The ACC has just announced it has eliminated the league’s intraconference transfer rule, meaning it will no longer block transfers from one ACC program to another.

According to the ACC, the decision was unanimously by the league’s Board of Directors.

“The time has come for all student-athletes to have the opportunity to transfer and be permitted to compete immediately,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips. “This decision is in the best interest of our student-athletes as it allows greater flexibility during their collegiate career.”

This news comes leading up to the upcoming NCAA decision on a one-time waiver for all undergraduate athletes that desire to transfer without being forced to sit out a season. That resolution will be voted on in April and is expected to pass.

Even if the NCAA does pass the one-time waiver, conferences like the SEC still have the option to block intraconference transfers, as the NCAA cannot make the SEC abide by its rules.

That’s why the ACC made the decision to eliminate its intraconference transfer rule and suggests the SEC may have to do so, as well. Otherwise, the SEC could be at a slight disadvantage when it comes to the ACC’s ability to sell to recruits that the league has no intraconference transfer rule.