NCAA limits number of coaches allowed to hit schools during evaluation period

NCAA rule hits Auburn’s Tiger Prowl

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The en-masse spring recruiting trips by Auburn and other schools have come to an end.

The NCAA passed a rule Thursday allowing a school to send only two coaches to a school on the same day during an evaluation period. NCAA spokeswoman Stacey Osburn says it is effective immediately and originated with the Big East Conference.

Groups of Auburn assistants have done the so-called “Tiger Prowl” to state and area high schools in limousines the past two springs. Auburn has also used a bus for fan events during the jaunts this spring, though not for campus visits.

The NCAA didn’t mention Auburn directly but notes multiple coaches often visit schools “in limousines and extravagant buses” and that the visits are as much to make a splash as to evaluate prospects.