2011-12 Division I Football Recruiting Calendar

NCAA Division I Football Recruiting Calendar August 1, 2011 through July 31, 2012 

(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 13.17.4 for Football Calendar Formula)

The dates in this calendar reflect the application of Bylaw 13.17 at the time of publication of this document but are subject to change per NCAA Constitution 5.2.3.1 or if certain dates change (e.g., National Letter of Intent signing dates).

• August 1 through November 26, 2011, [except for (1) below]: Quiet Period
  • (1) 42 evaluation days (54 for U.S. service academies) (see Bylaw 13.02.6.2) during the months of September, October and November, (not to exceed a period of 42 days) selected at the discretion of the institution and designated in writing in the office of the director of athletics; authorized off-campus recruiters shall not visit a prospective student-athlete’s educational institution on more than one calendar day during this period: Evaluation Period
• November 27, 2011, through January 28, 2012, [except for (1) through (7) below]: Contact period
  • Six in-person off-campus contacts per prospective student-athlete shall be permitted during this time period with not more than one permitted in any one calendar week (Sunday through Saturday) or partial calendar week:
  • (1) December 18, 2011, all junior college prospective student-athletes who intend to enroll midyear: Quiet Period
  • (2) December 19-22, 2011, all junior college prospective student- athletes who intend to enroll midyear [except for (a) below]: Dead Period
    • (a) Institutional staff members may have contact with a prospective student-athlete who has been admitted for midyear enrollment, provided the prospect has signed a National Letter of Intent or other offer of admission and/or financial aid to attend the institution and is required to be on campus to attend institutional orientation sessions for all students: Contact Period
  • (3) January 4-8, 2012, all junior college prospective student-athletes who intend to enroll midyear: Quiet Period
  • (4) December 18, 2011: Quiet Period
  • (5) December 19, 2011, through January 3, 2012, [except for (a) below]:  Dead Period
    • (a) Institutional staff members may have contact with a prospective student-athlete who has been admitted for midyear enrollment, provided the prospect has signed a National Letter of Intent or other offer of admission and/or financial aid to attend the institution and is required to be on campus to attend institutional orientation sessions for all students: Contact Period
  • (6) January 8, 2012: Quiet Period
  • (7) January 9-12, 2012, [except for (a) below]: Dead Period
    • (a) Institutional staff members may have contact with a prospective student-athlete who has been admitted for midyear enrollment, provided the prospect has signed a National Letter of Intent or other offer of admission and/or financial aid to attend the institution and is required to be on campus to attend institutional orientation sessions for all students: Contact Period
• January 29, 2012: Quiet Period
• January 30 through February 2, 2012: Dead Period
• February 3 through April 14, 2012: Quiet Period
• April 15 through May 31, 2012, [except for (g) below]: Evaluation Period
  • One hundred sixty-eight evaluation days (216 for U.S. service academies) (see Bylaw 13.02.6.2) (excluding Memorial Day and Sundays) selected at the discretion of the member institution and designated in writing in the office of the director of athletics [as provided in (1) below]:
  • (1) An authorized off-campus recruiter may use one evaluation to assess the prospective student-athlete’s athletics ability and one evaluation to assess the prospective student-athlete’s academic qualifications during this evaluation period). If an institution’s coaching staff member conducts both an athletics and an academic evaluation of the prospective student-athlete on the same day during this evaluation period, the institution shall be charged with the use of an academics evaluation only and shall be permitted to conduct a second athletics evaluation of the prospective student-athlete on a separate day during this evaluation period.
• (g) Those days in April/May not designated above for evaluation opportunities: Quiet Period
• June 1 through July 31, 2012: Quiet Period

The National Collegiate Athletic Association August 4, 2011 AC:dks