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Reply to "Big 10 recruiting rules?"

Huh? That article makes no sense at all.

First of all, to answer the OP, there are NO rules for verbal commitments because they are just that: verbal offers. Therefore there are no NCAA rules to regulate them. Secondly, many kids verbally commit but that doesn't mean they have promises from the coach/school for any sort of athletic scholarship. Many times it's just a verbal promise for academic money. That's why coaches like good students; they feel they have money to "offer" them due to academic aid promises.

And lastly, there is a hard D1 NCAA rule that limits the athletic scholarships (27) and money percentages (11.7%). So if a kid signs for 50% at the early signing period you can bet that % is accounted for amongst the other early signers and existing rostered players who are expected to be present the following fall when the early signer shows up on campus. It's the only reasonable path if the school wants to steer clear of NCAA violations. If a B10 school is honoring their scholarships for 4 years then I can see some limitations--the school does not want to sign another kid because they still have to account for their expected upperclassmen. So if an early signer tells the coach he may sign a professional contract, his NLI is STILL binding for the school until he signs and therefore the school cannot be 100% sure whether the player will actually show up on campus. If he does then the school will be in violation if they signed (LOI) some other kid during the period leading up to the draft.

But of course they can make verbal offers to as many kids as they want and certainly many kids will show up in the fall who have 0% athletic scholarship.

Last edited by ABSORBER
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