INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The NCAA's board of directors is suspending two recruiting rules changes that were passed two months ago.
Citing an outcry from colleges over the impact on recruits
and their families, the board decided to shelve new legislation that
deregulated which staff members can perform recruiting tasks and what
printed materials can be sent to recruits. Suspended rules do not take
effect until modifications are made.
The board did not change its stance on the most
contentious rules changes, which eliminate restrictions on how recruits
are contacted and how many times coaches can contact recruits outside
of official no-contact periods. Forty-eight schools want those measures
overridden. Seventy-five schools must sign the override petition before
Wednesday's 5 p.m. EDT deadline to put those rules on hold.
