Re: D1 Transfers
I hope that this isn't true, or if so, that it is applied on a sport by sport basis. I could possibly understand the desire to curb a sport's tendency to intentionally delay entry for competitive reasons. However, a blanket policy could be discriminatory towards certain student's, in particular those who serve in the armed forces after high school and then attend college. Mike Anderson is a perfect example of an athlete who would have been hurt by such a policy. He served in the Marine Corps following high school before playing football at Mt San jacinto JUCO and Utah for two years respectively. He was drafted by the Broncos and was the NFL Offensive ROY.
Recall reading somewhere there might be a new NCAA rule that in effect means you have five years after graduating from HS rather than five years after enrolling in D1. In other words the clock starts ticking on graduation of HS rather than enrollment into D1. This might be related to a new NCAA rule which states that when you enroll more than one year after graduating from HS, you start losing years of eligibility. Does anyone have more details on this ?. Does this apply to both D1 and D3 ?.
I hope that this isn't true, or if so, that it is applied on a sport by sport basis. I could possibly understand the desire to curb a sport's tendency to intentionally delay entry for competitive reasons. However, a blanket policy could be discriminatory towards certain student's, in particular those who serve in the armed forces after high school and then attend college. Mike Anderson is a perfect example of an athlete who would have been hurt by such a policy. He served in the Marine Corps following high school before playing football at Mt San jacinto JUCO and Utah for two years respectively. He was drafted by the Broncos and was the NFL Offensive ROY.