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August 1, 2012 through July 31, 2013
(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.4 for Football Calendar Formula)
The dates in this calendar reflect the application of Bylaw 13.17.4 at the time of publication of this document but are subject to change per NCAA Constitution 5.2.3.1 or if certain dates change (e.g., National Letter of Intent signing dates).
(a) August 1 through November 24, 2012, [except for (1) below]: Quiet Period
(1) 42 evaluation days (54 for U.S. service academies) (see Bylaw 13.02.6.2) during the months of September, October and November, (not to exceed a period of 42 days) selected at the discretion of the institution and designated in writing in the office of the director of athletics; authorized off-campus recruiters shall not visit a prospective student-athlete’s educational institution on more than one calendar day during this period: Evaluation Period
(b) November 25, 2012, through February 2, 2013, [except for (1) through (5) below]: Contact Period
Six in-person off-campus contacts per prospective student-athlete shall be permitted during this time period with not more than one permitted in any one calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) or partial calendar week:
(1) December 16, 2012: Quiet Period
(2) December 17, 2012, through January 3, 2013, [except for (a) below]: Dead Period
(a) Institutional staff members may have contact with a prospective student-athlete who has been admitted for midyear enrollment, provided the prospect has signed a National Letter of Intent or other offer of admission and/or financial aid to attend the institution and is required to be on campus to attend institutional orientation sessions for all students:
(3) January 4-6, 2013, all junior college prospective student-athletes who intend to enroll midyear: Quiet Period
(4) January 6, 2013: Quiet Period
(5) January 7-10, 2013, [except for (a) below]:
(a) Institutional staff members may have contact with a
prospective student-athlete who has been admitted for midyear
enrollment, provided the prospect has signed a National Letter
of Intent or other offer of admission and/or financial aid to
attend the institution and is required to be on campus to attend
institutional orientation sessions for all students:
(c) February 3, 2013: Quiet Period
(d) February 4-7, 2013: Dead Period
(e) February 8 through April 14, 2013: Quiet Period
(f) April 15 through May 31, 2013, [except for (g) below]: Evaluation Period
One hundred sixty-eight evaluation days (216 for U.S. service academies)
(see Bylaw 13.02.6.2) (excluding Memorial Day and Sundays) selected at
the discretion of the member institution and designated in writing in the
office of the director of athletics [as provided in (1) below]:
(1) An authorized off-campus recruiter may use one evaluation to
assess the prospective student-athlete’s athletics ability and one
evaluation to assess the prospective student-athlete’s academic
qualifications during this evaluation period). If an institution’s
coaching staff member conducts both an athletics and an academic
evaluation of the prospective student-athlete on the same day during
this evaluation period, the institution shall be charged with the use
of an academics evaluation only and shall be permitted to conduct a
second athletics evaluation of the prospective student-athlete on a
separate day during this evaluation period.
(g) Those days in April/May not designated above for evaluation
opportunities: Quiet Period
(h) June 1 through July 31, 2013: Quiet Period
They NCAA also changed for next year, to unlimited electronic communication for recruits. To hard to monitor.
