Not that the NCAA’s transfer rules aren’t complicated enough on their own, but N.C. State’s basketball program is doing a remarkable job of discovering obscure loopholes in them that just so happen to invariably penalize the player.
Only months after Terry Henderson’s appeal for an extra year of eligibility was denied because he had the temerity to blow out an ankle after transferring from West Virginia, the Wolfpack is once again appealing for common sense with the NCAA. This time, it’s incoming freshman Braxton Beverly, who had the equal temerity to think it was safe to attend summer school at Ohio State without his coach getting fired, only for Ohio State to fire Thad Matta in June.