The NCAA is proposing huge penalties against coaches and programs who violate transfer-window rules.
The football oversight committee is proposing the following if a school negotiates a transfer with a player who has not officially entered the portal, a big problem the previous cycle in January:
• The head coach will be banned from all recruiting, team meetings and on-field coaching for six weeks. And ... • The school will be fined 20 percent of its football budget. And ... • The program will lose five roster spots the following season.
Mark Alnutt, who chairs the committee said, "We felt this was appropriate to place an emphasis on this rule with where we are in Division I football, We have a window for student-athletes to notify their school when they would like to enter the transfer portal. If there is movement without going through the process as it is legislated, the committee felt there needed to be significant penalties."
The Division I cabinet will vote on the legislation in April, and if approved will go into effect immediately.
My take: Huzzah! Some courage at long last. It's not the nuclear option, but it's punitive enough to be a deterrent.
THE ASYLUM
NCAA: Big transfer penalties
The NCAA is proposing huge penalties against coaches and programs who violate transfer-window rules.
The football oversight committee is proposing the following if a school negotiates a transfer with a player who has not officially entered the portal, a big problem the previous cycle in January:
• The head coach will be banned from all recruiting, team meetings and on-field coaching for six weeks. And ...
• The school will be fined 20 percent of its football budget. And ...
• The program will lose five roster spots the following season.
Mark Alnutt, who chairs the committee said, "We felt this was appropriate to place an emphasis on this rule with where we are in Division I football, We have a window for student-athletes to notify their school when they would like to enter the transfer portal. If there is movement without going through the process as it is legislated, the committee felt there needed to be significant penalties."
The Division I cabinet will vote on the legislation in April, and if approved will go into effect immediately.
My take: Huzzah! Some courage at long last. It's not the nuclear option, but it's punitive enough to be a deterrent.
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