Post by soccerlegacy on Oct 9, 2024 11:48:11 GMT -5
Just wanted to pass along info. I'm curious to see what this will look like moving forward. Sounds like the changes won't be too dramatic, but if you have a player heading toward college level, I wanted to share this as a PSA just so you know that these changes are coming and to educate yourself so you are prepared.
NCAA eliminating National Letter of Intent
Historic changes are coming to college sports. The NCAA Division I Council approved Wednesday to eliminate the National Letter of Intent program.
The changes come as the NCAA undergoes its most seismic changes to date. The House v. NCAA settlement would permit schools to pay athletes more than $20 million annually, spurring the NCAA and its leaders to rethink their amateurism rules.
The National Letter of Intent (NLI) program started in 1964 and is the binding agreement signed by recruits for generations. Instead, financial aid and scholarship agreements are expected to be used. The entire NLI will not be ditched, however, as the recruiting rules around the program will still be commonplace. When athletes enter the transfer portal and move schools, most just sign an athletics aid agreement.
For years, the NLI has been under the purview of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), which pushed for the change in recent months. The National Letter of Intent will not exist but similar written aid offers are not going away.
The CCA met in September to discuss the proposal of eliminating the National Letter of Intent. Previously, when signing an NLI, an athlete agreed to attend an institution full-time for a year. NLI penalties changed last year, no longer forcing athletes to sit a semester if they signed a request for release after a coaching change.
While the House v. NCAA settlement still faces a months-long process to be approved, a new binding document between a school and athlete will need to be created with the introduction of revenue sharing which spurred the elimination of the NLI.
Next for the NCAA D-I Committee could be the evaluation of the recruiting calendar, specifically with the NLI program going away. College football’s early signing period was moved up this year from mid-December to the week before conference championship games. This year’s early signing day is slated for Wednesday, Dec. 4.
NCAA to substitute NLI with financial aid, rev share agreements
The National Letter of Intent (NLI) was eliminated by the NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday morning, ending a program that started in 1964. According to a document obtained by On3, the NLI will be replaced by a new financial aid agreement and revenue share contract.
Most importantly, recruits are prohibited from signing more than one valid aid agreement. The school’s athletic compliance office will designate the signed status in NCAA applications. Communication must stop when a signed recruit or any individual associated with the athlete, according to the document obtained by On3.
This means when the athlete signs with an institution, recruiting must stop. The document also outlines that coaches are prohibited from in-person contact with a recruit on the day a written commitment is signed. Coaches still cannot attend a signing day event in person. Similar to current rules, signing dates will not apply to four-year transfers, who must enter the NCAA’s transfer portal to sign scholarships.
The first signing date is set for Nov. 13 for all sports, except football. College football’s early signing period was moved up this year from mid-December to the week before conference championship games. Early National Signing Day is slated for Wednesday, Dec. 4. February’s National Signing Day is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.
The decision to eliminate the NLI comes as the NCAA undergoes its most seismic changes to date. The House v. NCAA settlement would permit schools to pay athletes more than $20 million annually, spurring the NCAA and its leaders to rethink their amateurism rules.
The House v. NCAA settlement is on track to begin with the 2025-26 academic year. The new binding documents between a school and athlete are needed with revenue sharing, which spurred the elimination of the NLI. The new financial aid agreement and revenue share contract will serve that purpose.
NCAA eliminating National Letter of Intent
Historic changes are coming to college sports. The NCAA Division I Council approved Wednesday to eliminate the National Letter of Intent program.
The changes come as the NCAA undergoes its most seismic changes to date. The House v. NCAA settlement would permit schools to pay athletes more than $20 million annually, spurring the NCAA and its leaders to rethink their amateurism rules.
The National Letter of Intent (NLI) program started in 1964 and is the binding agreement signed by recruits for generations. Instead, financial aid and scholarship agreements are expected to be used. The entire NLI will not be ditched, however, as the recruiting rules around the program will still be commonplace. When athletes enter the transfer portal and move schools, most just sign an athletics aid agreement.
For years, the NLI has been under the purview of the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), which pushed for the change in recent months. The National Letter of Intent will not exist but similar written aid offers are not going away.
The CCA met in September to discuss the proposal of eliminating the National Letter of Intent. Previously, when signing an NLI, an athlete agreed to attend an institution full-time for a year. NLI penalties changed last year, no longer forcing athletes to sit a semester if they signed a request for release after a coaching change.
While the House v. NCAA settlement still faces a months-long process to be approved, a new binding document between a school and athlete will need to be created with the introduction of revenue sharing which spurred the elimination of the NLI.
Next for the NCAA D-I Committee could be the evaluation of the recruiting calendar, specifically with the NLI program going away. College football’s early signing period was moved up this year from mid-December to the week before conference championship games. This year’s early signing day is slated for Wednesday, Dec. 4.
NCAA to substitute NLI with financial aid, rev share agreements
The National Letter of Intent (NLI) was eliminated by the NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday morning, ending a program that started in 1964. According to a document obtained by On3, the NLI will be replaced by a new financial aid agreement and revenue share contract.
Most importantly, recruits are prohibited from signing more than one valid aid agreement. The school’s athletic compliance office will designate the signed status in NCAA applications. Communication must stop when a signed recruit or any individual associated with the athlete, according to the document obtained by On3.
This means when the athlete signs with an institution, recruiting must stop. The document also outlines that coaches are prohibited from in-person contact with a recruit on the day a written commitment is signed. Coaches still cannot attend a signing day event in person. Similar to current rules, signing dates will not apply to four-year transfers, who must enter the NCAA’s transfer portal to sign scholarships.
The first signing date is set for Nov. 13 for all sports, except football. College football’s early signing period was moved up this year from mid-December to the week before conference championship games. Early National Signing Day is slated for Wednesday, Dec. 4. February’s National Signing Day is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.
The decision to eliminate the NLI comes as the NCAA undergoes its most seismic changes to date. The House v. NCAA settlement would permit schools to pay athletes more than $20 million annually, spurring the NCAA and its leaders to rethink their amateurism rules.
The House v. NCAA settlement is on track to begin with the 2025-26 academic year. The new binding documents between a school and athlete are needed with revenue sharing, which spurred the elimination of the NLI. The new financial aid agreement and revenue share contract will serve that purpose.
