I know we have had a serious debate about whether students should be released from their letter of intent with no restrictions, and/or if Massaro did the correct thing. It appears the NCAA is moving toward taking that the decision away from coaches/schools.
Article here.
NCAA working groups are moving forward with a proposal that would stop coaches/schools from restricting transfer of athletes.
The key points from the article:
1. The group supports changing the letter of intent policy to allow students who have signed a national letter of intent to immediately play at a different school if a head coaches leaves. NLI data show the clear majority of students in that position receive a full release from their original school.
2. The group supports allowing a student the ability to transfer and immediately play at a different school if the student-athlete signs an NLI, enrolls in classes, and practices with the team only to have the head coach leave before the season.
3. Allow athletes to transfer and play immediately, regardless of sport, if the student athlete is meeting bench mark GPA before transferring and meet the progress-toward-degrees at other schools.
4. Graduate transfers would count against the scholarship limit. This is mentioned just for football and does not seem to have the support. Would be interesting.
Article here.
NCAA working groups are moving forward with a proposal that would stop coaches/schools from restricting transfer of athletes.
The key points from the article:
1. The group supports changing the letter of intent policy to allow students who have signed a national letter of intent to immediately play at a different school if a head coaches leaves. NLI data show the clear majority of students in that position receive a full release from their original school.
2. The group supports allowing a student the ability to transfer and immediately play at a different school if the student-athlete signs an NLI, enrolls in classes, and practices with the team only to have the head coach leave before the season.
3. Allow athletes to transfer and play immediately, regardless of sport, if the student athlete is meeting bench mark GPA before transferring and meet the progress-toward-degrees at other schools.
4. Graduate transfers would count against the scholarship limit. This is mentioned just for football and does not seem to have the support. Would be interesting.
