NCAA Division I Football Recruiting Calendar

August 1, 2007 - July 31, 2008

(See NCAA Division I Bylaw 30.10.3 for football calendar formula)


The dates in this calendar reflect the application of Bylaw 30.10 at the time of publication of this manual but are subject to change per Constitution 5.2.3.1 or if certain dates (e.g., National Letter of Intent signing dates) are altered.

(a)     August 1 through November 24, 2007, [except for (1) and (2) below]:

          (1)    In Football Bowl Subdivision, six days during the months of September,
                   October and through November 24, 2007, selected at the discretion of the
                   institution (an authorized off-campus recruiter may visit a particular
                   educational institution only once during this evaluation period):

          (2)    In NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, 42 evaluation days 
                   (see Bylaw 13.02.9) 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.

Quiet Period

Evaluation Period




Evaluation Period


(b)     November 25, 2007, through February 2, 2008, [except for (1) though (6) below].
          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:


Contact Period


          (1)    December 16, 2007: 


Quiet Period


          (2)    December 17, 2007, through January 1, 2008:*


Dead Period


          (3)    January 2-3, 2008:* 
                   *Institutional staff members may have contact with a prospective student-
                   athlete who has been admitted for mid-year 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.


Dead Period


          (4)    January 4-6, 2008:                              


Quiet Period


          (5)    January 7-10, 2008:

          (6)    January 11-12, 2008:


Dead Period

Quiet Period


(c)      February 3, 2008:

(d)      February 4-7, 2008:

(e)      February 8 through April 14, 2008:

(f)       April 15 through May 31, 2008, [except for (g) below]:

Four weeks (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.

Quiet Period

Dead Period

Quiet Period

Evaluation Period


(g)      Those days in April/May not designated above for evaluation opportunities:


Quiet Period


(h)      June 1 through July 31, 2008:


Quiet Period


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