Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question:
This summer your staff is preparing for official visits during the next academic year. The weekend of the Ohio State football game, you are planning on bringing in your top recruits for next year. The leaves will just be starting to turn, the stadium will be full, and there will be a potential Heisman Trophy winner on the field. It will be the perfect weekend to "sell" your program.
One of your recruits is bringing both sets of parents - her mom and dad are now remarried to other people. Another recruit is coming with her mom and brother. How many complimentary admissions will each recruit receive to attend the football game?
Answer:
Proposal No. 2000-57 which was just recently passed becomes effective August 1, 2001. This limits an institution to providing a prospect and his/her guests on an official visit three comp admissions. There is no exception for step-parents. Thus, if a prospect has two step-parents that accompany his or her biological parents on an official visit - only two of the parents, plus the student could receive comp admits. The other two would have to purchase tickets per 13.7.5.2.3. On the other hand, a brother, grandparent, aunt, uncle, friend, etc. could receive one of the comp admits - like on an unofficial visit.
Apparently, the step-parent issue was raised with the sponsors of the legislation, but they felt that the legislation would end up benefiting more prospects and did not want to hold up the legislation because of the rare step-parent situation.
So, each recruit on an official visit will now receive three comp admits to Indiana (home) athletics contests - one for the recruit and two for those people accompanying him/her on the visit - just like on an unofficial visit.