Is it true that a basketball player can become immediately eligible upon transfer if he gets a waiver from the prior college (as per sacstatemen's comments)?
Sacstateman,
I an not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I checked the NCAA website and don't find any reference to this rule change. The NCAA website would indicate that Michael Steadman will have to sit out a year. Do you have any reference on this that I could read?
I am perplexed because our transfer from Seattle Pacific (Tony Miller) had to sit a year yet in the same year Karl Nicholas was eligible to play at Stephen F. Austin without sitting a year. I heard that there was a hardship involved with Nicholas, but, if so, I assume it was a fabricated hardship because his family was not involved in the Houston floods and his mother has a big-time job - but there could be something I never heard about.
So, I am confused about Michael Steadman's status - can he play next year? I checked gogriz.com and they haven't yet made a formal announcement about him so perhaps that will come after the signing period starts on April 17th and may clarify the situation.
If Michael Steadman is eligible this year and if they could pick up another "big," I would vote for giving Mack Anderson a redshirt year.
Thoughts?
Sacstateman,
I an not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I checked the NCAA website and don't find any reference to this rule change. The NCAA website would indicate that Michael Steadman will have to sit out a year. Do you have any reference on this that I could read?
I am perplexed because our transfer from Seattle Pacific (Tony Miller) had to sit a year yet in the same year Karl Nicholas was eligible to play at Stephen F. Austin without sitting a year. I heard that there was a hardship involved with Nicholas, but, if so, I assume it was a fabricated hardship because his family was not involved in the Houston floods and his mother has a big-time job - but there could be something I never heard about.
So, I am confused about Michael Steadman's status - can he play next year? I checked gogriz.com and they haven't yet made a formal announcement about him so perhaps that will come after the signing period starts on April 17th and may clarify the situation.
If Michael Steadman is eligible this year and if they could pick up another "big," I would vote for giving Mack Anderson a redshirt year.
Thoughts?