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    NOLI Question

    Is it true that unless a player is getting athletic money at a D1 or D2 school, a NOLI is non-binding? I have a kid who is planning on playing at a D2 school and signed a NOLI. He's getting a lot of academic money, but no athletic money. If he was to change his mind, can he go to a different school without NCAA penalty since he's not getting athletic money?

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    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
    Is it true that unless a player is getting athletic money at a D1 or D2 school, a NOLI is non-binding? I have a kid who is planning on playing at a D2 school and signed a NOLI. He's getting a lot of academic money, but no athletic money. If he was to change his mind, can he go to a different school without NCAA penalty since he's not getting athletic money?
    Correct. Only NLI’s are binding. Most schools have what is called an ILI for non-athletic aid. Now while your kid could go elsewhere, it would generally be frowned upon and many schools would not touch a kid who broke a commitment at another school. What if the school decided to cut ties with the kid? Knife cuts both ways. Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.

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      #3
      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
      Correct. Only NLI’s are binding. Most schools have what is called an ILI for non-athletic aid. Now while your kid could go elsewhere, it would generally be frowned upon and many schools would not touch a kid who broke a commitment at another school. What if the school decided to cut ties with the kid? Knife cuts both ways. Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.
      Athletes change their mind all the time. At D2 there are rarely hard feelings most coaches have no problem helping a kid find the right fit

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        #4
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        Correct. Only NLI’s are binding. Most schools have what is called an ILI for non-athletic aid. Now while your kid could go elsewhere, it would generally be frowned upon and many schools would not touch a kid who broke a commitment at another school. What if the school decided to cut ties with the kid? Knife cuts both ways. Just because you can do something, doesn’t mean you should.
        Please. Coaches break their commitments to players all the time - they do it before NLI (not often but they do) or are quick to cut players or get them to quit with no PT. A player getting no athletic $ means the coach isn't that into the player.
        them. Players should do what is best for them academically and athletically. If there's an inkling something isn't right, listen to your gut.

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          #5
          If this is part of an early decision acceptance, then its binding.

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            #6
            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
            If this is part of an early decision acceptance, then its binding.
            To attend the school, not play sports. The NLI is a contract that you get X in exchange to playing, usually for one year at a time. No athletic $ and means no athletic contract

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              #7
              Yes. So I am not sure what the original question is about? On national signing day did the kid just sign an academic aid form? And now he/she wants to go elsewhere? Why sign in the first place if waiting to hear from other schools? The academic aid money is not going to be given to another student if student A doesn’t sign on a specific date.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                Yes. So I am not sure what the original question is about? On national signing day did the kid just sign an academic aid form? And now he/she wants to go elsewhere? Why sign in the first place if waiting to hear from other schools? The academic aid money is not going to be given to another student if student A doesn’t sign on a specific date.
                I think the question was about institutional letters of intent (frequently called ILI’s). They are not binding, but again, if you aren’t getting money, the school isn’t going to force you to sign. They’ll wait in most instances. If your kid signed, they should honor it, and other schools should back off. But kids back out all the time.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                  Yes. So I am not sure what the original question is about? On national signing day did the kid just sign an academic aid form? And now he/she wants to go elsewhere? Why sign in the first place if waiting to hear from other schools? The academic aid money is not going to be given to another student if student A doesn’t sign on a specific date.
                  Because all the kids - even the D3s want to be included in the NLI signing ceremony photos.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                    Because all the kids - even the D3s want to be included in the NLI signing ceremony photos.
                    Signing a NLI is signing a contract the school offers certain things in return for certain things
                    It is a legal doc

                    I get the photo op angle and don’t really have a problem with it as long as it’s not total BS
                    If you are playing at some D3 no issue with you getting your pic taken

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