re: Baseball transfers

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The rules haven't changed to allow winter break transfers to be eligible at the new institution. Regardless of what the chatGPT summary in this thread says.

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Winter break? chatGPT? These are rules specific to coaches leaving, and yes, every single thing I have searched to confirm this rule change says "eligible immediately" so long as they follow the rules. Nothing refutes it.

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14.5.5.4 Baseball, Basketball and Softball -- Midyear Enrollee. In baseball, basketball and softball, a studentathlete
who initially enrolls at the certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the first term of the
academic year and satisfies the applicable four-year college transfer requirements (see Bylaw 14.5.5) shall not be eligible for
competition until the ensuing academic year. (See Bylaw 14.6.1.1 for the application to graduate transfer student-athletes.)
(Adopted: 6/24/09, Revised: 4/26/17 effective 8/1/17, 1/12/23 effective 8/1/23, 4/18/24)

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From the 2025-2026 NCAA Manual.

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14.5.5.4 Baseball, Basketball and Softball -- Midyear Enrollee. In baseball, basketball and softball, a studentathlete
who initially enrolls at the certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the first term of the
academic year and satisfies the applicable four-year college transfer requirements (see Bylaw 14.5.5) shall not be eligible for
competition until the ensuing academic year. (See Bylaw 14.6.1.1 for the application to graduate transfer student-athletes.)
(Adopted: 6/24/09, Revised: 4/26/17 effective 8/1/17, 1/12/23 effective 8/1/23, 4/18/24)

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This does not mention anything whatsoever about a coaching change, and if there is an exception made. But if I accept that this rule makes players in these sports unable to play until the following year, then the question goes back to this: Why couldn't you just answer the question, in the first place?

Well, we all know why. Because you enjoy looking down on people who don't spend all their time looking at what's going on in college baseball. I know the game of baseball very well, but I sure as heck don't waste my time following every headline. When someone asks a question, if I know the answer, I'll give it. But you? You berate them, nearly every time, if not every single time.

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It opens the portal, and portal is what makes you eligible immediately

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The portal is not what makes you eligible immediately. It just opens up the freedom of contact and freedom of movement. There are still eligibility restrictions. Including those imposed by conferences.

It's why football players in the second portal window couldn't go SEC-to-SEC without sitting a year.

All of the bolding makes it more official than the NCAA Rulebook I guess.

Did you thank ChatGPT for putting that together for you?

ETA: I guess you took out the espn link when you realized it didn't support your claim at all.

actually was on older link and had been updated since.

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ProjectP2294

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I did find information that does say as long as the Student Athlete is in good academic standing, in the Fall semester and transfers due to coaching change that happens in the Fall semester they would be eligible to "play immediately in the Spring Semester.

If they are just transferring because they aren't playing or are not going to play then they do have to sit out a season. But there could still be alot of confusion. In the link you can go though other requirements as well. It does say that if you transfer in the same semester (after spring semester starts) you will not be eligible.



Its a lot of reading

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I can't imagine anybody actually liking you irl.

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Imagination requires brain activity, so that makes sense.

14.5.5 Four-Year College Transfers. An undergraduate transfer student from a four-year institution is eligible for competition if at the time of transfer to the certifying institution (see Bylaw 14.5.2), the student would have been academically eligible to compete had the student remained at the institution where the student most recently attended class during a regular term as a full-time student, except that the student is not required to have fulfilled percentage-of-degree requirements at the previous institution. (Revised: 4/18/24)

14.5.5.1.1 Exception -- Baseball. In baseball, a transfer student-athlete who fails to meet the applicable requirements of Bylaw 14.4.3 to be eligible for an institution's fall term shall not be eligible until the following academic year. (Revised: 1/9/06 effective 8/1/07, 4/18/24) - If does not meet the academic requirements

14.5.5.4 Baseball, Basketball and Softball -- Midyear Enrollee. In baseball, basketball and softball, a student-athlete who initially enrolls at the certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the first term of the academic year and satisfies the applicable four-year college transfer requirements (see Bylaw 14.5.5) shall not be eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year. (See Bylaw 14.6.1.1 for the application to graduate transfer student-athletes.) (Adopted: 6/24/09, Revised: 4/26/17 effective 8/1/17, 1/12/23 effective 8/1/23, 4/18/24) If transfers after the 1st term is not eligible

14.4.3.1.2 Transfer. To be eligible for competition, a transfer student-athlete must meet the following credit-hour requirements based on attendance at the previous institution or institutions for the specified time and may use any hours of academic credit earned at any collegiate institution: (Adopted: 10/31/02 effective 8/1/03, Revised: 5/12/05)

(a) Equivalent of one semester/one quarter: six semester or six quarter hours of academic credit;

(b) Equivalent of one academic year (e.g., two semesters/three quarters): 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of academic credit;

(c) Equivalent of three semesters/four quarters: 30 semester or 42 quarter hours of academic credit; or

(d) Equivalent of four semesters/six quarters and thereafter: six semester or six quarter hours of academic credit during the previous term of full-time enrollment, if applicable (see Bylaw 14.4.3.1.2.1).

So my interpretation is if they are in good academic standing in the first term and transfer to another college before the start of the second term (spring) they will be eligible. Along with the coach leaving provisions

14.5.5 Four-Year College Transfers. An undergraduate transfer student from a four-year institution is eligible for competition if at the time of transfer to the certifying institution (see Bylaw 14.5.2), the student would have been academically eligible to compete had the student remained at the institution where the student most recently attended class during a regular term as a full-time student, except that the student is not required to have fulfilled percentage-of-degree requirements at the previous institution. (Revised: 4/18/24)



14.5.5.4 Baseball, Basketball and Softball -- Midyear Enrollee. In baseball, basketball and softball, a student-athlete who initially enrolls at the certifying institution as a full-time student after the conclusion of the first term of the academic year and satisfies the applicable four-year college transfer requirements (see Bylaw 14.5.5) shall not be eligible for competition until the ensuing academic year. (See Bylaw 14.6.1.1 for the application to graduate transfer student-athletes.) (Adopted: 6/24/09, Revised: 4/26/17 effective 8/1/17, 1/12/23 effective 8/1/23, 4/18/24) If transfers after the 1st term is not eligible

14.4.3.1.2 Transfer. To be eligible for competition, a transfer student-athlete must meet the following credit-hour requirements based on attendance at the previous institution or institutions for the specified time and may use any hours of academic credit earned at any collegiate institution: (Adopted: 10/31/02 effective 8/1/03, Revised: 5/12/05)

(a) Equivalent of one semester/one quarter: six semester or six quarter hours of academic credit;

(b) Equivalent of one academic year (e.g., two semesters/three quarters): 24 semester or 36 quarter hours of academic credit;

(c) Equivalent of three semesters/four quarters: 30 semester or 42 quarter hours of academic credit; or

(d) Equivalent of four semesters/six quarters and thereafter: six semester or six quarter hours of academic credit during the previous term of full-time enrollment, if applicable (see Bylaw 14.4.3.1.2.1).

13.1.1.4.1.1.1 Head Coach Departure or Athletics Aid Reduction, Cancellation or Nonrenewal. A student-athlete may initiate notification of transfer during a 30 consecutive-day period beginning the day after any of the following occurs: (Adopted: 8/31/22 applicable to transfer student-athletes seeking eligibility during the 2023-24 academic year and thereafter, Revised: 8/1/24)

(a) The head coach of the student-athlete's team departs or announces departure from the institution; or

(b) The student-athlete received or was issued athletically related financial aid after the academic year of initial, full-time enrollment at the certifying institution and such aid is reduced, canceled or not renewed after the period of award, unless the recipient:

(1) Is rendered ineligible for intercollegiate competition based on the recipient's action or inaction;

(2) Fraudulently misrepresents any information on an application, letter of intent or financial aid agreement (see Bylaw 15.3.4.2.4);

(3) Engages in serious misconduct warranting substantial disciplinary penalty (see Bylaw 15.3.4.2.5);

(4) Voluntarily (on the recipient's own initiative) withdraws from a sport at any time for personal reasons;

(5) Violates a nonathletically related condition outlined in the financial aid agreement or violates a documented institutional rule or policy (e.g., academics policies or standards, athletics department or team rules or policies); or

(6) Provides written notification of transfer to the institution.

So my interpretation is if they are in good academic standing in the first term and transfer to another college before the start of the second term (spring) they will be eligible. Along with the coach leaving provisions

I found this NCAA Legislative Services Database