NCAA to Grant Immediate Eligibility for Multiple-Time Transfers

NCAA to Grant Immediate Eligibility for Multiple-Time Transfers
South Carolina women's basketball players work out before the NCAA Final Four in Minneapolis on April 2, 2022. Eric Gay/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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NCAA athletes will be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times they transfer—as long as they meet academic requirements—after the association fast-tracked legislation Wednesday to fall in line with a recent court order.

The NCAA announced the Division I Council’s decision becomes official Thursday when its meeting adjourns. The change still needs to be ratified by the Division I Board next week, but that is expected.