NCAA Council approves immediate eligibility for multi-time transfers, school assistance for NIL opportunities

The NCAA Division I Council has approved legislation to allow immediate eligibility for all multi-time transfers. The decision will go before the Division I Board to formally ratified on Monday. 

The organization had previously approved a blanket waiver for one-time transfers but held firm in requiring second-time transfers to sit out a year in residence. Under the new guidelines, transfers will have to remain in good standing, meeting academic eligibility and progress-toward-degree requirements in order to receive immediate eligibility. The rules don’t become official until they are ratified by the Division I Board, which will meet on Monday. 

The ruling does not apply to graduate transfers, which were always granted immediate eligibility at new institutions.