SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey offered a clear message to the conference's member institutions on Wednesday: If you don’t like the SEC's intraconference transfer rule, then vote to change it rather than plead for a waiver.
Kentucky quarterback Joey Gatewood, Tennessee offensive lineman Cade Mays and Mississippi defensive back Otis Reese are intraconference transfers seeking immediate eligibility to play this season.
Because they transferred from one SEC school to another — Gatewood transferred from Auburn, and Mays and Reese transferred from Georgia — they must gain waivers from both the NCAA and the conference to play immediately.