National Letter of Intent

Upcoming Signing Dates: November 13 - November 20, 2013 for all sports

except Football, Field Hockey, Soccer, Track and Field, and Cross Country.

Before the Signing Period: Prior to issuing an NLI, the prospective student athlete must be

registered with the NCAA Eligibility Center and be added to the Institutional Request List

(IRL). Furthermore, all transcripts from all high schools the prospective student-athlete has

attended, as well as their SAT/ACT test scores must be turned into the Offi ce of Athletic

Compliance for prior review.

Delivery of the NLI: Any in-person, off-campus contact made by institutional athletics

personnel with a prospective student-athlete for the purposes of signing an NLI, or attendance

at activities related to the signing of an NLI, is prohibited. Furthermore, in-person,

off-campus delivery of an NLI by staff is prohibited. NLI's may be delivered during an

offi cial or unofficial visit, so long as it is not a recruiting dead period and all other NCAA

rules are followed.

NLI Dead Period: The Monday through Thursday of the initial week of the fall signing of

the NLI is a Dead Period. A dead period is a period of time when it is not permissible to

make in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations on or off the institution's campus or to

permit offi cial or unofficial visits by prospective student-athletes to the institution's campus.

Signing the NLI: Effective this year, the NLI must be signed within 7 days after the date

it was issued (so long as there are 7 days remaining in the signing period), or else it will be

considered invalid.

Contact During the Signing Period: In sports other than football it is permissible to have

unlimited calls to the prospective student-athlete on the initial date for signing the NLI, as

well as during the two days immediately following the prospects singing date.

After Signing: Once the NLI has been signed, it must be fi led with the conference offi ce

within 14 days. NLI's received after the 14-day deadline will be declared invalid.

When an NLI become Null and Void: An NLI is declared null and void if a prospective

student athlete:
1. Is denied admission into the institution;

2. Does not meet NCAA, institutional, or conference eligibility requirements;

3. If the student does not enroll in a two or four-year institution for at least one

academic year and the scholarship is not long available in the same amount as was initially offered;

Note: This also applies to a signee who serves in the Armed Forces or with a
Church Mission for one year. The NLI remains binding if the scholarship in the same amount is still available.

4. If a sport is discontinued. This also applies to student-athletes who are already enrolled at the institution

5. If there is a recruiting rules violation. An NLI may be declared null and void if the violation is substantial and prompts
the need for reinstatement by the NCAA staff. If this is the case, the prospective student-athlete may null and void the NLI.

Employment of Prospects: Prospects may be employed at institutional camps in the summer

prior to beginning at the University, so long as they have signed an NLI and completed

their fi nal year of high school.

Reminders:

An NLI must be accompanied by an athletics aid agreement. Prospective student-athletes

not receiving athletics aid are not permitted to sign an NLI. If a prospective student-athlete

declines athletics aid in favor of other institutional aid, the NLI must be declared null and

void.

Before the signing of a prospective student-athlete to an NLI or an institution's written

offer of admission and/or financial aid or before the institution receives the financial

desposit from the prospect, member institutions may not comment on a prospect other

than to confirm his or her recruitment.

Syracuse University

Office of Athletic Compliance

Manley Field House

Syracuse, NY 13244-5020

Syracuse University Athletics

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