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Dick Vitale says Olivier Sarr received NCAA waiver two months ago, waiting on SEC

Have we been directing our complaints to the wrong organization this whole time?

After months of begging the NCAA to declare Kentucky center Olivier Sarr eligible for the 2020-21 college basketball season, broadcast legend Dick Vitale is reporting that they’ve already done their job, clearing the 7-foot transfer two months ago.

Instead, the ball is in – and has been for two months – the SEC’s court to declare Sarr eligible.

“BBN FYI the [NCAA] has cleared OLIVIER SARR about 2 months ago to be eligible to play,” Vitale reported. “But the holdup is that the [SEC] must grant a waiver due to a rule they have that states if a player that transfers has 1 [year] of eligibility he must sit out.