Indiana University Athletics
Compliance Question Of The Week
Compliance Question Of The Week
Question #1:
Once a coach has received the first release (written permission to contact a transfer), is the transfer immediately eligible to PRACTICE upon enrollment at Indiana?
Question #2:
Once a coach has received the first release (written permission to contact a transfer), is the transfer immediately eligible to COMPETE upon enrollment at Indiana if he or she meets the academic requirements of the NCAA and Big Ten (i.e., satisfactory progress)?
Answer #1:
YES!
Answer #2:
NO! We need the second release completed by the institution the student-athlete is transferring from. Anitra (Our Eligibility Officer) processes this form and will not sign-off on our release which would permit the student-athlete to compete. The second release asks for specific information including, but not limited to, whether the first institution agrees to letting the student-athlete use the one-time transfer exception (obviously football and basketball do not have a one-time exception, so those student-athletes may not compete in their first academic year after transferring), whether the student-athlete meets NCAA academic requirements, and whether the student-athlete meets other NCAA requirements (e.g., has not failed an NCAA drug test). Please see Anitra if you would like to review the specific release form that she sends out for your particular sport (apparently there are three different versions that she uses depending on the circumstances).
Question #1:
Once a coach has received the first release (written permission to contact a transfer), is the transfer immediately eligible to PRACTICE upon enrollment at Indiana?
Question #2:
Once a coach has received the first release (written permission to contact a transfer), is the transfer immediately eligible to COMPETE upon enrollment at Indiana if he or she meets the academic requirements of the NCAA and Big Ten (i.e., satisfactory progress)?
Answer #1:
YES!
Answer #2:
NO! We need the second release completed by the institution the student-athlete is transferring from. Anitra (Our Eligibility Officer) processes this form and will not sign-off on our release which would permit the student-athlete to compete. The second release asks for specific information including, but not limited to, whether the first institution agrees to letting the student-athlete use the one-time transfer exception (obviously football and basketball do not have a one-time exception, so those student-athletes may not compete in their first academic year after transferring), whether the student-athlete meets NCAA academic requirements, and whether the student-athlete meets other NCAA requirements (e.g., has not failed an NCAA drug test). Please see Anitra if you would like to review the specific release form that she sends out for your particular sport (apparently there are three different versions that she uses depending on the circumstances).