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New NCAA recruiting rule restricts contact between recruits, coaches-in-waiting
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11:23 AM CST on Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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Laken A. Litman / Texas Special Contributor[/SIZE] The NCAA has approved a new rule that limits coaches-in-waiting having direct contact with recruits. Assistant coaches are allowed more contact with recruits than a head coach, and now coaches-in-waiting have been confined to the same limits as head coaches.
The NCAA made this ruling for fear that schools with coaches-in-waiting would have an upper hand in the recruiting process.
Texas just recently learned of this ruling, and needless to say, is not thrilled. Defensive coordinator Will Muschamp is one of the most aggressive recruiters for the
Longhorns, and more importantly, he helps narrow the spectrum of which recruits Texas should really go after. Muschamp's opportunities to meet with recruits directly - especially during the spring evaluation period - will now be abridged.
About a year and half ago when Texas deemed Muschamp Mack Brown's successor, this rule had not been discussed at all. In 2009, the rule was proposed in the
Big East conference and was implemented at the beginning of this year.
This new ruling only affects Texas and
Maryland, who also has a coach-in-waiting.
Click here to read the rule when it was proposed. It can be found on page 51 of the PDF.