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compliance guidelines for fans
The University of Nebraska Athletic Department takes great pride in abiding
by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Big Ten
Conference rules and guidelines that govern Division I competition. For
the benefit of the many alumni, fans and booster club members who are
so active in supporting and assisting the Huskers throughout the year, we
would like to remind everyone of a few definitions and rules that apply to
all athletic representatives and boosters.
NCAA PRINCIPLES
Institutional Control
It is the responsibility of the University of Nebraska to control its intercollegiate
athletic program in compliance with the rules and regulations of the NCAA.
Responsibility
The University of Nebraska’s responsibility for the conduct of its program
includes responsibility for the actions of its staff members and for the
actions of any other individual, booster or organization engaged in activities
promoting the athletic interests of the institution.
Compliance
The University of Nebraska must monitor its program to assure compliance
and to identify and report to the NCAA instances in which compliance has
not been achieved. An institution found to have violated NCAA rules is
subject to disciplinary and corrective actions as determined by the NCAA.
Questions and Answers for Fans, Boosters, Alumni and
Representatives of Athletic Interests
DEFINITIONS
Q: What is a booster?
A: Someone who belongs to a University of Nebraska athletic booster club;
promotes or makes financial donations to the athletic department or a specific
Husker team; assists in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes;
employs, gives benefits to, or provides services to a student-athlete, a
prospective student-athlete or the relative/friends of either.
REPRESENTATIVE OF ATHLETIC INTERESTS (I.E., BOOSTERS),
NCAA BYLAW 13
Q: What is a Prospective Student-Athlete?
A: A prospective student-athlete is a student who has started classes for the
ninth grade or above, including students in prep schools and junior colleges
as well as students who have officially withdrawn from a four-year institution
and plan to transfer to another institution. In addition, a student who has
not started classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospective studentathlete if the institution or a Nebraska booster provides the individual or the
individual’s relatives or friends with any financial assistance or benefits that
the institution does not provide to prospective students i