Have we been directing our complaints to the wrong organization this whole time?
After months of begging the NCAA to declare Kentucky center Olivier Sarr eligible for the 2020-21 college basketball season, broadcast legend Dick Vitale is reporting that they’ve already done their job, clearing the 7-foot transfer two months ago.
Instead, the ball is in – and has been for two months – the SEC’s court to declare Sarr eligible.
“BBN FYI the [NCAA] has cleared OLIVIER SARR about 2 months ago to be eligible to play,” Vitale reported. “But the holdup is that the [SEC] must grant a waiver due to a rule they have that states if a player that transfers has 1 [year] of eligibility he must sit out.