For those of you who wanted to be a lawyer but didn't because (fill in the blank) this is your chance to play one on this forum.

Bottom line: The actual rules are more complicated and different than many expected.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...881613001/

This paragraph is the kicker:

"The one-time exception will count for athletes who transfer after graduating. Previously, NCAA rules permitted athletes who had graduated to transfer and be immediately eligible."

Does this mean if Player X transfers from School A to School B as an undergrad he uses his ONE time 'get out of jail card.' Then if he wants to transfer as a grad student, he needs to sit one to play one?

P.S. the paragraph I quoted is as clear as mud. I will look for the actual NCAA release.

(04-29-2021 12:07 PM)emu steve Wrote:  For those of you who wanted to be a lawyer but didn't because (fill in the blank) this is your chance to play one on this forum.

Bottom line: The actual rules are more complicated and different than many expected.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...881613001/

This paragraph is the kicker:

"The one-time exception will count for athletes who transfer after graduating. Previously, NCAA rules permitted athletes who had graduated to transfer and be immediately eligible."

Since print news has nearly gone the way of the dinosaurs, my guess is this paragraph is the victim of poor writing, as is so much of the content you see online. My guess is this is what it should say (with my edits in CAPS):

"The one-time exception will count for athletes who transfer BEFORE OR after graduating. Previously, NCAA rules ONLY permitted athletes who had graduated to transfer and be immediately eligible."

(04-29-2021 06:09 PM)cidbearit Wrote:  

(04-29-2021 12:07 PM)emu steve Wrote:  For those of you who wanted to be a lawyer but didn't because (fill in the blank) this is your chance to play one on this forum.

Bottom line: The actual rules are more complicated and different than many expected.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...881613001/

This paragraph is the kicker:

"The one-time exception will count for athletes who transfer after graduating. Previously, NCAA rules permitted athletes who had graduated to transfer and be immediately eligible."

Since print news has nearly gone the way of the dinosaurs, my guess is this paragraph is the victim of poor writing, as is so much of the content you see online. My guess is this is what it should say (with my edits in CAPS):

"The one-time exception will count for athletes who transfer BEFORE OR after graduating. Previously, NCAA rules ONLY permitted athletes who had graduated to transfer and be immediately eligible."

I agree.

This can be bad news. A player transfers as an undergrad but wants to play as a grad student. Has to sit a year?

I think it means a lot of players will have to be 2nd year grad students (if they seat out their first grad school year) to play.

Doubt most will do it.

(04-29-2021 08:23 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(04-29-2021 06:09 PM)cidbearit Wrote:  

(04-29-2021 12:07 PM)emu steve Wrote:  For those of you who wanted to be a lawyer but didn't because (fill in the blank) this is your chance to play one on this forum.

Bottom line: The actual rules are more complicated and different than many expected.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...881613001/

This paragraph is the kicker:

"The one-time exception will count for athletes who transfer after graduating. Previously, NCAA rules permitted athletes who had graduated to transfer and be immediately eligible."

Since print news has nearly gone the way of the dinosaurs, my guess is this paragraph is the victim of poor writing, as is so much of the content you see online. My guess is this is what it should say (with my edits in CAPS):

"The one-time exception will count for athletes who transfer BEFORE OR after graduating. Previously, NCAA rules ONLY permitted athletes who had graduated to transfer and be immediately eligible."

I agree.

This can be bad news. A player transfers as an undergrad but wants to play as a grad student. Has to sit a year?

I think it means a lot of players will have to be 2nd year grad students (if they seat out their first grad school year) to play.

Doubt most will do it.

I'm curious if there will be an exception for students who graduate from a school with no grad programs in their field of study.

(04-29-2021 08:23 PM)emu steve Wrote:  

(04-29-2021 06:09 PM)cidbearit Wrote:  

(04-29-2021 12:07 PM)emu steve Wrote:  For those of you who wanted to be a lawyer but didn't because (fill in the blank) this is your chance to play one on this forum.

Bottom line: The actual rules are more complicated and different than many expected.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports...881613001/

This paragraph is the kicker:

"The one-time exception will count for athletes who transfer after graduating. Previously, NCAA rules permitted athletes who had graduated to transfer and be immediately eligible."

Since print news has nearly gone the way of the dinosaurs, my guess is this paragraph is the victim of poor writing, as is so much of the content you see online. My guess is this is what it should say (with my edits in CAPS):

"The one-time exception will count for athletes who transfer BEFORE OR after graduating. Previously, NCAA rules ONLY permitted athletes who had graduated to transfer and be immediately eligible."

I agree.

This can be bad news. A player transfers as an undergrad but wants to play as a grad student. Has to sit a year?

I think it means a lot of players will have to be 2nd year grad students (if they seat out their first grad school year) to play.

Doubt most will do it.

Not that he plans to transfer anywhere, but with the COVID eligibility waiver for 2020 and his red-shirt year, Alex still has three years of eligibility left. Since he has been taking summer courses at EMU, he may wrap up his bachelor's degree after next fall term (during his his red-shirt Junior year), and start into a Masters's program in the Spring. So he will be a grad student with two years of eligibility left.

The interesting thing is the master's program that corresponds to Alex's undergrad program (supply chain managment) is only a one-year program, so he is going to have to determine what to do school-wise with his last year. Because of the COVID waiver, I'm sure there will be a good number of students in the same boat as Alex all across the country.