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C/O 2028 Recruiting Rules
Current Rules
Division 1 men’s wrestling NCAA recruiting rules:
Any time: Athletes can receive recruiting materials from college coaches, such as camp brochures, nonathletic institutional publications and NCAA educational materials published by the NCAA.
June 15 after sophomore year: Coaches can make calls and send athletes all forms of private electronic correspondence, including text messages, instant messages, direct messages and emails, as well as all recruiting materials. Coaches can also call athletes at this point.
August 1 before junior year: Athletes can begin taking unofficial visits and official visits to schools.
August 1 before junior year: The NCAA recruiting rules allow coaches to conduct off-campus contact with athletes at their residence or school.
Coaches can take seven recruiting opportunities (contacts and evaluations combined) per recruit starting August 1 before junior year. Beginning June 15 before the athlete’s junior year of high school, no more than three of the seven opportunities may be contacts each year.
Proposed Rules (Not Yet Adopted)
April 1st during Junior Year: Coaches can make calls and send athletes all forms of private electronic correspondence, including text messages, instant messages, direct messages and emails, as well as all recruiting materials. Coaches can also call athletes at this point.
June 15 during/after junior year: The NCAA recruiting rules allow coaches to conduct off-campus contact with athletes at their residence or school.
August 15 before/during senior year: Athletes can begin taking official visits to schools.
Thread Replies (14)
James Green stuff probably breaks officially.**
-- ElbertoHokie
May 04, 2026 at 10:26 AM ET
ElbertoHokie
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05/04/26 10:26 AM ET
Doubt there is any ambiguity for the kids we're recruiting
-- donjfs3
May 04, 2026 at 12:38 PM ET
donjfs3
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05/04/26 12:38 PM ET
Help me understand the recruiting changes for C/O 28.
-- GoFightingGobblers
May 04, 2026 at 02:50 PM ET
GoFightingGobblers
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05/04/26 02:50 PM ET
Hokie2000x has the answer, the proposal pushes every step back 9 months
-- donjfs3
May 04, 2026 at 04:04 PM ET
donjfs3
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05/04/26 04:04 PM ET
C/O 2028 Recruiting Rules
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-- Hokie2000x
May 04, 2026 at 03:32 PM ET
Hokie2000x
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05/04/26 03:32 PM ET
The proposed changes compress the timeline too much for the kids**
-- UpperQuad
May 04, 2026 at 04:37 PM ET
UpperQuad
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05/04/26 04:37 PM ET
Protecting Athletes and the Schools
-- Hokie2000x
May 04, 2026 at 04:44 PM ET
Hokie2000x
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05/04/26 04:44 PM ET
Thanks for the info. What is the purpose of the proposed changes?
-- GoFightingGobblers
May 04, 2026 at 04:12 PM ET
GoFightingGobblers
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05/04/26 04:12 PM ET
Early commitments leading to too many changes
-- donjfs3
May 04, 2026 at 08:43 PM ET
donjfs3
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05/04/26 08:43 PM ET