NCAA rules continue to get more and more bizarre.
As of Monday, Aug. 1, college coaches are allowed to interact with recruits on social media, a law passed by the NCAA's legislative council in the spring. Coaches have always been allowed to follow and direct messages recruits. But they are now allowed to publicly interact with them to an extent.
Per NCAA Proposal 2015-48, dubbed the "click don't comment rule," the following changes took effect Monday:
An athletics department staff member may take actions (e.g., "like," "favorite," republish, "tag," etc.) on social media platforms that indicate approval of content on social media platforms that was generated by users of the platforms other than institutional staff members or representatives of an institution's athletics interests.