What happens If a athlete verbally commits to a university but doesn’t sign a NLI ?
Signing an NLI isn't required, and schools can't offer NLIs to non-scholarship athletes. I'm not sure how common it is in lacrosse, but athletes can sign a financial aid agreement for more flexibility instead of an NLI. Maybe that makes sense for an athlete receiving only book money because the NLI is thought to be skewed to favor the school. There is risk in not signing an NLI because a program could pull or change its offer in the meantime, but signing puts an end to the player's recruitment. A player should not sign if he or she has any second thoughts, or if he or she wants to keep the door open for other opportunities.
