New transfer windows approved by NCAA DI Board of Directors
2 years, 3 months ago

New transfer windows approved by NCAA DI Board of Directors

New York Times  

Transfer windows are coming to college sports. The Division I Board of Directors officially voted to approve three notification-of-transfer windows, one each for fall sports, winter sports and spring sports. “The decision to adopt the transfer proposal today reflects the Board’s commitment to enacting transformational changes in college sports,” University of Georgia president and board chair Jere Morehead said in a statement. The new legislation also outlines specific exceptions to the new windows for athletes who experience head coach changes or have athletics aid reduced, canceled or not renewed. The board opted against enacting a new exception to the transfer rules that would allow athletes to transfer multiple times and be immediately eligible.

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NCAA ratifies immediate eligibility for athletes no matter how many times they switch schools
8 months ago

NCAA ratifies immediate eligibility for athletes no matter how many times they switch schools

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — NCAA athletes are now eligible to play immediately no matter how many times they transfer — as long as they meet academic requirements — after the association fast-tracked legislation to fall in line with a recent court order. Transfer windows, which are sport-specific, remain in place and require undergraduate athletes to enter their names into the portal at …

NCAA allows transfers to be immediately eligible, no matter how many times they’ve switched schools
8 months ago

NCAA allows transfers to be immediately eligible, no matter how many times they’ve switched schools

Associated Press  

NCAA athletes will be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times they transfer — as long as they meet academic requirements — after the association fast-tracked legislation Wednesday to fall in line with a recent court order. Transfer windows, which are sport-specific, remain in place and require undergraduate athletes to enter their names into the portal at certain …

Multiple-transfer athletes can play next fall while a lawsuit continues, the NCAA says
9 months, 1 week ago

Multiple-transfer athletes can play next fall while a lawsuit continues, the NCAA says

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With college basketball’s portal season about to tip off, athletes who have transferred multiple times can compete in the next academic year if they meet conditions while a lawsuit continues against the NCAA, the organization said Wednesday. In December, multiple-transfer athletes who were denied the chance to compete immediately were allowed by a federal judge in West …

Multi-time football transfers will be eligible immediately in 2024, NCAA says
1 year ago

Multi-time football transfers will be eligible immediately in 2024, NCAA says

New York Times  

Multi-time transfers in football and other fall sports who transfer before the end of the 2023-24 academic calendar will be immediately eligible to participate in 2024-25, the NCAA clarified this week in guidance sent out to schools. The NCAA said the decision was “the best outcome for multiple-time transfer student-athletes wishing to compete immediately.” “This action provides clarity for student-athletes …

NCAA athletes who’ve transferred multiple times can play through the spring semester, judge rules
1 year ago

NCAA athletes who’ve transferred multiple times can play through the spring semester, judge rules

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — College athletes who have transferred multiple times but were denied the chance to compete immediately can play through the remainder of the academic year, a federal judge ruled Monday. “This is a great day for student athletes — they will finally be able to compete in the sport they love,” West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said …

NCAA agreement to allow multi-transfer winter, spring athletes to compete immediately
1 year ago

NCAA agreement to allow multi-transfer winter, spring athletes to compete immediately

New York Times  

A temporary restraining order against the NCAA regarding rules for transfer athletes is being converted to a preliminary injunction and will last until the end of the spring sports period, pending court approval, the NCAA said Friday. On Wednesday, a federal judge in West Virginia granted a temporary restraining order that allows immediate eligibility to college athletes who are currently …

NCAA says a redshirt eligibility rule still applies, fears free agency if it loses transfer suit
1 year ago

NCAA says a redshirt eligibility rule still applies, fears free agency if it loses transfer suit

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — College basketball programs with multiple-transfer athletes are pondering whether to let them play after a federal judge gave them a small window to compete as part of a ruling in a lawsuit that the NCAA suggests would open college athletics to free agency. As some schools with athletes impacted by the ruling consulted with their internal legal …

Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule
1 year ago

Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA’s transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law. The suit said the rule “unjustifiably restrains the ability of these college athletes to engage in the market for their labor as NCAA Division I college athletes.” The lawsuit filed by West Virginia and six other states …

NCAA approves transfer windows and enforcement reforms
2 years, 3 months ago

NCAA approves transfer windows and enforcement reforms

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Division I Board of Directors on Wednesday approved the implementation of set time periods when athletes can enter the transfer portal and immediately be eligible to compete at their new schools, along with reforms to the enforcement process. Sport-specific windows will be …

CIF is unlikely to mirror colleges by loosening transfer rules
2 years, 5 months ago

CIF is unlikely to mirror colleges by loosening transfer rules

LA Times  

As college sports move closer to true free agency in allowing athletes to transfer yearly without limitations on athletic eligibility, the question is whether the governing body for high school sports in California is ready to loosen its own transfer rules. Nocetti said he and the 10 section commissioners of the CIF will begin discussions of an important subject: “What …

Division I Council recommends NCAA allow multiple transfers without penalty
2 years, 5 months ago

Division I Council recommends NCAA allow multiple transfers without penalty

New York Times  

The Division I Council on Wednesday announced its endorsement of the elimination of an NCAA rule prohibiting multiple transfers by athletes, along with other rule changes aimed at the current transfer environment. The Council also expressed its support for the implementation of transfer windows, time periods in which athletes would need to inform their school of their intention to transfer …

SEC, Big East latest to scrap intraconference transfer rules
3 years, 6 months ago

SEC, Big East latest to scrap intraconference transfer rules

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The Southeastern Conference and the Big East eliminated their intraconference transfer policies Thursday, allowing athletes to transfer within the leagues without losing a year of eligibility. One difference with the SEC is it will require athletes who play fall sports — such as football — to declare their intent to transfer by Feb. 1. NCAA rules will …

College sports already adapting to new NCAA transfer rules
3 years, 8 months ago

College sports already adapting to new NCAA transfer rules

Associated Press  

As spring practice winds down, Arkansas coach Sam Pittman sees some potential holes in his roster. “Let’s be honest, over the last two years everybody knew all the transfer policies and the requirement to get immediate eligibility and everybody was saying whatever they had to say to become eligible.” Franklin was referring to a tweak to the NCAA’s waiver policy …

AP sources: NCAA dumps requirement that transfers sit a year
3 years, 8 months ago

AP sources: NCAA dumps requirement that transfers sit a year

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 women’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Starting next season, major college football and basketball players will be permitted to transfer one time before graduating without being required to sit out a year of competition. The NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday to changed the long-standing rule that has often deterred players …

Immediately eligible: NCAA on verge of transfer rule change
3 years, 8 months ago

Immediately eligible: NCAA on verge of transfer rule change

Associated Press  

Whether it is the start of free agency in college sports or simply the fair thing to finally do for the athletes, the NCAA is about to make a monumental change to its transfer rules. When it does, athletes in football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and men’s ice hockey will for the first time be immediately eligible to play …

NCAA approves one-time transfer rule, end of recruiting dead period
3 years, 8 months ago

NCAA approves one-time transfer rule, end of recruiting dead period

New York Times  

The new age of college sports free agency is officially here. The Division I Council has approved new uniform NCAA transfer legislation, which will allow undergraduate athletes in all sports to move freely one time without having to sit out, the NCAA announced Thursday. The Council also approved a return to the normal sport-specific recruiting calendar on June 1, ending …

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