The NCAA announced Thursday afternoon that its Division I council has created new rules for official and unofficial visits. Here’s what you need to know:

The main change is that prospects will no longer be restricted to five official visits but will be limited to one official visit per school.

If there is a coaching change, a second official visit can be taken.

The rules will take place this August.

College programs still have a limit of 56 total official visits per year.

The Athletic’s instant analysis:

What this change means for prospects

Prospects with extensive offer lists previously had to weigh closely which programs they would officially visit. Oftentimes, prospects would choose to pay their own way on unofficial visits to schools located closer to their homes in order to preserve official visits for more expensive trips.