Athletics
SEC Now Permits Transfer Within Conference Without Sitting Out
By Adam Brown
Sports Editor
adam.brown@hottytoddy.com
The Southeastern Conference announced on Thursday that players would be allowed to transfer in conference.
Back in April, the NCAA voted to adopt the one-time transfer, which allows student-athletes to change schools without penalty of losing a year of eligibility due to sitting out.
The presidents and chancellors across the SEC voted to do away with having to sit out for a season prior to becoming eligible to compete.
“This is an important measure to further support student-athletes throughout the Southeastern Conference,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said in a statement. “While maintaining the expectation that coaches and others avoid improper recruiting, this change will ensure that student-athletes who enroll at an SEC member institution will enjoy the flexibility afforded to other student-athletes across the nation.”
The change in the rule will take effect immediately. For a student-athlete to gain eligibility, a fall sport athlete must declare by Feb. 1. There is a May 1 deadline for winter sports and July 1 deadline for spring sports.
| Sat, Aug 31 |  | vs Furman | W, 76-0 |
| Sat, Sep 7 |  | vs Middle Tennessee | W, 52-3 |
| Sat, Sep 14 |  | @ Wake Forest | W, 40-6 |
| Sat, Sep 21 |  | vs Georgia Southern | W, 52-13 |
| Sat, Sep 28 |  | vs Kentucky | L, 20-17 |
| Sat, Oct 5 |  | @ South Carolina | W, 27-3 |
| Sat, Oct 12 |  | vs LSU | L, 29-26 (2 OT) |
| Sat, Oct 26 |  | vs Oklahoma | W, 26-14 |
| Sat, Nov 2 |  | @ Arkansas | W, 63-35 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Georgia | W, 28-10 |
| Sat, Nov 23 |  | @ Florida | L, 24-17 |
| Sat, Nov 30 |  | vs Mississippi State | 2:30 PM ABC |