NCAA suspends all recruiting through April 15

The NCAA is suspending on-campus and off-campus recruiting for all sports through April 15.

In the wake of the coronavirus threat, the NCAA has taken measures to mitigate any risks associated with the virus, and that now includes recruiting. The NCAA recently canceled remaining winter and spring championships, while some conferences have made decisions to further cancel competition. 

That includes the Big Ten, which has suspended all athletic competition through April 6. 

Suspending recruiting is one more measure the NCAA is  putting in place to reduce the risk of exposure to the virus. The suspension eliminates unofficial visits at least through April 15.

If the suspension is lifted on April 15, the football recruiting calendar would then go into an evaluation period, as planned, where coaches will be able to travel off campus and conduct in-person evaluations.

The football recruiting calendar is currently in a quiet period, which means prospects are normally allowed to visit campuses but coaches are not able to make any contact off campus. That has changed because of the suspension, as have the rules that would normally allow junior recruits to take official visits in the first two weeks of April. 

Men's and women's basketball, cross country and track, men's golf, lacrosse, women's volleyball and baseball are currently in the middle of a contact period, while softball is in an evaluation period.