Bison137
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03-31-20 01:48 PM - Post#305411
In response to MrPhillie
Seems like a decent addition. But I’m confused as to why he could have immediate eligibility? Graduate transfers can play immediately, right? I thought “regular†transfers had to sit out a year?
As I said, I doubt he will get immediate eligibility. However hundreds of football/basketball/hocke y/baseball transfers have received waivers allowing them to play immediately, including Colgate's Ivanauskas.
Generally the NCAA can grant a waiver where there is “documented extenuating, extraordinary and mitigating circumstances outside of the student-athlete’s control that directly impacts the health, safety or well-being of the student-athlete.â€
Some reasons that have been used in the past have been:
- Already missed a year or two with injuries (e.g. Ivanauskas)
- Athlete was a victim of “physical assault or abuse, sexually inappropriate behavior, racial abuse, religious discrimination, questioning of sexuality by a staff member or student at the previous institution, etcâ€
- Cases where an athlete was run off by a coach or essentially had his/her scholarship pulled for non-disciplinary reasons. NCAA last year toughened the documentation required for this category.
- Athlete transfers within 100-mile radius of their to home due to injury or illness to an immediate family member. NCAA toughened up this category last year.
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