‘Hate Doing These’: Recruit Discontentment Boils Over as NCAA Bars Photoshoots on Unofficial Visits

The NCAA is doing serious business trying to keep the paparazzi out of the turf. Photoshoots are becoming increasingly popular during recruiting visits, where potential athletes can pose in team uniforms and flex on social media. But the recent change in the NCAA regulations is provoking mixed emotions on social media.  

Amidst various issues like NIL rules and conference alignment college football players are facing now, the NCAA’s new photoshoot legislation is sparking outrage among some fans. Could this be the end of bomb college football photos on social media? 

No more campus photo shoot for college football

In a news report that was announced, the NCAA has passed legislation that bans photoshoots on unofficial visits. The rule is that no professional photographs will be taken during campus visits. Many people, including writer Nicole Auerbach, took to social media to show their views on this new policy. 

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On Wednesday, the NCAA released a new rule regarding college football photo shoots. It stated, “The Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee introduced legislation into the pilot legislative process to prohibit, during a football prospective student-athlete unofficial visits, institutional involvement in arranging photographs or photographing the prospective student-athlete and those accompanying the prospective student-athlete.”

Nicole Auerbach posted, “The NCAA is also tackling the important stuff: Getting rid of photoshoots for recruits!!” However, the rule does not apply to official visits or parents snapping their own pictures during visits. The Athletic writer further stated that this rule bans “professional photographers and coordinated photoshoots” and won’t “prohibit a mom from taking a photo on their phone of her on his visit.” 

But this news update got two reactions from college football. One half sees the benefit from it, and the bigger half feels this is a pointless update for NCAA college football.  

Mixed emotions among NCAA fans over new legislation

Some people like Matt Brown showed their acceptance of the new photoshoot policy via their X posts. Extra Coins publisher Matt Brown also took to X, saying, “I know everybody is making fun of this, but this just come out of thin air. Coaches and recruiting staffers HATE doing these photoshoots and have complained about the administrative strain that comes from them.“

Nonetheless, the NCAA also received criticism for the change in the rules. A lot of people came up to roast the situation with quotes like, “Still, this is bad optics for the NCAA. The public would much rather see them tackle issues that matter. But this is all we get.” Another fan posted, “Reason no. 1000 the NCAA needs to stop legislating this stuff. Let schools do what they want to do. All ‘no photos’ means is they will all just become videos!!!“

While the photo shoot rule has turned out to be convenient for some who experience the burden from it, the target should be the satisfaction of the public. So, what do you think about this new change in the photo shoot rules? 

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