Coaches Put Thumbs to Recruits Via Texting
By Mark Alesia, IndyStar.com, September 13, 2006

The NCAA is grappling with the latest recruiting tool, that of text messaging, amid concerns that it’s too costly and invasive. NCAA rules regulate phone calls and the type of material that can be mailed through the U.S. Postal Service; for instance, overnight mail is prohibited. But coaches are allowed to send unlimited text messages and e-mails to recruits after they’ve started their junior year of high school.

The NCAA is considering two proposals. One, from the Ivy League, would eliminate text messaging altogether. The other, from an NCAA subcommittee on recruiting, would limit text messaging from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the weekend. Neither could become a rule until April 2007.

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