On August 5, the NCAA Division II Executive Board adopted emergency legislation to approve a new age-based eligibility rule that basically duplicates the rule approved by Division I in June. Key Points to Know About the NEW D2 Rule D2 athletes will be able to compete during all five years of their eligibility clock. The […]
Academic eligibility requirements for an athlete transferring to a Division I university from a two-year college were revised, effective immediately. There were too many changes to list all of them here, but the main changes are: Reduction of the required transferable grade-point-average from 2.500 to 2.000. Elimination of certain credit hour requirements for athletes who […]
NCAA DI waivers have been eliminated; rather than athletes being able to compete in four seasons of their sport within a five year period, D1 athletes will have the opportunity to compete in all five seasons of their eligibility “clock.
NCAA Rules Expert Rick Allen lists the remaining transfer portal dates for 2026 spring sport athletes and includes possible exceptions to these dates.
June 15 is also a significant date for many college student-athletes and high school recruits as they navigate the NCAA and NJCAA recruiting process.
With many Spring sports approaching or at the end of the regular season, here are the remaining opening and closing Transfer Portal dates for NCAA Division I Spring sport athletes: Baseball: June 1-30 Women’s Beach Volleyball: May 3-June 1 Men’s Golf: June 4-18 Women’s Golf: May 28-June 11 Lacrosse: May 10-June 8 Women’s Rowing: May […]
The recent NCAA Compliance Seminar marked my 30th year attending this annual event. Over those three decades, I’ve had a front-row seat to the dramatic changes that have reshaped college athletics and NCAA compliance. NCAA legislation used to change once each year, with legislation being voted on at the NCAA Convention each January, and then […]
When a junior college (JUCO) student-athlete plans to transfer to an NCAA school, any academic eligibility issues can create serious roadblocks in the transfer process. If those issues are not identified until after the student-athlete has already enrolled and started classes at the NCAA university, they may be ineligible to compete during their first year. […]
The NCAA has approved a new rule that imposes penalties on DI schools for student-athletes who transfer in without properly entering the transfer portal and DII schools will possibly implement sport-specific Transfer Portal Windows.
Stronger Penalties are being considered against universities for improper NCAA DI Transfers
