NCAA National Letter of Intent Program Ends
Effective immediately, the NCAA has eliminated the National Letter of Intent Program.
The NLI program has been used by NCAA Division I and II athletic programs for many years to sign high school and junior college recruits to a commitment to attend their universities.
Here are a few key points of what that means for high school and junior college recruits and their families.
- Official signing dates will still be determined each year. The signing dates for this year are listed in this linked article.
- Once a recruit signs an athletic scholarship agreement with a university, coaches from all other universities are required to stop recruiting that athlete.
- Unlike the former National Letter of Intent, which athletes had to sign within 7 days of issuance, there is no specific deadline to sign an athletic scholarship agreement with a university. That will depend upon the scholarship policies of each university.
- Also unlike the former National Letter of Intent that required a parent or legal guardian to sign an NLI for any prospect under the age of 21, there is no NCAA requirement for a parent or legal guardian signature on the scholarship agreement. This will also depend upon the scholarship policies of each university (or upon applicable state laws).
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