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With a new NCAA rule change, Jerry Kill will be able to provide on-field instruction to Vanderbilt football players in the fall.
Kill, who resigned from his post as New Mexico State head coach in December 2023 and then joined the Commodores’ staff as the chief consultant to the head coach a month later, was not among the program’s 11 countable coaches. Under the old rules, only those 11 coaches could take part in on-field instruction or recruit off campus.
The new rules, which were approved Tuesday and will be finalized Wednesday, allow for any staff member to provide “technical and tactical instruction” during practices and games, according to a news release. The restrictions on off-campus recruiting will still apply to anyone outside the 11 countable coaches, including Kill.
Beyond Kill, the Commodores have 10 staffers with titles of analyst, quality control, consultant or graduate assistant. All of these coaches also will be able to take part in on-field coaching.
In addition to the removed restrictions on on-field coaching, the NCAA also removed cannabis as a banned drug for football, meaning that the NCAA will no longer suspend players who test positive for cannabis.
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Unlimited visits for basketball, baseball programs
Previously, basketball and baseball programs were limited in how many players they could host on official visits per year. That restriction has been removed, allowing men’s and women’s basketball and baseball teams to host an unlimited number of players on official visits.
Players also formerly were limited on the number of official visits they could take, but that rule was changed in 2023 to allow them visits to an unlimited number of schools, though they can visit only once per school unless the school has a…
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Author : The Tennessean
Publish date : 2024-06-26 18:47:41
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