Is the NCAA dead period set to end on April 15th or will it be extended again?

Is it possible the NCAA could extend the dead period once again? It certainly is as they get set to convene next week.

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It is coming up on a full calendar year since high school prospects have been able to visit college campuses on the schools dime. Back on March 13th of last year, the NCAA imposed a universal dead period that extended through June 20th, but a little more than a month before it was to end, the NCAA extended it once again.

The extensions kept coming, pushing the dates from the initial announcement all the way through April 15th of this year. Now with a scheduled meeting next Wednesday the 17th, another extension of the dead period could be happening once again.

Kevin Wade’s tweet shows that the Football Oversight Committee wants a six week extension of the dead period, again holding off recruits from visiting campuses to meet coaching staffs and tour the facilities.

Will more virtual visits like the one Notre Dame offensive line target Jake Taylor just had yesterday in store?

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It’s obviously not what any college coaching staff wants to do, but the adjustments have been made.

Who this really hurts are the recruits, not having the visit experience that classes in front of them have had. It would make the most sense to test a recruit and a family member of their choice prior to making a trip to see a school. If they’re positive, obviously they wouldn’t be able to go, but if they are in the clear, wear your masks and tour the school and meet with coaches.

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The NCAA has had almost a year to figure out the best way to combat COVID with recruits visiting schools. To me they just seem to be pushing the dead period back and hoping it figures it out on it’s own. Once again, the NCAA and president Mark Emmert are dropping the ball if they opt to extend the dead period, hurting the student-athletes they’re meant to protect.