Fmr. UK OL Recruit George Brown Leaving LSU

[Beatle Bum]

In fact, for Smith, the SEC granted a conditional release about 2 weeks ago that would permit him to go to UGA. The SEC has transfer rules that are stricter than the NCAA. The SEC made exceptions to 2 SEC bylaws for his waiver, according to the Times Free Press on 8/13.

 

[Beatle Bum]

“The waiver grants Smith a graduate-student exemption to SEC Bylaw 14.1.15 (Two-Year Eligibility) which requires a student-athlete to have at least two years of eligibility remaining to be eligible to receive financial aid, practice and compete. Based on the waiver, Smith will be allowed to receive financial aid and practice with the Georgia team immediately. Smith is required to enroll in his stated degree program, the Master of Public Health graduate program, as a full-time student and must earn all possible Academic Progress Rate (APR) points for each term of his enrollment. If the APR points are not earned, the university may not utilize the graduate-student exemption in football until after the 2019-20 academic year.

“The waiver also grants provisional relief to SEC Bylaw 14.5.5.1 (Transferring within the Southeastern Conference) which governs intra-conference transfers. The bylaw requires a student-athlete to spend one full academic year in residence at the institution to which he/she is transferring. The conditions of the waiver state that Smith may play in 2017 as outlined by the bylaw, or he may play in 2016 contingent on completing at least nine credits of graduate level coursework in his degree program during the fall 2016 semester, and ultimately achieving his stated goal of earning a graduate degree in Public Health.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bdavidr...ght-thing-should-not-be-so-hard/#1d3b5b624efa

 

[Los Gatos]

So, looks like Brown could transfer to any other SEC school and play after sitting out a year. As I understand the NCAA rule however, he could not receive financial aid from the new school unless released by the former one.

Corrections, clarifications welcomed.

 

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