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.

Playing and Practice Restrictions In and Out of Season

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.

NCAA Bylaw 17.1.6.2 Weekly Hour Limitations-Outside of Playing Season:

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.

Amateur Status

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;