Fletcher Page, fpage@enquirer..com
WEST HARRISON, Indiana — UC football coach Luke Fickell expressed distaste for the NCAA's process following recent decisions regarding a waiver for immediate eligibility for four transfers to the UC football program.
Three players — wide receiver Blue Smith (previously at Ohio State), linebacker Darrian Beavers (UConn) and safety Kyriq McDonald (Alabama) — received the waiver and can play this season. Michigan transfer James Hudson did not and must sit out games until the 2020 campaign.
Despite winning more cases than were denied, Fickell, entering his third year with the Bearcats, said the process isn't good for the players, the football programs or the NCAA.