According to their office a player coming in for the spring is only there for that current academic year which at that point is for half the year. So the NLI can not be applied. Once a prospect has enrolled they are no longer considered a prospect but a student athlete. At that point they will be offered a scholarship as a returning player not as a prospect. Remember a NLI is a contract between the player and the school. Mainly for the school to honor the offer, so the player can not play elsewhere, without penalties, and no other school can recruit them. Once they enroll in January as a student athlete no other school may contact them.