No mor txt for u.

That could soon be the message from the NCAA to college coaches.

The NCAA Division I management council has recommended a ban on all electronically transmitted correspondence, specifically directed at eliminating text messaging from recruiting.

"As long as everybody's on the same page," UT football coach Phillip Fulmer said Wednesday, "I don't think it's a problem for us. It was a great way for us to communicate."

Fulmer, who admits to being an avid "texter", was a bit surprised by the committee's recommendation. Fulmer said he expected text messaging -- such as in-person visits and phone calls -- to be restricted but not banned.

"That's what I thought would happen," he said of limited text messaging, "but I just think they thought that would be very hard to legislate."

Kate Hickey, the NCAA management council's chairwoman, told The Associated Press, "I think student-athletes wanted to see this eliminated for their own sanity. And to get rid of some of these bills."

Those sometime exorbitant bills were often a surprise to juniors entering the recruiting process. In those cases, prospects often bought a text-messaging package from cell phone providers, if they didn't have one already.

Former UT assistant basketball coach Kerry Keating, who was named basketball coach at Santa Clara last week, said his peers need to contact recruits through modern means such as text messaging -- the same way teenagers often chat with friends and family -- to build relationships.

The NCAA's Student-Athlete Advisory Council, which represents college athletes, complained that the number of text messages had become intrusive and costly.

The NCAA also said it was concerned about the loophole text messaging created. Coaches were allowed to contact recruits via their cell phone when actual phone calls were not permitted.

Fulmer said he was pleased with his staff's utilization of text messaging since it became so prominent over the past few years. Now UT's recruiting attack likely will be forced to change.

"I can't think of anything that was such a big part of recruiting that suddenly wasn't there," Fulmer said.

The ban must be approved by the Board of Directors on April 26. If passed, the ban would go into effect in August. Typically, the board passes such recommendations, but if it's delayed or rejected, coaches would revert to their previous policy of no limits.

E-mails and faxes would be exempt from the new rule but would be limited by current NCAA guidelines.

Hickey said the all-or-nothing approach was enacted, in part, to stay ahead of emerging technology.

"It's something we're all going to be cognizant of," Fulmer said.