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The NCAA’s recruiting dead period, which bars prospects from visiting college campuses, has officially been extended again.
“After careful consideration of all available information, the Council agreed that an extension of the dead period through May 31st was necessary,” Penn athletics director and NCAA DI Council Chair M. Grace Calhoun said in a statement released Wednesday.
Calhoun’s statement indicated that this will hopefully be the last extension of the recruiting dead period.
“However, there is a strong commitment to use the next several weeks to outline the transition plan back to recruiting activities post June 1st, and to provide those plans to prospective student-athletes, their families, and the NCAA membership no later than April 15th,” the rest of Calhoun’s statement read.
Texas A&M AD Ross Bjork reacted with disappointment on Twitter.
“This is very disappointing,” Bjork tweeted. “We’ve made many advancements in protocols like rapid testing and social distancing measures to safely host families and prospects on our respective campuses. If we don’t have a clear plan for June 1, we are doing many young people a disservice. It’s time.”
With no official visits, some prospects and their families have paid their own way to attend games in the stands and self-tour campus.
Wednesday’s news comes after last week’s recommendation by the NCAA Football Oversight Committee to extend the recruiting dead period.
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