USF Athletics

The below telephone call rules are not exhaustive.  If you have a question that is not answered below, make sure to contact the Athletic Compliance Office.
 
USF Permissible Callers

• Generally, all telephone calls made to a prospective student-athlete (or the prospective student-athlete’s parents, legal guardians or coaches) must be made by the head coach or one or more of the assistant coaches who count toward the numerical limitations.
• In bowl subdivision football and women’s rowing, such telephone calls also may be made by a graduate assistant coach, provided the coach has successfully completed the coaches’ certification examination.
• A USF staff member may receive telephone calls placed by a Prospect at any time.

Time Period to Make Telephone Calls

• General Rule
  • September 1 at the beginning of the Prospects junior year in high school is the first permissible telephone calls to an individual (or his or her relatives or legal guardians).
• Exceptions
  • Football
    • In football, one telephone call to an individual (or the individual’s relatives or legal guardians) may be made from April 15 through May 31 of the individual’s junior year in high school.
    • Additional telephone calls to an individual (or the individual’s relatives or legal guardians) may not be made before September 1 of the beginning of the individual’s senior year in high school.
      • Thereafter, such telephone contact is limited to once per week outside a contact period, but may be made at the institution’s discretion during a contact period.
  • Men’s Basketball
    • In men’s basketball, telephone calls to an individual (or the individual’s relatives or legal guardians) may not be made before June 15 at the conclusion of the individual’s sophomore year in high school.
      • Thereafter, an institution may make telephone calls to a prospective student-athlete at its discretion.
  • Women’s Basketball—July Evaluation Periods
    • In women’s basketball, during the July evaluation periods, all communication with a Prospect, the Prospect's relatives or legal guardians, the Prospect's coach or any individual associated with the Prospect as a result of the Prospect's participation in basketball, directly or indirectly, is prohibited.
  • Telephone Calls to a Prospective Student-Athlete’s Coach who is the Parent or Legal Guardian of a Prospective Student-Athlete
    • Telephone calls may be placed at the institution’s discretion to a Prospect’s coach who is the parent or legal guardian of a Prospect.

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