National Letter of Intent (NLI) Recruiting Ban
· Once a prospective student-athlete signs an NLI, all NLI member institutions and conferences must cease contact with the NLI signee and his or her family members. Any contact in excess of an exchange of a greeting would result in an NLI Recruiting Ban Violation regardless of the conversation. The conversation does not have to result in a recruiting discussion for a violation to occur. It is understandable that a coach from another institution, due to the relationship established during the recruiting process, may want to call or send a note to congratulate the prospective student-athlete for signing his or her NLI. This exchange is permissible but must be timely following the date of signing and must not be more than the congratulatory dialogue.
· If communication is initiated by the NLI signee, the coach is obligated to ask if the student has signed an NLI and proceed to inquire with the compliance office to see if an NLI has been signed. The coach should cease communication until it is determined by the compliance office the student’s NLI status.
· If a sibling of an NLI signee is also a prospective student-athlete, all communication by other coaches recruiting the sibling must be specific to the sibling and not the NLI signee.
· The NLI Recruiting Ban remains in effect until the prospective student-athlete enrolls at the signing institution or if the prospective student-athlete does not enroll at the signing institution, the recruiting ban will be lifted after the signing institution's next academic year has elapsed. For example, the prospective student-athlete signs during the 2013-14 academic year and does not enroll at that institution for the 2014-15 academic year, the recruiting ban would be lifted at the end of the institution’s 2014-15 academic year. Thus, the prospective student-athlete is under the NLI recruiting ban during the academic year he or she should have been attending the signing institution.
Laurel Hanson, Director of Compliance
The University of Montana
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