NCAA Bylaw 13.01.4 prohibits a booster from "making in-person, on- or off-campus recruiting contacts, or written or telephonic communications with a prospect or the prospect's relatives or legal guardians."
Thus, NO written, telephonic or in-person communication is permitted between a recruit and a booster of an NCAA institution regardless of the medium.
If any fans, boosters, alumni or other supporters of USC have any contact (e.g., in-person, instant message, Twitter, Facebook or My Space, text message, e-mail, fax) with a recruit, especially to encourage their attendance at USC, there could be serious consequences such as:
- USC would have an NCAA violation to report to the NCAA enforcement staff;
- The recruit would become ineligible to participate in athletics at USC, and before any of the Trojan coaches could continue to contact the recruit, USC would have to rule him/her ineligible and then seek reinstatement through the NCAA office; and
- The fan/booster/alumni involved could jeopardize their standing with the USC athletic department.
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