GREENSBORO, NC (AP) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has lifted its rule that athletes must skip a season if they move within the league.
The move is the latest in all college sports to ease restrictions on transferring athletes so they can switch schools and play immediately. The NCAA endeavors to make the so-called one-time exception available to all athletes.
Currently, athletes in high-profile Division I sports such as soccer and basketball must skip a season if they move to a different DI school. The NCAA was expected to vote on more permissive broadcast rules legislation in January – and expected to be passed – but an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice delayed that vote.
“It is time for all student athletes to have the opportunity to switch and compete immediately,” said ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips College Career. “
Conferences may have their own intra-conference broadcast rules that supersede the NCAA rules. The ACC took the step to lift its 1996 restrictions, with changes to the NCAA rules on hold.
The NCAA is expected to set the transfer rules next month.
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