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“There’s schools here in north central Iowa that put great, big huge billboards in other school (districts) to say ‘Hey, come to our school.’ That happens all the time,” Tharp said. “Any high school in the state of Iowa can recruit.”

While there are no restrictions against recruiting, there are major penalties for any athletics programs found giving undue influence to student-athletes from other schools.

“(Undue influence is) more along the lines of saying ... we’ll make sure we’ll get your parents both jobs, we’ll guarantee that you’re going to start for us,” Tharp said. “(Our focus) is not necessarily recruitment but more on undue influence.”

Tharp is fully aware of the apparent loophole within the open enrollment system, and personally calls for an extension of the ineligibility period to 180 school days, forcing athletes to sit out entire seasons before becoming eligible the following year.

“If it was a whole calendar year then (athletes) would have to sit out all of those sports, and you would see how serious and really bad it is for these transfers,” Tharp said. “I know there are some athletic directors around the state that have that sentiment, and I think they feel that would stop a lot of issues.”
 
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