| Contact Period |
| Permissible for authorized athletic department staff members to make in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts and evaluations. |
| Dead Period |
| Not permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts or evaluations on- or off-campus or permit official or unofficial visits. |
| Evaluation Period |
| Permissible for authorized athletics department staff to be involved in off-campus activities to assess academic qualifications and playing abililties. No in-person, off-campus recruiting contacts with a prospect are permitted. |
| Quiet Period |
| Permissible to make in-person recruiting contacts only on the member institution's campus. |