SEC considering change to intraconference transfer policy, per report
By Rolando Rosa
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The SEC is looking into altering its intraconference transfer policy. According to Yahoo Sports, SEC presidents are meeting next week to evaluate a proposal that would reestablish a year-in residency requirement for athletes that are going from one SEC program to another.
If approved, SEC players will now have to miss a season if they transfer within the conference. In the wake of the Protect College Sports Act awaiting a vote in the House of Representatives, this potential shift stands as another sign of the SEC’s goal to have a conference-only governance model. The proposed Protect College Sports Act would allow a 1-time transfer rule however multi-time transfers must miss a year.
In 2021, the SEC voted to allow players who moved into another SEC program to have immediate eligibility. That approval came on the heels of the NCAA permitting players to transfer 1 time in their careers without having to miss a season. However, that changed in 2024 when the NCAA Division I Board passed legislation to permit instant eligibility regardless of the amount of transferring.
Meanwhile, the NCAA announced on Wednesday that the FBS transfer portal opens on Jan. 4 for a 10-day period.
We’ll see how everything shakes out but the SEC is definitely attempting to make some major systemic changes.
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