The NCAA announced a major change to how transfers will happen across all Division I sports.
Unfortunately, the major change probably won’t change things all that much.
Starting in October, student-athletes no longer have to request a transfer and be granted a release by their school. Instead, the student can tell the school they are transferring, and do so without the hassle of obtaining a release.
If an athlete informs a school that he plans to transfer, then the school will have two days to place that player on a national transfer database. Then, and only then, may other schools and coaches contact that player without penalty.