On Wednesday the NCAA announced two rules changes that will take effect in the next few months that will make a major change to the way that the transfer process and redshirt process in Division I football takes place. Both of these rules changes are very positive developments, and will create some major differences in the administrative process of being a student-athlete.
First, the NCAA announced that beginning in October, all Division I athletes will have the ability to transfer to any other school without any restrictions being put upon them by their former schools. Prospective schools will not need to ask permission to the athlete’s former school to talk to them.