duckfan15 wrote:They have to sit the year out, but they can petition to get a year added on at end of their eligibility if they can prove they transferred due to hardship (would come into play for a player who transfers and already used redshirt, primarily) - but there is no longer any ability to get out of having to sit out the first year at the new school
Thank you, it's clear now, I was unaware of the rule change.
lukeyrid13 wrote:Actually you can play immediately if a hardship waiver is approved . Ex. Arsalan kazemi from rice and Johnny raging from cal
Not anymore - they changed the rule April 2014, and it went into effect for 2015-16 season - here is the first article that popped up in quick search but you can look at the new rule too on NCAA website
