College football & basketball coaches may be less likely to add graduate transfers to their teams under a potential change by the NCAA.
The NCAA Div I Council is expected to vote by Friday on an amendment that would require a grad transfer to count against a team's scholarship total for 2 yrs, regardless how much eligibility the player has remaining when they arrive. An exception would be made for athletes who complete graduate degree requirements before the start of the second year.
The plan targets what critics say is virtual free agency in big-time college athletics. Current rules allow athletes who have earned an undergraduate degree to transfer to another school without sitting out a season, as is usually required by the NCAA of undergraduates.
Grad transfers can be a quick fix for coaches trying to plug holes on a roster and the freedom has been a boon to athletes looking for more playing time. But some administrators say the rule has drifted away from its original intent and graduate transfers are rarely completing those advanced degrees.
Changing the rule could slow the flow of grad transfers by making coaches more reluctant to take on players with only with one year of eligibility remaining.
FULL STORY:https://www.ibj.com/articles/73358-...utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=2019-04-17
The NCAA Div I Council is expected to vote by Friday on an amendment that would require a grad transfer to count against a team's scholarship total for 2 yrs, regardless how much eligibility the player has remaining when they arrive. An exception would be made for athletes who complete graduate degree requirements before the start of the second year.
The plan targets what critics say is virtual free agency in big-time college athletics. Current rules allow athletes who have earned an undergraduate degree to transfer to another school without sitting out a season, as is usually required by the NCAA of undergraduates.
Grad transfers can be a quick fix for coaches trying to plug holes on a roster and the freedom has been a boon to athletes looking for more playing time. But some administrators say the rule has drifted away from its original intent and graduate transfers are rarely completing those advanced degrees.
Changing the rule could slow the flow of grad transfers by making coaches more reluctant to take on players with only with one year of eligibility remaining.
FULL STORY:https://www.ibj.com/articles/73358-...utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=2019-04-17
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