This rule is interesting for the SEC, the NCAA allows graduate transfers with no restrictions. The only NCAA penalty is a reduction in APR points if they don't make academic progress. I would surmise it is unusual for the SEC to place its institutions at a competitive disadvantage, Alabam must not like this rule...
This is the only thing I could find on the SEC rule "the rule requires the player to make progress toward a graduate degree. If that doesn’t happen, the university won’t be able to apply the grad-student exception in that athlete’s sport for three years." Florida has only had Jake McGee from Virginia and the OL from Fordham last year as a grad transfer in football. So the question is, which one didn't go to class? Also, the SEC does have a process to receive a waiver to eliminate the three year ban. Sent from my iPad > On Dec 5, 2016, at 11:05 AM, 'Steve McKibben' via GatorTalk > <[email protected]> wrote: > > 1 - It IS accurate. > > 2 - Stidham, who our coaches had the in-home visit with, is a transfer > candidate, but NOT a grad transfer. > Steve Mc > > > I have seen several places where it is suggested that Florida is unable to > take any more graduate transfers for a few years. I suspect strongly that > this is not accurate because the coach made an in-home visit with one > yesterday. Why would he have wasted the time and money to recruit someone > who would not be allowed to play? > > Jerry > > > > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier > (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorTalk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
