'Canes with eligibility remaining are not allowed to have any contact with agents without first getting approval from UM. The new rule was put in place this past May:
General Rule
A football student-athlete (or his/her family member) shall not have in-person contact, telephone communication, text message communication, electronic (email) correspondence, written correspondence, communication via a social networking site, and/or contact/communication by any other means with covered individuals before the student-athlete finishes his college football eligibility. Exceptions to this rule may be granted by the Department of Athletics. A student-athlete seeking an exception to this rule must submit the request to the Head Football Coach. A committee including, but not limited to, the Director of Athletics (or designee), Head Football Coach (or designee), and the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance (or designee) will consider the request and render a decision.
I would not expect UM to be lenient on anyone who violates the rule. These are the penalties:
Penalties for Violations of Policy
Any contact and/or communication with covered individuals whether in-person, by telephone, text messaging, electronic (email) correspondence, written correspondence, and/or via a social networking site, or by any other means before a student-athlete completes his college football eligibility (including bowl games) unless an exception is granted violates this policy.
Penalties for violating the policy include, but are not limited to:
· Suspensions from practices and/or games
· Loss of athletic scholarship
· Removal from team
· Other disciplinary measures.
Penalties will be decided by a committee that includes the Director of Athletics (or designee), Head Football coach (or designee), and the Associate Athletic Director for Compliance (or designee). Any penalties imposed by the committee are in addition to penalties imposed by the NCAA.
