NCAA Division I Council Votes to Extend Dead Period to May 31

Recruits won't be able to officially visit schools for the remainder of the spring, thanks to the latest ruling from the NCAA.

Unfortunately, things aren't getting better any time soon for high school football recruits that are hoping to get on campuses.

The NCAA Division I Council voted on Wednesday to extend the recruiting dead period to May 31. The dead period was previously scheduled to end on April 15. This legislation is in line with the previous recommendation put forth by the Division I Football Oversight Committee last week.

It appears The Athletic's Nicole Auerbach was the first to report the news.

“After careful consideration of all available information, the Council agreed that an extension of the dead period through May 31 was necessary,” said Council chair M. Grace Calhoun, athletics director at Pennsylvania. “However, there is a strong commitment to use the next several weeks to outline the transition plan back to recruiting activities post June 1 and to provide those plans to prospective student-athletes, their families and the NCAA membership no later than April 15.”

The current dead period went into effect on March 13, 2020, which was the day after the NCAA suspended all winter and spring sports because of the pandemic. It also means that if Ohio State holds its spring game on April 17 as they intend to do, no recruits in the Class of 2022 or Class of 2023 would be able to attend.

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It also means that the nation's most highly-recruited defensive player in the Class of 2021 - J.T. Tuimoloau - won't be able to officially visit Ohio State before the end of May. JTT's father said last month that his son wouldn't be committing to a school until April at the earliest. The Buckeyes are still considered the front-runners in his recruitment, but he is also considering Alabama, Washington, Oregon and USC.

However, this doesn't mean that prospects can't visit campuses on their own dime or in an unofficial capacity. They just won't have access to other coaches and the facilities when they do so.

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