Daily Compliance Item 4/29/14- 15.5.1.9.1- Initial Summer Aid- Football

Grid Iron is a football student-athlete who will be initially enrolling full-time at Ocean State University (OSU) this fall.  He wants to get a few general requirements out of the way, so Grid has enrolled in a few summer courses at OSU.  Grid will receive an athletic scholarship this summer to cover all of  Grid’s expenses.  Since Grid is receiving athletic aid to attend a summer session, will he be an initial and/or overall counter during the 2014-15 academic year?   Yes for both limits.  NCAA Bylaw 15.5.1.9.1 states that in football, a prospective student-athlete who receives athletically related financial aid during a summer term prior to initial full-time enrollment at the certifying institution shall be an initial and overall counter for the ensuing academic year.  (See Bylaws 15.02.3 and 15.5.6.) (Adopted: 1/14/12)   If Grid is deemed a non-qualifier or decides not to enroll at OSU after the summer session, will he still be an initial and/or overall counter for the 2014-15 academic year?   Yes. Prospective student-athlete who receives athletically related financial aid during a summer term is an initial and overall counter for the next academic year.  This parameter applies even if the prospective student-athlete is a non-qualifier or does not enroll.