NCAA waiver of sit out rule

blion72

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Two years ago when the NCAA waived the transfer sit out rule to allow a player to make ONE transfer without sitting out, it was called a temporary waiver. The history seems to be connected to the COVID world and players who were stuck on teams who were not playing or limited seasons. So this was to help players move to a program who may be playing. As we get to normal seasons now, would we expect the NCAA to drop the waiver and go back to the sit out a season rule? Frankly, if you did not have the sit out waiver, I am not sure the transfer portal would nearly as active. The portal is nothing but a simple website with a database - not rocket science. The real engine is the waiver to sit out a year.

I am surprised at the number of announcers on ESPN who think that the transfer right is unlimited - i.e. you can transfer as much as you want without sitting. Even Dabo made the comment we should have a rule you can only transfer once and then have to sit out. That IS the rule.
 

GrimReaper

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NCAA made the one-time transfer rule/exception for all sports permanent about this time last year.
 

blion72

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NCAA made the one-time transfer rule/exception for all sports permanent about this time last year.
thanks, I did not see that it was a permanent move. That means if you get a transfer with a couple years of eligibility, then they are kind of stuck. Their next transfer will cost them a sit out year. I have not heard anyone in the portal who is a 2nd transfer and now will have to sit out next year.
 

Moogy

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thanks, I did not see that it was a permanent move. That means if you get a transfer with a couple years of eligibility, then they are kind of stuck. Their next transfer will cost them a sit out year. I have not heard anyone in the portal who is a 2nd transfer and now will have to sit out next year.

Students not participating in athletics don't have to sit out a year whenever they transfer to a new school. Coaches don't have to sit out a year when they move to a new school. It's incredibly stupid to put this restriction on student-athletes, in order for them to participate in athletics at their new school. These artificial restrictions are part of the whole system that led to the professionalism of college sports. Let the friggin kids transfer.
 

blion72

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Students not participating in athletics don't have to sit out a year whenever they transfer to a new school. Coaches don't have to sit out a year when they move to a new school. It's incredibly stupid to put this restriction on student-athletes, in order for them to participate in athletics at their new school. These artificial restrictions are part of the whole system that led to the professionalism of college sports. Let the friggin kids transfer.
I wasn't really suggesting what should happen, just what the current situation is and what folks thought was the likely end game. I have not heard anyone suggesting that an unlimited transfer is in the works. I am surprised we have not found someone trying to transfer twice, given the volume of people in the database.
 
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