PROVO — Kalani Sitake and Kyle Whittingham don’t see that big a deal in the NCAA’s new transfer rule announced a week ago, but former Utah coach Ron McBride sees issues on the horizon.
Every time a college team posts a depth chart or announces starters, there are broken hearts of hard-working athletes who want to play and believe they should be the guy. That is conflict. It happens everywhere.
The NCAA’s new rule stipulates athletes do not have to notify coaches or athletic departments if they want to transfer to another school. The old rule called for student-athletes to receive a “release” from their scholarship and in turn, were “released” to talk to only certain schools, while others could be blocked.