September 1^st has become one of the biggest dates on the calendar for Division 1 coaches as they continue to work on their recruiting classes for the upcoming years.  In late April of 2018 the NCAA introduced a series of legislative rules to attempt to alter what was the current state of recruiting.  We covered those rules extensively in an article, Recruiting Essentials: The NCAA Strikes Back.

Today we are going to go class by class and look at how the September 1^st date affects the current prospective student athletes.

Senior Class

This group was quickly affected by the new rules, allowing phone calls and texts to begin to flow a little earlier than what was allowed previously.  Below are some quick notes on the senior class and what they are able to do with prospective schools

• Schools can call, text, and email prospects.  Schools are able to return any contact a prospect leaves with a coaching staff or school