I’m sorry, BBN. I thought I had done the impossible — solved the riddle of the NCAA and how it handles transfer eligibility decisions, that is. I was wrong.
Let’s back up for a second.
A few weeks ago – on August 2, to be exact – I published an article on this very website titled “Kentucky fans shouldn’t worry about Olivier Sarr’s eligibility – Not yet.” In the article (linked here), I laid out the timeline for several college basketball eligibility decisions, including a handful of rulings that took the NCAA three months (minimum) to decide. At that point, Sarr’s waiver had only been sitting on the NCAA’s hypothetical desk for about two and a half months, therefore leading me to the argument…
