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[quote="Baez87" pid='351686' dateline='1650667396']

Am I right in assuming that transfer-portal players will, once again, have to sit out one year before transferring to another team in a year or so as they had to in the pre-Covid period.


Incorrect, players will continue to be immediately eligible.

Incorrect for most players who have transferred previously.

Horse's mouth

Q1: What criteria does the student-athlete need to meet in order to utilize the new Division I
one-time exception to seek immediate transfer eligibility?
A1: In order to meet the criteria of the one-time transfer exception, the student-athlete must:
» Transfer from a four-year collegiate institution to an NCAA Division I school;
» Leave their current four-year school academically eligible;
» Have not transferred previously from another four-year institution, and
» Certify in writing, along with their new head coach, they did not have direct or
indirect communication with the new school’s athletics staff prior to entering the
NCAA Transfer Portal.
Additionally, a student-athlete must provide their current school with a written request to
enter the NCAA Transfer by May 1 if they participate in a fall or winter sport, or July 1 if
they participate in a spring sport to use the one-time exception. Other rules (e.g.,
disciplinary suspension at the previous school, transferable credits accepted by your new
school, sport specific midyear transfer rules) may also factor into the campus compliance
administrator’s certification of transfer eligibility.


A3: Generally, a student-athlete who has previously transferred from another four-year school
would not qualify for the one-time exception. There is an additional exception to this
application if their previous transfer was due to the discontinuation or no sponsorship of
their sport at their original school.

[M T]

[quote="Baez87" pid='351686' dateline='1650667396']

Am I right in assuming that transfer-portal players will, once again, have to sit out one year before transferring to another team in a year or so as they had to in the pre-Covid period.


Incorrect, players will continue to be immediately eligible.

Incorrect for most players who have transferred previously.

Horse's mouth

Q1: What criteria does the student-athlete need to meet in order to utilize the new Division I
one-time exception to seek immediate transfer eligibility?
A1: In order to meet the criteria of the one-time transfer exception, the student-athlete must:
» Transfer from a four-year collegiate institution to an NCAA Division I school;
» Leave their current four-year school academically eligible;
» Have not transferred previously from another four-year institution, and
» Certify in writing, along with their new head coach, they did not have direct or
indirect communication with the new school’s athletics staff prior to entering the
NCAA Transfer Portal.
Additionally, a student-athlete must provide their current school with a written request to
enter the NCAA Transfer by May 1 if they participate in a fall or winter sport, or July 1 if
they participate in a spring sport to use the one-time exception. Other rules (e.g.,
disciplinary suspension at the previous school, transferable credits accepted by your new
school, sport specific midyear transfer rules) may also factor into the campus compliance
administrator’s certification of transfer eligibility.


A3: Generally, a student-athlete who has previously transferred from another four-year school
would not qualify for the one-time exception. There is an additional exception to this
application if their previous transfer was due to the discontinuation or no sponsorship of
their sport at their original school.