FBS RECRUITING CALENDAR FOR THE REST IF THIS FOOTBALL YEAR

[El Paso Eagle]

RECRUITING CALENDAR FOR THE REST IF THIS FOOTBALL YEAR

o    Except: December 19, 2022 – January 12, 2023 is a dead period

§  Except: The seven days immediately before the first day of classes of the institution’s second academic term that are not part of the contact period (applicable only to prospective student-athletes who intend to enroll midyear): Quiet period

•   January 30– February 28, 2023: Dead period
•   March 1 – April 14, 2023: Quiet period
•   April 15 – May 31, 2023: Evaluation period

o    Coaches can take 168 evaluation days (or 216 for U.S. service academies). An authorized recruiter can use one evaluation day to assess a recruit’s athletic ability. Then, they can use another evaluation day to assess the recruit’s academic qualifications. Coaches/recruiters can do both assessments on the same day, and then take a second evaluation day to evaluate athletic ability again if they choose.

o    The days in April/May that are not designated as evaluation days are considered part of the quiet period.

·         June 1 – July 31, 2023: Quiet period

o    July 25-31, 2023: Official visits may not be provided to high school juniors

·         June 27 – July 24, 2023: Dead period

Dead Period
While the term “dead period” makes it seem like all recruiting stops during this time, that’s actually not the case. Athletes and coaches are still allowed to communicate via phone, email, social media and other digital communication channels. While NCAA Division 1 programs are prohibited from conducting any in-person recruiting, D1 college coaches can still contact student-athletes via digital forms of communication during the dead period. 

Quite Period
The NCAA defines the quiet period as a time when “a college coach may not have face-to-face contact with college-bound student-athletes or their parents off the college campus and may not watch student-athletes compete or visit their high school.” To break it down, the NCAA Quiet Period is a time you can talk to college coaches in-person on their college campus. However, the coach is not allowed to watch athletes compete in-person, visit their school, talk to them at their home—or talk to them anywhere outside of the college campus.

Evaluation Period
The NCAA Evaluation Period is a specific time of year when college coaches are allowed to watch an athlete compete in person or visit their school. However, coaches are not allowed to communicate with that athlete (or parents) off the college campus. Coaches can sit in the stands during a recruit’s practice or game, as well as visit the recruit’s school. This gives college coaches a chance to talk to the recruit’s coach, teachers or guidance counselor to get a better understanding of the student-athlete’s character. After the visit, the coach may call or email the recruit and let them know how their experience was at the school or game