NCAA Proposed Rule Changes: Official Visits, Transfers, Eligibility
Division I
- Junior year of high school.
- Senior year of high school.
- After high school graduation (for a transfer or during a prep school year for example).
Division II
If approved, the Division II transfer rules will be revised to more closely align with the Division I transfer rules. Perhaps the most important revision would be that a Division II coach or athletic department would not be able to object to a student-athlete’s opportunity to be eligible in their first year at their new university.
- Require a transferring student-athlete to view an NCAA-produced educational video before an institution may enter the student-athlete’s information into the NCAA Transfer Portal;
- Eliminate the previous institution’s ability to object to use of the one-time transfer exception;
- Require the new head coach and the student-athlete to certify in writing that they had no direct or indirect contact about a possible transfer prior to the student-athlete entering the Transfer Portal;
- Establish June 15 as the date by which a student-athlete must enter the Transfer Portal to utilize the one-time transfer exception (not applicable to midyear transfers); and
- Permit institutions to reduce or cancel an athletics aid agreement previously signed for the next academic year.
Division III
- A student-athlete would be charged with the use of a season of eligibility if the student-athlete competes at any point during the traditional season in their sport.
Please note that these rule changes are not currently planned to take effect until next June. We will be updating you and confirming the approval of these proposals when that occurs.
In the meantime, if you have questions about any of these proposals, contact us at rick@informedathlete.com or by calling 913-766-1235.