INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Council launched a discussion of a return to some recruiting activities, and the group intends to vote on a return to recruiting during its April meeting. Division I has been in a recruiting dead period since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
In February, the Council extended the dead period through May 31 but committed to providing clarity regarding the transition to recruiting activities during its April meeting.
Members generally supported transitioning back to some in-person recruiting in all sports on June 1, acknowledging that schools in different parts of the country may be subject to different health and safety restrictions.
Council members discussed several possible models, including one that would return all sports to their regular recruiting calendars on June 1 and a more uniform model for all sports that would allow the return of certain recruiting activities like official and unofficial visits beginning June 1, with a return to the regular calendar for all sports on August 1.
“The return-to-recruiting discussion is an extremely complex one. We had a lengthy discussion today, weighing the feedback from standing committees, as well as the wealth of feedback we’ve received from all stakeholders,” said Council chair M. Grace Calhoun, Director of Athletics at the University of Pennsylvania and the incoming Director of Athletics at Brown University. “We will continue to assess the impact on each sport as we work toward final decisions in April.”
Release courtesy National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
