Recruiting Do's and Don'ts

Only authorized institutional staff members are permitted to recruit prospective student-athletes. The NCAA prohibits all boosters from the following:

  • DO NOT telephone, write, or make in-person contact (either on or off-campus) with a prospect.
  • DO NOT become directly or indirectly involved in making arrangements for a prospect, the prospect's relatives or friends to receive money or financial aid of any kind.
  • DO NOT provide any transportation costs to prospects, their relatives or friends to campus to attend athletic events.
  • DO NOT contact a prospect's coach, principal or counselor in an attempt to evaluate a prospect.
  • DO NOT visit a prospect's school to acquire films or transcripts.
  • DO NOT entertain any coach from a junior or senior high school, preparatory school, or junior college or provide them with tickets, gifts, or other benefits.
  • DO NOT provide free tickets or tickets at a reduced cost to any Ohio home or away event to prospects, their relatives, or friends.
  • DO NOT mail anything, including newspapers, clippings, posters, programs, etc. to prospects.
  • DO NOT use Ohio game footage, a student-athlete or photograph of a student-athlete in any commercial advertisements without first contacting Ohio athletics.
  • DO NOT attempt to sell a picture of a student-athlete.
  • DO NOT provide any information pertaining to Ohio's student athletes to gambling operations.
  • DO NOT contact student-athletes enrolled in other four-year institutions regarding the possibility of transferring to Ohio.

Even though there are many rules prohibiting your involvement with prospects and the recruiting process, as a booster you are permitted to do the following:

  • DO feel free to send newspaper clippings and other information about prospects that you may believe may be important to Ohio's coaching staff.
  • DO feel free to attend high school or two-year college athletics contests, provided no contact with the prospect, prospect's parents, or coach occurs.
  • DO continue existing friendships, provided solicitation of a prospect's enrollment does not occcur
  • DO notify the Compliance Office or the Athletic Department of employment possibilities for student-athletes.