The NCAA announced some big changes to their redshirt and transfer rules this week according to reports.
According to USA Today, the first change was to the transfer rule. Before schools and coaches could limit where you transfer, and give you approved schools that you could go to. Many times this was done in a selfish manner to protect the coach and the school. Now the rules is “Transfers may now leave without asking their current school for permission. Under this new “notification-of-transfer” model, student-athletes will have their names entered into a national database, and coaches from other programs can then reach out to gauge interest.