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Report: Big Ten Proposes One-Time Transfer Rule for All Student Athletes

The Big Ten is looking to shake up the college football landscape with its latest proposal that could give athletes more freedom to transfer.

The conference has proposed legislation which would allow student athletes in every sport to transfer one time without sitting out a year at their new school, according to CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd.

NCAA undergraduate students are not always granted immediate eligibility when they transfer to a new school. 20 sports allow a one-time transfer, but football, men's and women's basketball, ice hockey, and baseball do not.

Currently, only graduate students are allowed to transfer immediately for their remaining year(s) of eligibility.