The NCAA has finally approved a one time transfer in D1 basketball and football.
One of the worst kept secrets in college sports has finally been let out of the bag.
The NCAA will allow a one time transfer waiver to all players in D1 basketball and football looking to change schools prior to graduation.
For many years, the rule has been that a player must sit out one season following a transfer from one school to another but after years of speculation that will finally change.
The one time transfer will take effect starting this fall.
Many pundits feel this could have a negative effect on college sports with so much player movement in and out of programs.
However, the rule will have benefits for both major college programs as well as the mid-majors in basketball or the group of five schools in football.
The negative for smaller programs is the fear that any player who has a big season will simply jump to a bigger school the following season.
However, there will still be plenty of players who didn’t get the playing time they thought at a bigger school and will now have the opportunity to play immediately for a smaller school without sitting out and wasting another year.
Regardless, it will take a few years to truly gage the effects of the one time transfer.
