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 in a statement. “It’s the right thing to do and I couldn’t be more pleased with the outcome.” Friday’s motion came after the NCAA had circulated a document to its member schools clarifying that the redshirt rule for athletes would still apply if the court’s restraining order was reversed: Basketball players who compete even in one game would be using up a season of eligibility. The lawsuit, which alleges the NCAA transfer rule’s waiver process violates federal antitrust law, could have a profound impact on college sports if successful.

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NCAA, states reach agreement in lawsuit to permanently allow multiple-transfer athletes to compete
6 months, 3 weeks ago

NCAA, states reach agreement in lawsuit to permanently allow multiple-transfer athletes to compete

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization announced a proposed settlement of a lawsuit Thursday that would allow athletes to be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times they transfer and offer some who were sidelined an extra year of eligibility. Under the agreement, a preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge …

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 …

Federal judge blocks NCAA from enforcing NIL rules
10 months ago

Federal judge blocks NCAA from enforcing NIL rules

New York Times  

A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the NCAA from enforcing its prohibitions against recruits signing monetary deals with booster groups, delivering a significant blow to the NCAA’s attempts to stop universities and their supporters from paying athletes to play at their schools. The notion of amateurism has long been a bedrock principle of the NCAA, but Judge Clifton L. …

No immediate ruling after preliminary injunction hearing in Tennessee, Virginia NIL lawsuit vs. NCAA
10 months, 1 week ago

No immediate ruling after preliminary injunction hearing in Tennessee, Virginia NIL lawsuit vs. NCAA

Associated Press  

A federal judge said Tuesday he will rule “in short order” on a preliminary injunction requested by the states of Tennessee and Virginia to stop the NCAA from enforcing its rules governing name, image and likeness compensation for athletes as part of an antitrust lawsuit. He said in a prepared statement the NCAA’s “arbitrary and illegal rules” are keeping athletes …

Judge keeps NCAA’s restrictions on NIL in place for now, denying request by Tennessee and Virginia
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge keeps NCAA’s restrictions on NIL in place for now, denying request by Tennessee and Virginia

Associated Press  

A judge on Tuesday kept in place for now the NCAA’s rules prohibiting name, image and likeness compensation from being used as a recruiting inducement, denying a request for a temporary restraining order by the states of Tennessee and Virginia. Corker even cited one of those suits, which is seeking damages that could be worth billions of dollars to athletes …

Judge denies Tennessee’s request for temporary restraining order barring NCAA from enforcing NIL rules
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge denies Tennessee’s request for temporary restraining order barring NCAA from enforcing NIL rules

New York Times  

Tennessee’s request for a temporary restraining order barring the NCAA from enforcing its NIL rules was denied by a federal court in east Tennessee on Tuesday. The judge did accept the NCAA’s rules do promote competitive balance, but the states’ attorneys general are still likely to win the case, according to comments from Corker in the order. In a legal …

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 …

West Virginia’s Farrakhan, others suit up after court ruling against NCAA transfer policy
1 year ago

West Virginia’s Farrakhan, others suit up after court ruling against NCAA transfer policy

Associated Press  

— One of two West Virginia players affected by the legal battle over the NCAA’s transfer rules played Saturday following this week’s court order blocking the organizations restrictions against two-time transfers. “ brought a lot of spark off the bench and he can handle the ball and really put a lot of pressure on the ball going downhill.” U.S. District …

NCAA, states seek to extend restraining order letting transfer athletes play through the spring
1 year ago

NCAA, states seek to extend restraining order letting transfer athletes play through the spring

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization asked a federal court Friday to extend a small window for multiple-transfer athletes to compete through at least the winter and spring semesters. NCAA spokeswoman Saquandra Heath said in a statement that, as a result of the joint motion, it “will not enforce the year in residency …

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 …

College athletes who transfer twice can play, for now, after a judge sets aside NCAA transfer rule
1 year ago

College athletes who transfer twice can play, for now, after a judge sets aside NCAA transfer rule

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — College athletes who were denied the chance to play immediately after transferring a second time can return to competition — for now — after a federal judge issued a 14-day temporary restraining order Wednesday against the NCAA. Bailey wrote that the transfer rule “is the exact kind of unreasonable restraint of trade within labor markets that the …

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 says violent threats were directed at committee members following transfer waiver decisions
1 year, 3 months ago

NCAA says violent threats were directed at committee members following transfer waiver decisions

New York Times  

The NCAA says “violent — and possibly criminal — threats” were directed at committee members involved in recent regulatory decisions. SHAME ON YOU!” “The DI Board is troubled by the public remarks made last week by some of the University of North Carolina leadership,” the NCAA’s statement read. “Those comments directly contradict what we and our fellow Division I members …

UNC’s Tez Walker, FSU’s Darrell Jackson Jr. have waivers for immediate eligibility denied by NCAA
1 year, 4 months ago

UNC’s Tez Walker, FSU’s Darrell Jackson Jr. have waivers for immediate eligibility denied by NCAA

New York Times  

Two ACC transfers — North Carolina receiver Tez Walker and Florida State defensive lineman Darrell Jackson Jr. — had their waivers for immediate eligibility denied by the NCAA on Tuesday. UNC is appealing the decision, with Mack Brown noting after practice Tuesday that Walker has only ever played at one school, despite having been enrolled at North Carolina Central during …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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