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2007 Official/Unoffical Visits

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Official/Unofficial Visits for Class of 2007 (archived thread)

February 10th
2008 CB Johnny Adams (Akron, OH) - unofficial

February 25th
2007 DB Devon Torrence (Canton, OH) - unofficial
2008 RB Devoe Torrence (Canton, OH) - unofficial
2008 OL Josh Jenkins (Vienna, West Virginia) - unofficial
2008 QB Terrelle Pryor (Jeannete, Pennsylvania) - unofficial
2008 OL Mike Adams (Dublin, OH) - unofficial
2008 WR Jake Stoneburner (Dublin, OH) - unofficial
2008 K Ben Buchanan (Westerville, OH) - unofficial
2009 WR Desmar Jackson (Warren, OH) - unofficial

March 10th
2008 OL Mike Adams (Dublin, OH) - unofficial
2008 OH WR D.J. Woods (Strongsville, OH) - unofficial
2008 WR Jake Stoneburner (Dublin, OH) - unofficial
2008 WR Devier Posey (Cincinnati, OH) - unofficial
2008 LB Andrew Sweat (Washington, Pennsylvania) - unofficial
2008 OL Michael Brewster (Orlando, Florida) - unofficial
2008 K Ben Buchanan (Westervillle, OH) - unofficial
2008 TE Brandon Moore (Trotwood, OH) - unofficial
2008 WR Cordale Scott (Cleveland, OH) - unofficial
2008 OL Elliot Mealer (Wauseon, OH) - unofficial
2008 ATH Sal Battles (Youngstown, OH) - unofficial
2008 OL Josh Jenkins (Parkersburg, West Virginia) - unofficial

March 30th - April 1st
2008 DT Garrett Goebel (Lombard, Illinois) - unofficial
2008 OL Nick Adamle (Wheaton, Illinois) - unofficial
2008 DT Chad Maynard (Lancaster, OH) - unofficial
2008 DE Kevin Koger (Toledo, OH) - unofficial

April 5th
2008 LB Shayne Hale (Monroeville, PA) - unofficial
2008 CB Cameron Saddler (Monroeville, PA) - unofficial
2009 WR Corey Brown (Monroeville, PA) - unofficial
2009 LB Dorian Bell (Monroeville, PA) - unofficial
2009 DE B.J. Stevens (Monroeville, PA) - unofficial

April 11th
2008 TE Ryan Wallace (Bowling Green, KY) - unofficial

April 21st (Spring Game)
2004 QB Joe Bauserman (Tallahassee, Florida) - unofficial
2008 OL J.B. Shugarts (Klein, Texas) - unofficial
2008 OL Mike Adams (Dublin, OH) - unofficial
2008 WR Jake Stoneburner (Dublin, OH) - unofficial
2008 OL Michael Brewster (Orlando, Florida) - unofficial
2008 DL Shawntel Rowell (Cleveland, OH) - unofficial
2008 WR Cordale Scott (Cleveland, OH) - unofficial
2008 DB Berchard Hines (Cleveland, OH) - unofficial
2008 LB Andrew Sweat (Washington, Pennsylvania) - unofficial
2008 LB Brendan Beal (Roxbury, New Jersey) - unofficial
2008 ATH Sal Battles (Youngstown, OH) - unofficial
2008 QB Domonick Britt (Trotwood, OH) - unofficial
2008 OL Isaac Anderson (Upper Sandusky, OH) - unofficial
2008 DE Nathan Williams (Washington Court House, OH) - unofficial
2008 ATH Isaiah Pead (Columbus, OH) - unofficial
2008 LB Michael Zordich (Youngstown, OH) - unofficial
2008 OL Josh Jenkins (Parkersburg, West Virginia) - unofficial
2008 DB D'Anton Lynn (Celina, Texas) - unofficial
2008 WR C.J. Thomas (Frederick, Maryland) - unofficial
2008 RB Ryan Nathan (Lima, OH) - unofficial
2008 ATH DeAndre Preaster (Utica, NY) - unofficial

May 19th
2008 LB Andrew Sweat (Washingont, PA) - unofficial

June 2nd
208 WR Jeffrey Fuller (McKinney, TX) - unofficial

Summer Camp
2008 QB MarQueis Gray (Indianapolis, Indiana) - 6/6
2008 DL Garrett Goebel (Lombard, Illinois) - 6/6
2008 WR LaVarus Williams (Indianapolis, Indiana) - 6/6
2008 S E.J. Woods (Encino, California) - 6/6
2009 WR Kevin Cummings (Encino, California) - 6/6
2008 WR Je'Ron Stokes (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) - 6/6
2008 LB Steve Gardiner (Dublin, OH) - 6/6
2008 DB Alex Gedeon (Hudson, OH)
2008 OL Mike Adams (Dublin, OH)
2008 QB Zack Stoudt (Dublin, OH)
2008 WR Jake Stoneburner (Dublin, OH)
2008 DL Shawntel Rowell (Cleveland, OH)
2008 WR Cordale Scott (Cleveland, OH)
2008 DB Berchard Hines (Cleveland, OH)
2008 DL Dawawn Whitner (Cleveland, OH)
2008 LB Taylor Hill (Youngstown, OH)
2008 OL Chip Robinson (Middletown, OH)
2008 WR Phillip Barnett (Middletown, OH)
2008 LB Mike Spooner (Lakewood, OH)
2008 LB Justin Staples (Lakewood, OH)
2008 ATH Isaiah Pead (Columbus, OH)
2008 OL Matt Mihalik (Cleveland, OH)
2008 TE Ryan Wallace (Bowling Green, Kentucky)
2008 LB Luke Kelly (Cincinnati, OH)
2008 DB D.J. Woods (Strongsville, OH)
2008 ATH Johnny Adams (Akron, OH)
2008 OL Jake Current (Troy, OH)
2008 TE Jake Byrne (Rogers, Arkansas) ???
2008 DB Darrell Simmons (College Park, Georgia) ???
2008 LB Nick Schneider (Cincinnati, OH) ???
2008 WR Aaron Boyd (Lexington, Kentucky) ???
2008 WR Teddy Robb (Canal Fulton, OH)
2008 OL Blaec Walker (Middletown, OH)
2008 OL Nick Scott (Bedford, OH)
2008 S Jeremy Ebert (Hilliard, OH)
2008 LB Brandon Smith (New Brunswick, New Jersey)
2008 RB Jonas Gray (Detroit, Michigan)
2008 DE Quinton Coples (Kinston, North Carolina)
2008 RB Ryan Nathan (Lima, OH)
2008 LB Steven Filer (Chicago, Illinois) -not participating-
2008 OL Neal Deiters (Elmhurst, Illinois)
2009 WR Ricardo Duncan (Lima, OH)
2008 DE James Harvey (Cochranton, Pennsylvania)
2008 LB Danny Trevathan (Leesburg, Florida)
2008 DB Ahmed Shakoor (Stone Mountain, Georgia)
2008 DL Chandler Burden (Cincinnati, OH)
2008 WR Fred Smith (Detroit, Michigan)
2008 DE Rickey Spertt (Detroit, Michigan)
2008 WR Michael Floyd (St. Paul, Minnesota)
2008 WR Lamaar Thomas (Fort Wasington, Maryland)
2009 LB Storm Klein (Newark, OH)
2009 DL John Simon (Youngstown, OH)
2008 QB Terrelle Pryor (Jeannette, Pennsylvania)
2008 RB Devoe Torrence (Canton, OH)
2008 OL Michael Brewster (Orlando, Florida)
2008 LB Brandon Beachum (Youngstown, OH)
2008 LB Andrew Sweat (Washington, Pennsylvania)
2008 OL J.B. Shugarts (Klein, Texas)
2008 WR Devier Posey (Cincinnati, OH)
2008 DE Nathan Williams (Washington Court House, OH)
2009 QB Tate Forcier (San Diego, California)
2009 LB Mike Marrow (New Albany, OH)
2008 RB Troy Gilmer (Huber Heights, OH)
2009 RB Devin Gfeller (Russell, Kansas)

July 8th
2008 TE Blake Ayles (Orange, California)

July 10th
2008 TE Kevin Koger (Toledo, OH)

July 19th
2008 OL Josh Jenkins (Parkersburg, West Virginia)

September 1st (Youngstown State)
2008 CB D. J. Woods (Strongsville)
2009 LB Adam Homan (Coldwater)
2009 RB Derrell Mason (Youngstown Ursuline)
2009 QB Devontae Payne (Cleveland South)
2009 OL Nate Klatt (Canal Fulton)

September 8th (Akron)
2008 OL Josh Jenkins (Parkersburg, West Virginia)
2008 OL Mike Adams (Dublin Coffman)
2008 WR Jake Stoneburner (Dublin Coffman)
2008 WR DeVier Posey (Cincinnati Princeton)
2009 DL John Simon (Youngstown Mooney)
2009 QB Devontae Payne (Cleveland South)
2009 LB Storm Klein (Newark Licking Valley)
2009 WR Chris Fields (Painesville Harvey)
2009 RB Hersey Jackson (Allendale, Michigan)
2009 OL Kyle Koehne (Indianapolis, Indiana)

September 22 (Northwestern)
2008 WR Jake Stoneburner (Dublin Coffman)
2008 OL Mike Adams (Dublin Coffman)
[strike]2008 OL Josh Jenkins (Parkersburg, West Virginia)[/strike]
2008 OL Michael Brewster (Orlando, Florida)
2008 OL Zebrie Sanders (Clayton Northmont)
2008 OL Tim German (Newark Licking Valley)
2009 TE Anthony Talbert (Cincinnati Winton Woods)
2008 DL Nathan Williams (WCH Miami Trace)
2008 PK Ben Buchanan (Westerville Central)
2008 ATH Orhian Johnson (Boca Ciega, Florida)
2008 ATH Isaiah Pead (Columbus Eastmoor)
2008 ATH Lamaar Thomas (Fort Washington, Maryland) - official

October 13 (Kent State)
2009 DL Melvin Fellows (Garfield Heights, OH)
2009 RB Anthony Urbania (Cleveland, OH)
2008 LB Steve Greer (Solon, OH)

October 20 (Michigan State)
[strike]2008 DT Justin Thompson (Torrance, California) - official[/strike]
[strike]2008 OL WR Jeffrey Fuller (McKinney, Texas) - official[/strike]
2008 LB Etienne Sabino (Miami, Florida) - official
2008 CB Travis Howard (Miami, Florida) - official
2008 OL Michael Brewster (Orlando, Florida)
2008 ATH Orhian Johnson (Gulfport, Florida)
2009 QB Craig Crawford (Huntington, West Virginia)

November 3rd (Wisconsin)
[strike]2008 OL Josh Jenkins (Parkersburg, West Virginia)[/strike]
2008 DE Whitney Mercilus (Akron Garfield)
2008 WR DeVier Posey (Cincinnati LaSalle)
2009 TE Stephen Plein (Canton, Georgia)
2008 OL Michael Brewster (Orlando, Florida) - official
2008 OL J.B. Shugarts (Klein, Texas) - official
2008 QB Terrelle Pryor (Jeannette, Pennsylvania) - official
2008 DT Brandon Thompson (Thomasville, Georgia) - official

December 1st
2008 TE Nic DiLillo (Madison, Ohio) - official

December 8th
2008 OL Josh Jenkins (Parkersburg, West Virginia) - official
2008 OL Mike Adams (Dublin Coffman) - official
2008 DE Keith Wells (Gainesville, Georgia) - official
2008 ATH Cordale Scott (Cleveland Glenville) - official
2008 DL Shawntel Rowell (Cleveland Glenville) - official
2008 WR Jake Stoneburner (Dublin Coffman) - official
2008 LB/DE Shayne Hale (Pittsburgh Gateway) - official
2008 WR DeVier Posey (Cincinnati LaSalle) - official
2008 P/K Ben Buchanan (Westerville Central) - official
2008 LB Andrew Sweat (Washington, Pennsylvania) - official
 
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At the request of NJ-Buckeye, here is what is covered for an official visit versus and unofficial:

Official visit (as defined by Guide for the College-Bound Student-Athlete):

Any visit to a college campus by you and your parents paid for by the college. The college may Pay for the following expenses:
* Your transportation to and from the college;
* Room and meals (three per day) while you are visiting the college; and
* Reasonable entertainment expenses, including three complimentary admissions to a home athletics contest
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Official visits are allowed beginning the opening day of classes your senior year. Student-athletes are limited to one official visit per college and up to a maximum of five official vists to Division I and II colleges.

An unofficial visit is defined as:

Any visit by you and your parents to a college campus paid for by you or your parents. The only expenses you may receive from the college is three complimentary admissions to a home atletics contest. You may make as many unofficial visits as you like and may take those visits at any time. The only time you cannot talk with a coach during an unofficial visit is during the dead period.

Further explanation can be found here in this guide for Division I college football coaches.

LINK

As for the actual rules...I am just going to hit the high points. Here is some more interesting information, directly from the by-laws:

OFFICIAL VISITS

13.6.2.4 Visit to Off-Campus Contest
An institution may not provide a prospective student-athlete with transportation to attend an off-campus contest outside a 30-mile radius of the member institution's main campus. However, if an institution is required to play all of its home games in a given sport at a site located in a community other than its own because of conditions beyond its own control (e.g., fire, windstorm, earthquake or other disaster), the Management Council, by a two-thirds majority of its members present and voting, may grant permission to the institution to consider games played at the substitute site as on-campus competition. Violations of this bylaw shall be considered institutional violations per Constitution 2.8.1; however, such violations shall not affect the prospective student-athlete's eligibility.

13.6.2.5 Visit While Competing in Open Event
A host institution may pay the expenses of a recruited prospective student-athlete to participate in an established "open" event, provided the expenses of all other competitors in that event are paid; the expenses are not paid from athletics department (nonmeet) funds; and the expenses of the prospective student-athlete are limited to actual transportation, room and board. This trip shall be considered the one paid visit to the institution's campus with the prospective student-athlete remaining no more than 48 hours.

13.6.2.6 Number of Official Visits -- Institutional Limitation
The total number of official visits a member institution may provide prospective student-athletes in the following sports on an annual basis (August 1 through July 31) shall be limited to:
(a) Football -- 56.
(b) Basketball -- 12.
(c) Baseball -- 25.

13.6.2.6.5 Multiple-Sport Prospective Student-Athletes
A prospective student-athlete in football and one or more other sports (including basketball or baseball) shall be counted against the visit limitation in football. A prospective student-athlete in basketball and one or more other sports (other than football) shall be counted against the visit limitation in basketball. A prospective student-athlete in baseball and one or more other sports (other than football or basketball) shall be counted against the visit limitation in baseball.

13.6.3 Length of Official Visit
An official visit to an institution shall not exceed 48 hours. A prospective student-athlete may remain in the locale in which the institution is located after the permissible 48-hour period for reasons unrelated to the official visit, provided that at the completion of the 48-hour visit, the individual departs the institution's campus, and the institution does not pay any expenses thereafter, including the cost of return transportation to the prospective student-athlete's home.

13.6.5 Accommodations on Official Visit
A prospective student-athlete on an official visit shall be provided lodging and take meals as regular students normally do. Local commercial facilities may be used but at a scale comparable to that of normal student life and only within a 30-mile radius of the institution's campus. Lodging may not include special accessories (e.g., jacuzzis, suites) that are not available generally to all guests residing at the establishment.

13.6.6 Entertainment/Tickets on Official Visit
13.6.6.1 General Restrictions
An institution may provide entertainment, which may not be excessive, on the official visit only for a prospective student-athlete and the prospective student-athlete's parents [or legal guardian(s)] or spouse and only within a 30-mile radius of the institution's main campus. Entertainment and contact by representatives of the institution's athletics interests during the official visit are prohibited. It is not permissible to entertain other relatives or friends (including dates) of a prospective student-athlete at any time at any site.

13.6.6.2 Complimentary Admissions
During the official visit, a maximum of three complimentary admissions to a home athletics event at any facility within a 30-mile radius of the institution's main campus in which the institution's intercollegiate team practices or competes may be provided to a prospective student-athlete. Such complimentary admissions are for the exclusive use of the prospective student-athlete and those persons accompanying the prospective student-athlete on the visit and must be issued only through a pass list on an individual-game basis. Such admissions may provide seating only in the general seating area of the facility utilized for conducting the event. Providing seating during the conduct of the event (including intermission) for the prospective student-athlete or those persons accompanying the prospective student-athlete in the facility's press box, special seating box(es) or bench area is specifically prohibited.

13.6.6.2.1 Conference Tournaments
A member institution may not provide complimentary admissions to a prospective student-athlete for a postseason conference tournament. The prospective student-athlete may purchase tickets only in the same manner as any other member of the general public.

13.6.6.2.2 NCAA Championships or Other Postseason Contests
The provision of complimentary or reduced-cost admissions to prospective student-athletes for an NCAA championship (all rounds) or other postseason contests (e.g., bowl game, NAIA or NIT championship) constitutes excessive entertainment and is prohibited.

13.6.6.3 Parking
An institution may arrange special on-campus parking for prospective student-athletes during an official visit.

13.6.6.4 Cash to Prospective Student-Athlete
The institution or representatives of its athletics interests shall not provide cash to a prospective student-athlete for entertainment purposes.

13.6.6.5.4 Use of Automobile
The institution or representatives of its athletics interests shall not provide an automobile for use by the prospective student-athlete or the student host.

13.6.6.7 Meals on Official Visit
The cost of actual meals, not to exceed three per day, on the official visit for a prospective student-athlete and the prospective student-athlete's parents, legal guardian(s), spouse or children need not be included in the $30-per-day entertainment expense.

13.6.6.7.1 Entertainment at Staff Member's Home
A luncheon, dinner or brunch at the home of an institutional staff member (e.g., the athletics director, a coach, a faculty member or the institution?s president) may be held for a prospective student-athlete on an official visit, provided the entertainment is on a scale comparable to that of normal student life, is not excessive in nature and occurs on only one occasion.

13.6.6.9 Activities
An institution may not arrange miscellaneous, personalized recruiting aids (e.g., personalized jerseys, personalized audio/video scoreboard presentations) and may not permit a prospective student-athlete to engage in any game-day simulations (e.g., running onto the field with the team during pre-game introductions) during an official visit. Personalized recruiting aids include any decorative items and special additions to any location the prospective student-athlete will visit (e.g., hotel room, locker room, coach's office, conference room, arena) regardless of whether or not the items include the prospective student-athlete's name or picture.
 
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