I just noticed that we list three recruits with signed letters of intent. How do these three have letters signed before Feb.?
LOI
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Early enrolees sign some kind of financial aid agreement so they can start taking classes. It's not the same thing as an LOI, but it prevents them from accepting scholarshp money from any other school without sitting out for the 1 year transfer period.
actually they did sign a LOI, its the same one that JUCO's sign when they enroll at midterm. it is just as binding as the ones that will be signed Feb 4th by the rest of the 2015 class,
A live/actual case study, aka explanation:
Financial aid agreements have advantages in college athletics, but can create a mess
February 01, 2014|By Norm Wood, nwood@dailypress.com | By Norm Wood, nwood@dailypress.com
As soon as Virginia Tech became the first school to offer a scholarship to Marshawn Williams in the winter of 2012, he couldn't help but have some loyalty toward the Hokies. It's just the way he's wired.
Other than a brief moment of indecision about his college future last February when he transferred from Hampton High to Phoebus High, he's had intentions to be a Hokie since June 2012. So when Williams realized he was going to finish his high school academic requirements early and could sign a financial aid agreement before enrolling in January at Tech, he was ready.
"I couldn't wait to get to Tech," said Williams, a running back who was one of five players to enroll in January at Tech, including four early high school graduates.
Unlike a letter of intent, which is binding for both school and player, financial aid agreements bind a school to providing the agreed-upon aid to players, but the players aren't required to attend the school. Wednesday will be the first day players in the recruiting class of 2014 can sign a letter of intent.
Since Williams knew he wanted to go to Tech, a rule instituted in October by the NCAA designed to give student-athletes more assurances about their desired college destination and increase communication in the enrollment process didn't do much for Williams - but that's partly because Tech showed Williams so much love early on, and partly because Williams didn't know the full extent of the rule.
In October, the NCAA announced it will give senior student-athletes in all sports who graduate high school early and plan to enroll mid-year in college the opportunity to sign financial aid agreements as early as Aug. 1. Players can sign financial aid agreements with multiple colleges.
Prior to the ruling, colleges weren't required to offer an agreement that would bind the college to financial aid for the early-graduating student-athlete until the student-athlete enrolled at the college. In college football terms, the ruling represented the first semblance of an early signing period.
Now, here's where the new ruling gets a little messy. Along with the option for players to sign financial aid agreements as early as Aug. 1, the NCAA loosened recruiting restrictions on colleges that received financial aid agreement signatures from players, allowing colleges to openly talk with media about players who had signed a financial aid agreement with them and letting colleges communicate as often as they wanted with signed players.
For players that haven't signed a letter of intent or financial aid agreement, it constitutes an NCAA violation for college coaches to talk on-the-record about those players to media, or communicate with those players outside of permitted communication periods.
After highly-recruited early enrollee Andrew Brown of Oscar Smith High in Chesapeake signed a financial agreement in August with Virginia, U.Va. football coach Mike London was able to talk about Brown on-the-record with media.
Problems started to arise in other areas. At least three highly-recruited football players - wide receiver Josh Malone of Gallatin, Tenn., running back Dalvin Cook of Miami and safety Laurence Jones of Monroe, La. - signed two or more financial aid agreements with colleges. Williams, who didn't know he could sign multiple agreements, was intrigued by the strategy employed by Malone, Cook and Jones. You've got to be at that school for four years, so you've got to make sure it's the right one," Williams said
Financial aid agreements have advantages in college athletics, but can create a mess
February 01, 2014|By Norm Wood, nwood@dailypress.com | By Norm Wood, nwood@dailypress.com
As soon as Virginia Tech became the first school to offer a scholarship to Marshawn Williams in the winter of 2012, he couldn't help but have some loyalty toward the Hokies. It's just the way he's wired.
Other than a brief moment of indecision about his college future last February when he transferred from Hampton High to Phoebus High, he's had intentions to be a Hokie since June 2012. So when Williams realized he was going to finish his high school academic requirements early and could sign a financial aid agreement before enrolling in January at Tech, he was ready.
"I couldn't wait to get to Tech," said Williams, a running back who was one of five players to enroll in January at Tech, including four early high school graduates.
Unlike a letter of intent, which is binding for both school and player, financial aid agreements bind a school to providing the agreed-upon aid to players, but the players aren't required to attend the school. Wednesday will be the first day players in the recruiting class of 2014 can sign a letter of intent.
Since Williams knew he wanted to go to Tech, a rule instituted in October by the NCAA designed to give student-athletes more assurances about their desired college destination and increase communication in the enrollment process didn't do much for Williams - but that's partly because Tech showed Williams so much love early on, and partly because Williams didn't know the full extent of the rule.
In October, the NCAA announced it will give senior student-athletes in all sports who graduate high school early and plan to enroll mid-year in college the opportunity to sign financial aid agreements as early as Aug. 1. Players can sign financial aid agreements with multiple colleges.
Prior to the ruling, colleges weren't required to offer an agreement that would bind the college to financial aid for the early-graduating student-athlete until the student-athlete enrolled at the college. In college football terms, the ruling represented the first semblance of an early signing period.
Now, here's where the new ruling gets a little messy. Along with the option for players to sign financial aid agreements as early as Aug. 1, the NCAA loosened recruiting restrictions on colleges that received financial aid agreement signatures from players, allowing colleges to openly talk with media about players who had signed a financial aid agreement with them and letting colleges communicate as often as they wanted with signed players.
For players that haven't signed a letter of intent or financial aid agreement, it constitutes an NCAA violation for college coaches to talk on-the-record about those players to media, or communicate with those players outside of permitted communication periods.
After highly-recruited early enrollee Andrew Brown of Oscar Smith High in Chesapeake signed a financial agreement in August with Virginia, U.Va. football coach Mike London was able to talk about Brown on-the-record with media.
Problems started to arise in other areas. At least three highly-recruited football players - wide receiver Josh Malone of Gallatin, Tenn., running back Dalvin Cook of Miami and safety Laurence Jones of Monroe, La. - signed two or more financial aid agreements with colleges. Williams, who didn't know he could sign multiple agreements, was intrigued by the strategy employed by Malone, Cook and Jones. You've got to be at that school for four years, so you've got to make sure it's the right one," Williams said
Early enrollees are getting to be a big deal. Tennessee had 10 or 11 I think this year. It allows the player to get a headstart in the classroom, weight room, and practice field.
Good to see the Hawkeye's with some EEs.
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Good to see the Hawkeye's with some EEs.
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