New NCAA rule opens up recruitment process for transfer players

In an industry where college coaches are free to move about as they please and leave a job to run toward the highest bidder, NCAA regulations have always given the coaches power to dictate the schools to which their players could transfer.

As of October 15th, that practice comes to an end.

Starting in October, student-athletes can transfer and receive a scholarship without asking their school for permission: https://t.co/TgTuSBcCnF

— NCAA (@NCAA) June 13, 2018 The new rule will change the process for athletes looking to transfer to another school. Instead of informing their current school and requesting permission to contact potential transfer options, which had been the rule in the past,…