The NCAA has adjusted some of the guidelines used to determine when waivers should be granted to athletes who transfer between schools.
The adjustments approved by the Division I council Wednesday require schools requesting a waiver for an incoming transfer to provide more documentation to support a case.
The waiver process affects football and basketball players more often because those sports do not allow students to transfer without having to sit out a season at their new school. In most of the so-called Olympic sports, athletes are allowed to use a one-time exception to the so-called year-in-residence rule and play right away.