The National Letter of Intent

The National Letter of Intent (NLI) is a binding agreementbetween a prospective student-athlete and an institution in which the institution agrees to provide a prospective student-athlete who is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules athletics aid for one academic year in exchange for the prospect's agreement to attend the institution for one academic year. All colleges and universities that participate in the NLI program agree to not recruit a prospective student-athlete once he/she signs an NLI with another college or university. Therefore, a prospective student-athlete who signs an NLI should no longer receive recruiting contacts and calls and is ensured an athletics scholarship for one academic year. The NLI must be accompanied by an institutional financial aid agreement. If the student-athlete does not enroll at that institution for a full academic year, he/she may be subject to specific penalties, including loss of a season of eligibility and a mandatory residence requirement.

Please note that the NLI program is not an NCAA national office administered program. It is administered through the Southeastern Conference (SEC) office. Specific questions regarding its application should be directed to the SEC office at (205) 458-3013. Additional information can be obtained through the NLI Program web page" http://www.national-letter.org

Please contact the NCAA membership services staff at (317) 917-6222 if you have further questions

National Letter of Intent


Breach of National Letter of Intent by Student-Athlete prior to initial enrollment, practice and competition in order to attend another institution

If you sign a National Letter of Intent, you are committed to attend that institution for your initial year of collegiate enrollment. If you do not attend the signing institution or attend that institution for less than one academic year, and you enroll in another college that participates in the National Letter of Intent program there may be eligibility ramifications. The basic penalty may preclude you from representing the second college until you have completed two academic years in residence at the latter institution and you may lose two seasons of competition in all sports. For further information, visit the National Letter of Intent Web site or contact the Collegiate Commissioners Association at: Collegiate Commissioners Association 2201 Richard Arrington Blvd. N. Birmingham, AL 35203-1103 (205) 458-3013

Signing Dates

Signing Dates

Signing Dates for the 2005-2006 Academic Year Do not sign prior to 7:00 a.m. (local time) on the following dates or after the final signing date listed for each sport.

Sport Initial Signing Date Final Signing Date Basketball (Early Period) November 10, 2004 November 17, 2004

Basketball (Late Period) April 13, 2005 May 18, 2005

Football (Midyear JC Transfer) December 15, 2004 January 15, 2005

Football (Regular Period) February 2, 2005 April 1, 2005

Field Hockey, Soccer, Men's Water Polo* February 2, 2005 August 1, 2005

All Other Sports(Early Period) November 10, 2004 November 17, 2004 All Other Sports(Late Period) April 13, 2005 August 1, 2005