💡Compliance Tip of the Week💡 This week’s tip covers unofficial visits to campus. During the recruiting process, prospective student-athletes (PSAs) may visit campus to help them in their decision-making. There are two types of visits PSAs can make: official and unofficial. The definition of an unofficial visit is provided below: Unofficial Visit (Bylaw 13.02.19.2) An unofficial visit by a PSA is a visit made at the PSA's own expense.

🗓️ October Recruiting Calendars 🗓️ Hello October! The month of homecomings, sweater weather, crisp mornings, leaves falling and new recruiting calendars. Make sure to review the upcoming contact/recruiting, quiet, and evaluation periods this month.

💡Compliance Tip of the Week💡 This week’s tip covers the required day-off blanket waiver during the playing season, approved last month. The blanket waiver permits a travel day associated with away-from-home competition to satisfy the day-off requirement, provided the listed criteria are met. Effective beginning August 19, 2026, through July 31, 2027

💡Compliance Tip of the Week💡 This week’s tip covers the head coach’s responsibility. A head coach is responsible for: ➡️ Their own actions related to the program. ➡️ The actions of staff members who report to them, whether those staff members report directly or through someone else. ➡️ Promoting a culture of compliance—the coach should make it clear that following NCAA rules is expected. ➡️ Monitoring staff activities to help ensure NCAA rules are being followed.

💡Compliance Tip of the Week💡 This week’s tip covers sports betting and prediction markets. In recent years, several college athletes have missed games, lost seasons of eligibility, or permanently ruled ineligible due to sports betting violations. Not to mention, the federal investigation and charges brought against these individuals as well. Sports betting is not worth the risk. It is also confirmed that participation in a prediction market, including a mention market, that involves an intercollegiate, amateur or professional team or contest is a sports wagering activity.

💡Compliance Tip of the Week💡 This week’s tip covers CARA for sports out-of-season during an institutional vacation period, specifically the upcoming Labor Day holiday. On an institutional holiday, out-of-season activities must remain voluntary and meet voluntary conditions (Bylaw 17.02.21). Team-sport coaches cannot be present or provide instruction during voluntary activities. Individual-sport coaches may be present and provide instruction only when the student-athlete initiates and requests the activity.

💡Compliance Tip of the Week💡 This week’s tip covers roster declarations for members of a defendant conference or opts in to the House Settlement. ⚫️ Know your roster deadline ⚫️ Submit everyone who will participate by that deadline ⚫️ After the deadline, no one may participate in team activities or a tryout unless they are on the submitted roster, and the sport has not exceeded the roster limit

💡Compliance Tip of the Week💡 This week’s tip covers the revised two-year college and 4-2-4 transfer requirements that were adopted at the end of June. The following requirements remain in place: ⚫️ Progress Toward Degree (PTD): All student-athletes must meet applicable PTD requirements based on the number of full-time terms completed. ➡️For example, a PSA entering their fifth full-time term in Fall 2026 must have completed 40% of their degree requirements before the fall term. ⚫️ P.E. credits: A maximum of 2 P.E. credits may be used when calculating the transferable GPA. ⚫️ 4-2-4 GPA: The GPA for a 4-2-4 transfer is based on coursework completed at the two-year institution(s). ⚫️ English, Math and Science: Required coursework may be completed at the student's previous four-year institution. ⚫️ Multiple two-year institutions: If a student-athlete attends multiple junior/community colleges, at least 25% of the credits must be completed at the institution awarding the AA degree.

🗓️ August Recruiting Calendars 🗓️ It’s officially August! Practices starting up, recruits scheduling visits, classes beginning, and just like that another academic year underway. The 2026–27 NCAA recruiting calendars, recruiting activities, and key updates are now in effect. Be mindful of this month’s Dead Periods in:
☠️ MBB: Aug 1-19
☠️ MFB: Aug 1-31 ☠️ WSO: Aug 1-11
☠️ WSB: Aug 28-31 🛑 WBB Recruiting Shutdown: Aug 10–16

🗣️ WBB Coaches 14-Day Transition Period: Mon, Sept 7 • 14 calendar days before first practice date First Practice Date: Mon, Sept 21 • 42 days before first contest date First Contest Date: Mon, Nov 2, 2026 Note: Dates subject to change if the first contest date is after 11/02/2026

💡Compliance Tip of the Week💡 We are back for the 2026-27 academic year with weekly compliance tips. We are kicking off the first week's tip by covering the certification of student-athletes before their first competition with an outside team.

🗓️ July Recruiting Calendars 🗓️ As we wrap up the last month on the 2025-26 recruiting calendar, make sure to log all recruiting activities in Teamworks C+R. Coaches be mindful of dead periods this month in MBA, MBB, WBB, FBS MFB, and WSO ☠️☠️☠️

💡Compliance Tip of the Week💡 This week's tip covers the NCAA Division I period of eligibility rules changing starting with the 2026-27 academic year. The Division I age-based eligibility rule shifts eligibility from a season-based and waiver-driven system to a time-based system with few exceptions. The new rules are designed to provide greater clarity, consistency and predictability for student-athletes, families, coaches, compliance staff and schools.