NCAA suspends limits on official visits for football
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Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff Writer
The NCAA issued a blanket waiver Friday suspending the limit on the number of official visits college football programs are permitted to host in a given cycle.
The waiver, announced in an NCAA statement, is effective immediately and applies to the current recruiting cycle that began April 1 and runs to March 31, 2025.
The change was made at the request of the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision committee with the intention of giving member institutions “additional flexibility to address the impact of recent changes in NCAA legislation.”
The announcement cited changes to the NCAA’s rules on eligibility for undergraduate four-year college transfers among the developments. The decision also comes as college sports prepares for an overhaul via the impending House settlement, which is set to grant roughly $2.8 billion in damages to former and current college athletes, clearing the path for athletes to be paid directly by schools. A final hearing to approve the settlement is set for April 7, 2025.
Under previous NCAA recruiting rules, schools were permitted to host an unlimited number of unofficial visits but capped at 70 official visits in each cycle. While unofficial visits are financed by prospective athletes, official visits are sponsored in full or in part by the hosting university. The previous limit had been in place since December 2022.
The NCAA’s decision comes after the organization approved the immediate elimination of the national letter of intent program Oct. 9, scrapping the binding agreement between prospective athletes and college programs that had existed since 1964. The NLI is expected to be replaced by a new financial aid agreement, likely tied to a contract related to an impending revenue-sharing model across college athletics.
Decision-makers have also mulled changes to the college football recruiting calendar in the past year, with the Collegiate Commissioners Association opting against a formal vote to approve the addition of a summer high school signing period in June.
The early signing period for the 2025 cycle opens Dec. 4, followed by the traditional signing period starting Feb. 5, 2025.
TORONTO — Cleveland Guardians star Jose Ramirez was back in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays, two days after the third baseman left in the third inning because of a mild right ankle sprain.
The six-time All-Star was injured when he stumbled and fell while crossing first base on an infield single. Ramirez went down after being struck in the back by a throw from Blue Jays right-hander Chris Bassitt.
Ramirez was batting third Sunday against right-hander Bowden Francis.
Ramírez sat out Saturday when Cleveland beat Toronto 5-3. He went 2 for 2 before departing Friday, boosting his average to .274. He has five home runs and 15 RBIs in 31 games.
In last Thursday’s 4-3 victory over Minnesota, Ramirez became the first primary third baseman to reach 250 homers and 250 stolen bases.
The New York Mets transferred Danny Young to the 60-day injured list on Sunday after team doctors recommended Tommy John surgery for the left-handed reliever.
Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Sunday that the team is awaiting a decision from Young about the next step. The 30-year-old Young had been placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with an elbow sprain.
Young has appeared in 10 games this season, with a 4.32 ERA and 13 strikeouts over 8 1/3 innings. His most recent appearance came April 26. He pitched in 42 games in 2024, going 4-1 with a 4.52 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 37 2/3 innings.
Between Young’s injury and the left lat injury suffered last week by A.J. Minter, the Mets will be without their primary left-handed relievers for a significant length of time.
The Mets on Sunday called up right-hander Blade Tidwell from Triple-A Syracuse to make his major league debut in Game 1 on their doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Right-hander Austin Warren was optioned to Syracuse and appointed as the 27th player for both games of the doubleheader.
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