The proposed change would have locked schools into a two-year scholarship commitment regardless of how much eligibility a grad transfer had remaining. Part of the pushback on the grad transfer rule centres on athletes who don’t finish those degrees while taking up roster spots that could go to others. Still, coaches have generally been supportive of giving graduate transfers the freedom that comes with immediate eligibility. While the proposal would not have affected that, it could have made schools more cautious about bringing in grad transfers and limited opportunities for players. “The conversation that we may start having is to say, if you’re a grad transfer and can you go transfer to someplace else and continue an undergraduate focus?

Source: National Post April 19, 2019 16:41 UTC