FAYETTEVILLE — The NCAA's Division I Transfer Working Group voiced support this week for a rule change that would eliminate a coach's ability to steer transfers away from certain programs.
"We have strong support from the membership for allowing student-athletes to transfer and be recruited without losing their scholarships,” said Justin Sell, athletics director at South Dakota State and chair of the working group. “We will ask the Division I Council to move forward with a vote on that proposal in June. This is meaningful change that will benefit student-athletes, schools and coaches.”
Players are often given conditional scholarship releases that bar them from transferring to teams within the same conference or to other potential opponents.