01-07-2016, 10:39 AM
I believe the original source for the rules quoted by CTCard come from the NCAA Division I Manual. See starting page 170:Â
https://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4388-...-2015.aspx
Pac 12 also has their own transfer rules:Â http://compliance.pac-12.org/wp-content/...Primer.pdf
I started to try to sort through it all myself, but quit after about 30 minutes. Even though I have too much time on my hands, my brain started to hurt too much.
Whatever the operative rules, it is also possible that a release allows the player to accelerate the transfer process. Prior to graduation, it's not clear to me the extent to which other schools can contact the player or offer scholarships.Â
It also may be that the rules are complicated enough that players and schools simply are more comfortable communicating with each other if the original school provides a release. This happens in business legal transactions all the time where parties sign waivers and releases to help streamline a deal even where it seems obvious that a waiver or release is not needed.Â
https://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4388-...-2015.aspx
Pac 12 also has their own transfer rules:Â http://compliance.pac-12.org/wp-content/...Primer.pdf
I started to try to sort through it all myself, but quit after about 30 minutes. Even though I have too much time on my hands, my brain started to hurt too much.
Whatever the operative rules, it is also possible that a release allows the player to accelerate the transfer process. Prior to graduation, it's not clear to me the extent to which other schools can contact the player or offer scholarships.Â
It also may be that the rules are complicated enough that players and schools simply are more comfortable communicating with each other if the original school provides a release. This happens in business legal transactions all the time where parties sign waivers and releases to help streamline a deal even where it seems obvious that a waiver or release is not needed.Â