Report: NCAA discussing moving vote on immediate eligibility for transfers
Back in February, which feels like forever ago thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the NCAA announced that a Transfer Waiver Working Group had been formed to consider a major rule change to allow undergraduate student-athletes the ability to transfer one time without having to sit out a season.
With the NCAA now having more immediate concerns, the vote could reportedly be pushed back from April to June, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.
Source: The NCAA is discussing moving the vote for immediate eligibility for transfers from April to June.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 27, 2020
While the NCAA obviously has many pressing issues to deal with after the early end of the spring sports seasons, sports fans still questioned why the vote needed to be delayed.
Does the NCAA sit around and say “How can we piss off more people today?”
— CMCB (@Moxter3) March 27, 2020
Why delay. The voters should still be working, most at home, and a decision should be made.
— Neal Fink (@SALES_720) March 27, 2020
If they can discuss pushing back the vote then they should be able to just vote on immediate eligibility now
— Matthew Haddock (@MattHaddock901) March 27, 2020
As was reported in February, if the rule passes transfers will still have to meet certain requirements to gain immediate eligibility:
Athletes will have to have gained a release from their previous school, have to be in good academic standing, maintain academic progress at their new school and have no pending disciplinary actions or suspensions before gaining eligibility at a new school.
Every time I read stories like these it makes me regurgitate: If a non-athlete can transfer to another instition without penalty, then why segregate atheletes? Since the NCAA refuses to pay these kids, they shouldn’t have any sayso in a kids decision. If Coach Mel Tucker can come to Boulder for one season and leave for Michigan State and not be forced to sit out a year of coaching, then a player shouldn’t be penalized also. Bet you if the NCAA/Institutions incuded that penalty (if you signed a 3yr contract and leave before said date/end of your contract), you wouldn’t see coaches doing that anymore. Set the example from the top!!
Be patient. The NIL legislation in Florida becomes law July 1st. California’s next year and several states have it on the agenda. Wait until the Ford dealer in LA explains to your Heisman candidate QB in Boulder that he will pay him much more money to come hawk Fords in Southern California at UCLA.
Florida’s law would take effect in 2021 if signed by the governor. California’s law isn’t due to take effect in 2023. Nothing is happening this year.
Yes, I see they passed the House version. The Senate version was for 2020.
This, along with unrestricted transfers, is going to make things a lot more interesting.
They intentionally gave the NCAA time to respond. I suspect they will so everyone has a level playing field.
LSUSMC, I sure hope you have an inside scoop on this..That sounds about right and kinda scary if you ask me.