Can You Trust a Coach’s Scholarship Offer?
- When an athlete becomes academically ineligible.
- When an athlete has been involved in a student misconduct situation or has violated a team or athletic department rule.
- When an athlete enters the NCAA Transfer Portal. (Although in this situation, the scholarship must be allowed to continue through the end of the semester or quarter in which the athlete entered the Portal.)
- When making an official or unofficial visit to a campus, try to talk with current players on the team to ask them if the coach has a history of reducing scholarships or forcing athletes to transfer.
- Also, keep in mind that coaches will usually arrange to have recruits talk with current players who they know will say only positive things about the program.
- Try to connect with an athlete who isn’t getting much playing time and ask if they feel that they’re being treated fairly. Ask them if they feel like the walk-ons are being treated equally to the scholarship athletes.