student-athletes and walk-ons must be academically and medically certified before receiving equipment or apparel.
Any equipment items not returned or paid for will be billed to the individual student-athlete. This will be considered indebtedness to the University and it will place a hold on your student account. All equipment and athletic apparel issued to a student-athlete must be returned to the athletics department at the end of the sports season or upon dismissal from the team.
NCAA Bylaw 17.1.6.1 Daily and Weekly Hour Limitations-Playing Season: A student-athlete’s participation in a countable athletically related activities shall be limited to a maximum of four hours per day and 20 hours per week.
Outside of the playing season during the academic year, only a student-athlete’s participation in weight-training, conditioning, individual skill instruction and, in football, review of game film shall be permitted. A student-athlete’s participation in such activities shall be limited to a maximum of eight houses per week, of which not more than two hours per week may be spent on individual skill workouts.
NCAA Bylaw 12.1.2: An individual loses amateur status and thus shall not be eligible for intercollegiate competition in a particular sport if the individual:
Following initial full-time collegiate enrollment, uses his or her athletics skill (directly of indirectly) for pay in any form in that sport;
Following initial full-time collegiate enrollment, accepts a promise of pay even if such pay is to be received following completion of intercollegiate athletics participation;
Following initial full-time collegiate enrollment, signs a contract or commitment of any kind to play professional athletics, regardless of its legal enforceability or any consideration received;
Following initial full-time enrollment, receives, directly of indirectly, a salary, reimbursement of expenses r any other form of financial assistance from a professional sports organization based on athletics skill or participation, except as permitted by NCAA rules and regulations;