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Proposed rule would grant Van Jefferson immediate eligibility

The Southeastern Conference will hold its annual spring meetings next week in Destin. On the agenda will be a new rule that will have Gator fans tuning in to the weeklong oceanfront meetings of the SEC brass.

The proposal, being sponsored by Texas A&M and Florida, would lift all transfer restrictions on a student-athlete if their previous institution receives a postseason ban in football or basketball, as first reported by Dan Wolken of USA Today.

The Ole Miss football program received a two-year postseason ban from 2017-18 for violations committed under former coach Hugh Freeze, who resigned last August.