On October 26, 2011, the Interpretations and Legislation Committee issued an interpretation concerning the definition of a recruiting or scouting service. The Committee confirmed that “a recruiting or scouting service includes any individual, organization, entity or segment of an entity that is primarily involved in providing information about prospective student-athletes.” The Committee further confirmed that … Continue reading
The recent media reports concerning NCAA enforcement investigations into impermissible recruiting activities involving universities and owners or personnel from recruiting services leads us to continue our look at NCAA rules on scouting and recruiting services. Today we will review NCAA Bylaw 11.3.2.5, which pertains to recruiting service consultants. The legislation provides: “Institutional athletics department staff … Continue reading
On March 16, 2011, Proposal No. 2010-47 was adopted in NCAA Division I. The intent of the proposal, which amends Bylaw 13.14.3, is to “specify that an institution is permitted to use or subscribe to a video service that only provides video of prospective student-athletes and does not provide information about or analysis of prospective … Continue reading
ESPN.com reported on March 7, 2011, that the University of Oregon was contacted by the NCAA enforcement staff “to provide documentation about its use of a pair of recruiting services”. The request arrived after Oregon indicated it paid Willie Lyles $25,000 in the spring of 2010 for recruiting services. According to “sources close to the … Continue reading