All institutional staff members represent USF and are subject to NCAA rules. If you have a personal social media account or you run a USF team account, you are responsible for knowing these rules. Treat your personal accounts as if you were posting on an official athletic department site (e.g., gousfbulls.com, @USFAthletics).
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Prior to PSA Signing a National Letter of Intent (NLI), Grant-In-Aid (GIA) or Written Offer of Admission/Deposit:
- PSA’s Age Does Not Matter
- Includes PSA’s Family
- Includes PSA’s Coach
- Does Not Include Any Posts That Reference A Recruiting Service
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“Like” or “Favorite” a PSA’s post or a post about a PSA |
Share or Retweet a PSA’s post or a post about a PSA |
Comment on a PSA’s post or on a post about a PSA |
Tag or Mention a PSA in a post |
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Private messages may only be sent to a PSA once he or she is of age to receive electronic correspondence, which are the following dates:
- Men’s Basketball: June 15 following sophomore year in high school
- All other sports: September 1 of junior year in high school
After a PSA Signs a National Letter of Intent (NLI), Grant-In-Aid (GIA) or Written Offer of Admission/Deposit:
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Friend/Follow a PSA |
Private Message a PSA |
“Like” or “Favorite” a PSA’s post or a post about a PSA |
Share or Retweet a PSA’s post or a post about a PSA |
Comment on a PSA’s post or on a post about a PSA** |
Tag or Mention a PSA in a post** |
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**The lifting of publicity restrictions on social media (commenting/sharing/liking/mentioning) apply only to PSAs who have signed a NLI, GIA or other written commitment with the University of South Florida.
**Posts about, or that include, unsigned PSAs should not be publicized.
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