At this point, it seems inevitable that some changes are coming to the long-outdated NCAA transfer rules.

Some have proposed that athletes be given the ability to transfer at will at any time. Others have proposed a one-time allowance to athletes to transfer without sitting out. Now, the Big 12 has proposed that athletes should be permitted to transfer without sitting out if their coach leaves or is fired. The one caveat, the players would not be allowed to follow their coach to his new job.

This according to a report from Dennis Dodd of CBS Sports.

This proposal has not yet been passed, so it’s just another hypothetical at the moment, however, the Division I Transfer Working Group is expected to pass new legislation this summer to change the NCAA’s transfer rules in some capacity. According to Dodd’s report, one area that is likely going to change for sure is schools’ ability to block students from transferring to another school.

For instance, a typical practice for programs now is to block a student from transferring within the same conference or to a school that’s on the program’s future schedule. Those types of restrictions are likely to end in the near future.

How quickly these rules come into place remain to be seen. They could be enacted as soon as the 2018 season. While not associated with the transfer rule, the NCAA’s redshirt rule is also expected to be voted on with the potential to allow players to play in up to four games and not lose their redshirt status.

Both of these proposed rules are being discussed for the sake of the student-athletes’ benefit moving forward. Something that’s taken a backseat in the world of modern college sports for far too long.