NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT Susan Peal spealncaa org

NATIONAL LETTER OF INTENT Susan Peal speal@ncaa. org

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§ Declared an early academic qualifier. § Mike will now graduate June 2017 instead of the original graduation date of June 2018.

Can Mike sign a 2017 -18 NLI before June 2017? § Yes, Mike can sign during the 2016 -17 signing year if he is positioned to enroll Fall 2017. § If a prospective student-athlete (PSA) is classified as a junior in high school, supporting documentation is necessary to show that the PSA is on track to graduate early.

§ To determine when a PSA can sign an NLI, ask yourself, can the PSA enroll the upcoming fall term? § The PSA can sign an NLI if projected to enroll the upcoming fall.

§ Sully signed a 2016 -17 NLI with Scary State and attended the signing institution in Fall 2016. § Sully attended Fear Community College in Spring 2017. § Sully plans to attend Monsters University (MU) in Fall 2017.

Can Sully sign a 2017 -18 NLI? Is Sully under the NLI recruiting ban? Is Sully subject to the NLI penalty?

§ Sully did not fulfill the NLI before enrolling at the two- year college. § Sully would need to graduate from the two-year college to satisfy the NLI. § The NLI Recruiting Ban is no longer in effect since Sully attended the signing institution. § A 2017 -18 NLI could be signed if Sully is in position to graduate from the two-year college prior to Fall 2017. o NLI can be signed before graduating.

§ 4 -2 -4 transfer is permitted to sign an NLI. § Must graduate from the two-year college to satisfy the previous binding NLI. § If PSA has satisfied the previous NLI (attended signing institution for full academic year), graduation is required if needed to satisfy NCAA transfer rules.

§ The NLI Recruiting Ban only applies to signees who are still PSAs. § Once the signee has triggered student- athlete definition (attend first day of class or practice), NCAA permission to contact applies.

§ Squishy plans to attend MU in Spring 2018. § Squishy will not graduate from high school until December 2017.

Can Squishy sign a 2017 -18 NLI? § Squishy cannot sign a 2017 -18 NLI since he will not be in position to enroll Fall 2017. When can Squishy sign? § Squishy could sign a 2018 -19 NLI in November 2017 and enroll Spring 2018.

§ The 2018 -19 athletics aid accompanying the 2018 - 19 NLI can include athletics aid for spring 2018 (Division I multiyear aid). o Not permissible to include spring athletics aid in Division II. § If a PSA enrolls midyear, the NLI is fulfilled after completing the spring and fall terms. § The institution is obligated to provide athletics aid for the full academic year (2018 -19).

§ If PSA will not graduate from high school until December, the PSA could not have enrolled at an NLI member institution in the fall. § The PSA must be able to enroll the upcoming fall term in order to sign during the previous signing year.

§ Don signed an athletics aid agreement with MU in November 2016 but did not sign an NLI. § Don now wants to sign an NLI in June 2017 with MU.

Can Don sign an NLI in June after signing an athletics aid agreement during the early signing period? § Yes, Don can later sign an NLI if he previously signed an athletics aid agreement. § The institution would attach the previously signed aid agreement to the NLI. § A PSA does not have to sign a new athletics aid agreement.

§ The athletics aid agreement is not binding on the PSA. § PSA can sign NLI with same institution or another institution after signing an athletics aid agreement. § The date signed on the athletics aid agreement can be earlier than the date signed on NLI. § The athletics aid agreement cannot be signed prior to an initial NLI signing date. § The November and April NLI signing periods each have an initial signing date.

§ Art is a qualifier. § Art will not meet admissions requirements at MU until Spring 2018. § Art plans to enroll at Eerie Junior College for Fall 2017 but not sure if he will enroll part-time or full -time.

Can Art sign a 2017 -18 NLI? § No, Art cannot sign a 2017 -18 NLI since he will not be admitted Fall 2017. o If Art did sign but later denied admission, the NLI would be declared null and void. § Art can sign a 2018 -19 NLI in November 2017 and still enroll Spring 2018. § Full-time or part-time enrollment at the two-year college does not make a difference.

What if MU wants Art to sign only an athletics aid agreement without the NLI? § The institution could offer only spring 2018 athletics aid since Art will be a midyear enrollee. § Athletics aid must be for a full academic year only if accompanying an NLI. § Art could sign the athletics aid agreement during the 2016 -17 NLI signing periods and does not have to wait until November 2017 if signing an athletics aid agreement without the NLI.

§ A PSA in a sport with an early signing period can sign NLI in November and enroll midyear. § Midyear enrollees signing NLIs are not limited to football PSAs. § The football signing date in December – January is specific to two-year college transfers graduating at midyear and enrolling at the signing institution midyear.

§ Randy signed a 2015 -16 NLI in May 2015 with Creepy College. He did not attend the signing institution. NLI record shows a valid NLI. § In Fall 2015, Randy enrolled at two-year college, Petrified Tech, and signed another NLI in November 2016 with Ogres University. NLI record shows a complete release for the second NLI. § Randy plans to graduate this June 2017 from Petrified Tech.

How could two NLIs be on record for Randy? § Randy was permitted to sign the second NLI because he was a two-year college transfer. § The second NLI was recorded as a complete release.

Does Randy still have a valid NLI with the first signing institution? § Randy’s second NLI was contingent on graduating from the two-year college. § The second institution granted a complete release before Randy graduated from the two-year college. § Until graduation occurs, the first NLI remains valid.

Is the NLI Recruiting Ban still in effect? § The NLI Recruiting Ban would not be in effect since the academic year (2015 -16) has elapsed for the first signing institution and the second institution granted Randy a complete release.

Can Randy sign with MU; his third NLI? § Randy could not sign a third NLI since the second NLI was signed in November 2016 during the same 2016 -17 signing year.

§ Check the NLI history on your IRL. § Another NLI cannot be signed in the same signing year even if the signee was granted a complete release or if the NLI was declared null and void.

MONSTER MESSAGING Coach Available – Video Capable My signee is on campus ready to start his Spine. Tingling summer class. Not the same monster I saw on video! Unbelievable, I offered a scholarship to this scary creature!

Is there anything MU can do to null and void the NLI since the signee misrepresented who he was on his recruiting video? § The NLI cannot be declared null and void under these circumstances. § If the athletics aid can be cancelled for misrepresentation, the NLI would be null and void since athletics aid is cancelled.

§ The NLI is contingent on the athletics aid agreement. § The only exception is if the athletics aid is cancelled because the student-athlete quit the team. NLI remains valid under this circumstance. § Check your athletics aid agreements for specific clauses allowing the athletics aid to be cancelled.

MONSTER MESSAGING Coach Available – Video Capable Thanks! One more question. Hate to bother you. I know you are at some compliance thing today. I bet that is a lot of FUN with a bunch of compliance people!

MONSTER MESSAGING Coach Available – Video Capable This recruit is a game changer. MU will win the Scare Games with this beast. He returned the NLI and his signature is printed. That’s how he writes with his tentacles. Is this okay?

§ The signature is permissible since this is the PSA’s unique written name as a way to identify him or her. § Electronic and digital signatures are also permissible. § Must ensure the digital signature is authenticated. § Apps are available to sign documents and send electronically.

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