National Letter of Intent
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 un- limited 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 signing date.
           A coach or institutional representative may not hand deliver the NLI off campus, or be present off campus at the time of signing. The NLI may be delivered by express mail, cou- rier service, regular mail, email, or fax. Electronically submitted NLI’s are also permissible After Signing: Once the NLI has been signed, it must be filed with the conference office within 14 days. NLI’s received after the 14-day deadline will be declared invalid. Reminders: An NLI must be accompanied by an athletics aid agreement. Prospective stu- dent-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.
           NLI’s may not be signed prior to the signing date for the applicable sport, and must include a parent or legal guardian signature if the prospective student-athlete is under the age of 21, regardless of his or her marital status.
           If an NLI is declared null and void, a prospective student-athlete is not permitted to sign another NLI until the next signing year.Â
