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Drew Champlin |
Aug. 1 marked the first day of high school football practice in Alabama, the first day rising seniors across the country could get official scholarship offers and one more big change in the NCAA bylaws regarding recruiting.
Starting at midnight in each school's time zone, new NCAA proposal 2015-48 allowed coaches to endorse and republish prospects.
Endorsing meant coaches could like and favorite tweets. If a recruit announces he's committing to a certain school or making a visit? Coaches can now "like" the post, and it becomes public.
Republishing means that the coaches can retweet the recruits' tweets. For example, LSU defensive line coach Ed Orgeron's Twitter feed Monday morning was filled with retweets of prospects announcing their official offers, including Mississippi Gulf Coast defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs and a quote from LSU cornerback commit Kary Vincent that read, "Blessed to be a Tiger." Auburn receivers coach Kodi Burns made it clear that Georgia receiver Jeremiah Holloman is also a top prospect for the Tigers.
Coaches can also like statuses on Facebook, Instagram and other forms of social media. Previously, social media communication had been private between coaches and prospects.
What can't they do?
Well, they can share an article about a prospect on social media, but can't tag those recruits in the social media post.
They can't retweet a recruit while he's on an official visit.
They can't comment if a recruit posts something, i.e. not quote-tweeting a recruit on Twitter or posting a "thumbs up" or other emoji in a Facebook status (h/t reddit NCAA rules expert).
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Starting at midnight in each school's time zone, new NCAA proposal 2015-48 allowed coaches to endorse and republish prospects.
Endorsing meant coaches could like and favorite tweets. If a recruit announces he's committing to a certain school or making a visit? Coaches can now "like" the post, and it becomes public.
Republishing means that the coaches can retweet the recruits' tweets. For example, LSU defensive line coach Ed Orgeron's Twitter feed Monday morning was filled with retweets of prospects announcing their official offers, including Mississippi Gulf Coast defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs and a quote from LSU cornerback commit Kary Vincent that read, "Blessed to be a Tiger." Auburn receivers coach Kodi Burns made it clear that Georgia receiver Jeremiah Holloman is also a top prospect for the Tigers.
Coaches can also like statuses on Facebook, Instagram and other forms of social media. Previously, social media communication had been private between coaches and prospects.
What can't they do?
Well, they can share an article about a prospect on social media, but can't tag those recruits in the social media post.
They can't retweet a recruit while he's on an official visit.
They can't comment if a recruit posts something, i.e. not quote-tweeting a recruit on Twitter or posting a "thumbs up" or other emoji in a Facebook status (h/t reddit NCAA rules expert).
Continue reading...
