The rule limiting recruits to five official visits is no more.
The NCAA Division I Council on Thursday removed the limit on official visits prospects can take, part of a series of rules changes approved by the group.
Recruits can officially visit as many schools as their schedule allows, but they are still limited to one official per school, provided there is no head coaching change.
"For young people considering where to go to college, visits to campus — both official and unofficial — are an integral part of the decision-making process," said Lynda Tealer, Florida associate AD and D1 council chair. "This was an opportunity to modernize NCAA rules in a way that provides greater and more meaningful opportunities for prospects going through the recruitment process."
There was no adjustment to the number of official visitors schools can host per year. That number remains 56. The limit will be officially removed on July 1.
Elsewhere, the Division I Council approved a "holistic" student-athlete model requiring all Division I universities to support student-athletes beyond their playing experience.
As currently proposed, the model will require all Division I members to guarantee enhanced support for current and former college athletes, including degree completion funds for 10 years following the conclusion of a student's athletics experience and increased access to medical coverage for athletically related injuries for a minimum of two years following graduation or the completion of their athletics experience.
The model would also require expanded campus-level support for mental health services for student-athletes and increased programming in areas such as mental health; diversity, equity, and inclusion; career preparation; and strength and conditioning (among others), in addition to mandating annual attestation of meeting requirements to provide academic support services, career counseling and life skills programming.
The model must still be approved by the Division I Board of Directors, which meets later this month. If approved, it would go into effect August 2024.
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