2013 Recruiting Summary

[Mr. Burgundy]

Bohl will be visiting with Layne Johs tomorrow.

[baseballfan7]

RB Clarence Smith added an offer from Nevada. His offer from Utah is a gray shirt offer right now.
http://hsarizona.scout.com/2/1259527.html

[rutlandbison]

I understand most of you are sheep and believe whatever you are told. Anyone can contact anyone on social media and ask any question they want. You may not contact potential recruits with an agenda. If the purpose of contacting the recruit is to promote a certain school that is a violation. Lookup the rule next time before you just believe anything you are told.
And to be clear anyone who speaks with the coach about potential recruits and alludes to certain information on message boards is making a violation. By speaking to a coach about recruits you're putting the coaches job in jeopardy in the athletic department in jeopardy

Guy gets thrown under the bus on one recruit and turns all pissy. I love it.

[Kermit]

http://hsarizona.scout.com/2/1259455.html

Anthem Boulder Creek CB Ryan McKinley visited North Dakota State and now has visited all three of his top schools. He says, "NDSU was real nice. I liked it a lot, I am just blessed and lucky that out of these three schools, I cannot go wrong either way."

[Kermit]

I understand most of you are sheep and believe whatever you are told. Anyone can contact anyone on social media and ask any question they want. You may not contact potential recruits with an agenda. If the purpose of contacting the recruit is to promote a certain school that is a violation. Lookup the rule next time before you just believe anything you are told.
And to be clear anyone who speaks with the coach about potential recruits and alludes to certain information on message boards is making a violation. By speaking to a coach about recruits you're putting the coaches job in jeopardy in the athletic department in jeopardy

http://www.gobison.com//pdf4/664624.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=2400
See page 25

Definition of a “Rep”

NCAA rules define a “rep” as an individual who is known (or should have been known) by a member of the institution’s executive or athletic administration to:
1. Have participated in or to be a member of an agency or organization promoting the institution’s athletic program;
2. Have made financial contributions to the athletics department or to an athletic booster organization of that institution;
3. Be assisting or to have been requested by the athletics department staff to assist in the recruitment of prospects;
4. Be assisting or to have assisted in providing benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families; or
5. Have been involved otherwise in promoting the institution’s athletic program.

Once an individual has been identified as a “rep”, that person retains that identity indefinitely.
NOTE: By NCAA interpretation the spouse of an institution’s coach is presumed to be a “rep”. Parents of currently enrolled student-athletes are also considered “reps”.

“Reps” and Recruiting

NCAA regulations state: “In Division I, representatives of an institution’s athletics interests are prohibited from making in-person, on or off-campus recruiting contacts or written or telephonic communications with a prospect or the prospect’s relatives or legal guardians.”

Basically, a “rep” can have no involvement in the recruitment of a prospect. The one exception to this rule is that a “rep” may have a conversation with a prospect about summer employment after the prospect has signed a National Letter of Intent.

1. A “rep” of an institution is prohibited from making in-person, on or off campus recruiting contact with a prospect and his or her parents or legal guardians.
2. A “rep” of an institution is prohibited from writing or telephoning a prospect and his or her parents or legal guardians.
3. A “rep” is prohibited from contacting a prospect’s coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate a prospect.

[Kermit]

http://www.gobison.com//pdf6/79469.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=2400

ARE YOU A REPRESENTATIVE OF NDSU'S
ATHLETICS INTERESTS?

You are a representative of NDSU’s athletics interests, more commonly known as a “booster”, if
you meet any of the following conditions:

! You have been or are a member of any organization that promotes NDSU’s athletics
program (e.g., NDSU Foundation, Team Makers).
! You have made a financial contribution to the NDSU athletics department or its booster
organization.
! You have ever assisted in the recruitment of prospects for NDSU.
! You have provided benefits (e.g. summer jobs or occasional family meals) to enrolled
student-athletes.
! You have arranged for or provided employment for enrolled student-athletes, or assisted
in providing any benefit to enrolled student-athletes or their families.
! You have ever, in any way, promoted the athletics program at NDSU.

WHO IS A PROSPECTIVE
STUDENT-ATHLETE?

A prospective student-athlete, commonly known as a “prospect”, is any individual who has started
classes for the 9th grade. In addition, student-athletes enrolled in preparatory school or two-year
colleges are considered prospects. Ultimately, a student remains a prospect until enrollment at a
four-year collegiate institution. It is possible for a younger student-athlete to be a prospect so
it is a good idea to treat all athletes as prospects until they enroll.

WHO CAN RECRUIT FOR NORTH DAKOTA
STATE UNIVERSITY?

Only North Dakota State University coaches who successfully complete the annual NCAA
Coaches Certification Exam, which tests their knowledge of NCAA recruitment legislation, are
permitted to be involved in the recruiting process.

As a booster, you are specifically prohibited from:

! Making any recruiting contacts with prospects or their relatives. This includes telephone
calls, letters, e-mails, and facsimiles, along with any face-to-face contact either on-or off -
campus.
! Assisting NDSU coaches by picking up transcripts, films, or any other information
pertaining to a prospect’s ability from the prospect’s educational institution.
! Contacting a prospect’s coach, principal, or guidance counselor to evaluate the
prospect.
! Providing a benefit to high school, prep school or community college coaches.
! Contacting an enrolled student-athlete at another institution to encourage a transfer to
NDSU to participate in our athletic program.
! Making arrangements for a prospect or the prospect’s relatives or friends to receive money or financial support of any kind.

[Kermit]

Bohl will be visiting with Layne Johs tomorrow.

http://www.prepforce.com/media/videos/iphone/2841.mp4
http://www.prepforce.com/media/videos/iphone/1467.mp4

[MontBison]

Two things. I'm appreciative of everyone who makes meaningful contributions to this thread because none of the recruiting agencies put much effort into the fcs level.Second Couldn't anyone ask a potential highschool football player if he has any visits scheduled and who has offered? Where is the violation in that? Samsrams is reporting information that is easily found on twitter so how is that a violation? What's the difference form rivals making contact with the recruit if neither a pushing an agenda?

[silkamilkamonico]

Great information Kermit. Thank you for posting that.

[NDSU '96]

Two things. I'm appreciative of everyone who makes meaningful contributions to this thread because none of the recruiting agencies put much effort into the fcs level.Second Couldn't anyone ask a potential highschool football player if he has any visits scheduled and who has offered? Where is the violation in that? Samsrams is reporting information that is easily found on twitter so how is that a violation? What's the difference form rivals making contact with the recruit if neither a pushing an agenda?

Clearly Rivals isn't a "rep" of NDSU (as defined earlier in the thread). For instance, if Samsrams contacted a recruit it seems it wouldn't be a violation as long a Samsrams doesn't fit any of the criteria for being a "rep" of NDSU. I suspect the NCAA would interpret a "rep" simply asking a recruit about recruiting visits and other offers to fall under the category of "recruiting"-clearly that's valuable intelligence for the staff to gather. However, this is beyond the realm of how the athletic department would view a "rep" of taking that action. Even if it is a grey area for the NCAA, the athletic department would probably like to err on the side of caution.