The NCAA imposed a new rule for early enrollees last December. The association ruled that only the program that first signs a prospect to a financial aid agreement is allowed to publicize the signing and text or call at free will.

Last season, there were many examples of disorganized financial aid agreements. Players attempted to sign these agreements with multiple programs before making their official college decision.

The financial aid agreements of several big name prospects leaked in October, causing controversy. In other instances, many schools did not notify their early enrolling targets and commitments of the possibility to sign early.

This year, early enrolling players and their high school coaches will be given more information about the possibilities of signing early. College coaches will not be allowed to hide eligibility information to secure a players scholarship, which may also reduce uncommittable offers.

For example, a player who enrolled early after suffering a seaosn-ending injury in high school could sign the financial aid agreement and would not jeopardize his scholarship. In past years, programs would have been able to revoke their scholarship offers, despite an early enrollee agreement.

Current rules allow no official visits before Sept. 1 — one full month after recruits can sign the agreements. But, with an early letter-of-intent signing period, players can get an early look at their campus choices.