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NCAA Defends Recent Transfer Waiver Denials Amid Criticism

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 19: Massachusetts governor Charlie Baker speaks at a forum during the opening of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), a meeting of international leaders which looks to help solve global problems, on September 19, 2022 in New York City. CGI, which hasn’t met since 2016, has assisted over 435 million people in more than 180 countries since it was established in 2005. The two day event, which occurs as the United Nations General Assembly is in New York, will see dozens of world leaders and those working for change across the world.

Overview

  • NCAA president defended association's transfer rules and recent denials of immediate eligibility waivers.
  • Power 5 schools expressed disappointment when waivers were denied for new players.
  • Starting in 2023-24, student-athletes must meet specific criteria to get a waiver to play right away.
  • COVID-19 pandemic allowed for looser waiver rules but those have now been tightened again.
  • NCAA's one-time transfer rule generally requires athletes to sit out a year when transferring schools.