There's a new SLR blanket waiver to allow, for the 2008-09 academic year, recruited and nonrecruited student-athletes to engage in countable athletically related activities, except for competition, beyond the 14-day and 45-day limits noted in NCAA Bylaws 12.1.1.1.3.1 and 12.1.1.1.3.2.
In part, this waiver is meant to help clear the expected backlog of amateurism certification cases at the NCAA Eligibility Center.