[terry]

The NCAA rules say an athlete is considered "recruited" if one of the following occurs:

- The athlete makes an official visit to the school. (An official visit is made at the school's expense. If the athlete pays, it's not an official visit.)

- The coaches visit the athlete in his home (or have a pre-arranged meeting anywhere else off-campus).

- The coaches initiate more than one phone call to the athlete.

- The coaches send the athlete a Letter of Intent form.

As I understand it, Stanford tries to work around those rules with respect to most walk-ons. That means that most walk-ons are not considered "recruited." They can receive normal non-athletic financial aid without having it count against the scholarship limit.

There have been a few cases in which walk-ons were deemed "recruited," often because they made an official visit. Recruited walk-ons can receive normal non-athletic financial aid and it will not count against the scholarship limit until they appear in a game. Once they appear in a game, they become "counters" against the scholarship limit.

[terry]

The NCAA rules say an athlete is considered "recruited" if one of the following occurs:

- The athlete makes an official visit to the school. (An official visit is made at the school's expense. If the athlete pays, it's not an official visit.)

- The coaches visit the athlete in his home (or have a pre-arranged meeting anywhere else off-campus).

- The coaches initiate more than one phone call to the athlete.

- The coaches send the athlete a Letter of Intent form.

As I understand it, Stanford tries to work around those rules with respect to most walk-ons. That means that most walk-ons are not considered "recruited." They can receive normal non-athletic financial aid without having it count against the scholarship limit.

There have been a few cases in which walk-ons were deemed "recruited," often because they made an official visit. Recruited walk-ons can receive normal non-athletic financial aid and it will not count against the scholarship limit until they appear in a game. Once they appear in a game, they become "counters" against the scholarship limit.