, thats seems to be the key words here. 
 

 

To Add, LSU has done a great job with virtual tours, getting professors involved, position coaches, staff coaches, everyone a student athlete would normally interact with on a recruiting visit. 
 

The early signing is one thing, remember mid term graduates and JC transfers all come into play. 
 

Will we be able to return to Spring practice, a Spring Game? 
 

 

[Herb]

Covid is forcing the NCAA to make it up as they go along.

Great questions, Dachsie...