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Oklahoma State football: The graduate transfer rule has changed the landscape of college football and basketball

Degree Of Impact

The graduate transfer rule, allowing players with degrees to move on to other schools with immediate eligibility, has changed the landscape of college football and basketball over the past decade.

This season, OSU has added a third straight grad transfer — cornerback Michael Hunter from Indiana — who is expected to make an impact, following Tyler Patmon and Josh Furman.

A look at five prominent grad transfers at other schools:

Looking Back

QB Russell Wilson. After starting and starring for three years at North Carolina State, Wilson returned from a stint at minor league baseball and moved to Wisconsin in 2011, leading the Badgers to a Big Ten title and a spot in the Rose Bowl.