Looks like Shipley and Womack are taking advantage of

Just read it on 24/7 thats good, and opens up 2 more spots for the 2015 cycle since they are early enrolles

Can someone explain this? Is there a new rule for early signing ?

This is not a new rule...it started before last year's cycle. Players can sign their financial aid paperwork that basically guarantees them a spot and a scholarship. The catch is that they can sign one of these with more than one school. Schools are required to uphold this agreement but the player can back out if he wants.

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Can someone explain this? Is there a new rule for early signing ?

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It's kind of an insurance policy for the kids. They sign a financial aid agreement with the school, so the school has to honor their scholly and can't try to greyshirt them. It's non-binding for the player, but binding for the school. No player has broken the deal yet that I know of, so it essentially means they've signed.

Damn olé miss always trying to get kids across the border.


I'm not so sure that wasn't just rumor mill shite, but I guess I should say no player has publicly broken the agreement.

Would like to see a cut off date in place like November 1st if they want to enroll early. Would slow a lot of this waiting until AA game commitments

NCAA LINK

Hootie got multiple financial aid agreements because, last year, schools had an incentive to offer them, because they could then have unlimited communication with the recruit (no worries about dead periods and such). One kid signed agreements with four other schools, which made his recruitment a free-for-all. That won't happen now.

Under the new interpretation of the rule, a school may take advantage of that unlimited communication, but the school will be guilty of a recruiting violation if the recruit later signs with another program. So, there's now no reason for us to offer financial aid paperwork to anyone, unless we are VERY sure that they will sign with us.