Originally Posted by Anonymous
CageSage, do the recruiting rules/restrictions change for D1 programs once a recruit verbally commits to a school? Are contact restrictions eased between the school and the recruit who has verbally committed to that school?
Let's first be crystal clear about the term verbal commitment as defined on Page 22 by the NCAA in their document :

NCAA College Bound Student Athlete Guide - 2012/2013 (3.5MB, PDF Format)

Verbal commitment : This phrase is used to describe a collegebound student-athlete's commitment to a school before he or she signs (or is able to sign) a National Letter of Intent. A collegebound student-athlete can announce a verbal commitment at any time. While verbal commitments have become very popular for both college-bound student-athletes and coaches, this "commitment" is NOT binding on either the college-bound student-athlete or the college or university. Only the signing of the National Letter of Intent accompanied by a financial aid agreement is binding on both parties.

When you carefully examime the document, there is no legal standing assigned to a Verbal Commitment. Therefore, all of the standard NCAA Recruiting Rules and Restrictions remain in effect even after a verbal commitment.