SEC Graduate Transfer Policy

[RealCat41]

I think it's important to note that when you look at a NCAA rule or guideline you have to remember that a conference can tighten the rule. You also have to remember that rules are sport specific as well.

For example the Supreme Court says if a policeman has probable cause to believe there is contraband in your car he can search your car without a warrant.
Some states require a search warrant when searching a car even though probable cause exits and the Supreme Court says it's ok. States can make things more restrictive. Think of the NCAA as the Supreme Court and the SEC as a state.

One of the requirements of the the NCAA is that a graduate student wanting to play football have one (1) year of eligibility remaining before he can transfer.

The SEC requires a graduate transfer for football to have two (2) years of eligibility left.

A player can apply for a waiver. This policy certainly places the SEC at a distinct disadvantage.

Greyson Lambert was a graduate transfer from Virginia to Georgia this past season. One of the rare cases of someone graduating with two (2) years of eligibility left.

 

[Stretch98_rivals101536]

Can you link the official text of this SEC rule?

 

[Lost In FL]

Does that apply to all sports? The bb team had that one player on the nit team (mays). It doesn't seem reasonable to have a conference rule apply to one sport and not another. Jmo

 

[Beatle Bum]

Recent rule change? Certainly was not the rule when we accepted the Wright St grad a few years back.

 

[bthaunert]

Here is a little blurb on the SEC rule:

The Southeastern Conference instituted a graduate-transfer ban after quarterback Jeremiah Masoli got kicked out of Oregon in 2010 and landed at Mississippi, where he enrolled in a parks and recreation graduate program. The SEC thereafter required a waiver unless a transfer had two or more years of eligibility.

 

[Stretch98_rivals101536]

Here is a little blurb on the SEC rule:

The Southeastern Conference instituted a graduate-transfer ban after quarterback Jeremiah Masoli got kicked out of Oregon in 2010 and landed at Mississippi, where he enrolled in a parks and recreation graduate program. The SEC thereafter required a waiver unless a transfer had two or more years of eligibility.

This poster appears to be conflating the regular grad student transfer rule that enabled Julius Mays to play immediately at UK (and other in-good-standing transfers like Russell Wilson to play immediately at Wisconsin, etc.) with the separate rule that applies to fifth year student/athletes who got kicked out of school for disciplinary violations at their previous programs.

 

[Grumpyolddawg]

I think it's important to note that when you look at a NCAA rule or guideline you have to remember that a conference can tighten the rule. You also have to remember that rules are sport specific as well.

For example the Supreme Court says if a policeman has probable cause to believe there is contraband in your car he can search your car without a warrant.
Some states require a search warrant when searching a car even though probable cause exits and the Supreme Court says it's ok. States can make things more restrictive. Think of the NCAA as the Supreme Court and the SEC as a state.

One of the requirements of the the NCAA is that a graduate student wanting to play football have one (1) year of eligibility remaining before he can transfer.

The SEC requires a graduate transfer for football to have two (2) years of eligibility left.

A player can apply for a waiver. This policy certainly places the SEC at a distinct disadvantage.

Greyson Lambert was a graduate transfer from Virginia to Georgia this past season. One of the rare cases of someone graduating with two (2) years of eligibility left.

Not sure that is correct, last year when UGA was looking at that option for a QB, Everette Golston was being looked at, I think he only had 1 year left. But he wasn't an option for an SEC school because of the academic scandal he was involved in a couple years back, only having one year of eligiblity was never mentioned.

 

[JC CATS]

I think it's important to note that when you look at a NCAA rule or guideline you have to remember that a conference can tighten the rule. You also have to remember that rules are sport specific as well.

For example the Supreme Court says if a policeman has probable cause to believe there is contraband in your car he can search your car without a warrant.
Some states require a search warrant when searching a car even though probable cause exits and the Supreme Court says it's ok. States can make things more restrictive. Think of the NCAA as the Supreme Court and the SEC as a state.

One of the requirements of the the NCAA is that a graduate student wanting to play football have one (1) year of eligibility remaining before he can transfer.

The SEC requires a graduate transfer for football to have two (2) years of eligibility left.

A player can apply for a waiver. This policy certainly places the SEC at a distinct disadvantage.

Greyson Lambert was a graduate transfer from Virginia to Georgia this past season. One of the rare cases of someone graduating with two (2) years of eligibility left.

How can a 5th year senior have 2 years left ever? Unless a guy can graduate in 3 years and he redshirted 1 of those years

 

[Beatle Bum]

This poster appears to be conflating the regular grad student transfer rule that enabled Julius Mays to play immediately at UK (and other in-good-standing transfers like Russell Wilson to play immediately at Wisconsin, etc.) with the separate rule that applies to fifth year student/athletes who got kicked out of school for disciplinary violations at their previous programs.

I think this is right.

 

[permdaddy_rivals45705]

How can a 5th year senior have 2 years left ever? Unless a guy can graduate in 3 years and he redshirted 1 of those years

Jake Coker did, Alex Poythress could have last year. There has been a few others as well.

 

[bthaunert]

This poster appears to be conflating the regular grad student transfer rule that enabled Julius Mays to play immediately at UK (and other in-good-standing transfers like Russell Wilson to play immediately at Wisconsin, etc.) with the separate rule that applies to fifth year student/athletes who got kicked out of school for disciplinary violations at their previous programs.

After posting, I looked a little deeper and the SEC changed the rule again in 2014 to allow graduate transfers after the ban in 2011. As for Mays, He possibly got a waiver. Here is a link to the article:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...s-ban-on-accepting-graduate-student-transfers

 

[RealCat41]

After posting, I looked a little deeper and the SEC changed the rule again in 2014 to allow graduate transfers after the ban in 2011. As for Mays, He possibly got a waiver. Here is a link to the article:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...s-ban-on-accepting-graduate-student-transfers

Mays did have only one year left but that was in 2012.