Not so long ago, college athletes had to sit out a year when they transferred. They were red-shirt players, and making that tough decision couldnāt be taken lightly.
Now, the players can transfer multiple times after every season, and they will still be eligible to suit up and play the very next year. That has drawn some criticism among purists.
With that in mind, Arkansas Razorbacks coach and college basketball legend John Calipari had an interesting idea. The players should only be eligible to play right away if they transfer under certain circumstances.
John Calipari proposes conditional transfers
āI think kids should be able to transfer, I donāt have any issue with that,ā Calipari said, per 247 Sports. āOnce, without penalty. Whatever happens, a coach said something, he lied to you? Good, leave. You picked the wrong school? He picked the wrong guy? Leave. If the coach leaves and goes to another school, you should be able to leave ā¦ Other than that, sit out a year.ā
John Calipari
Of course, that makes perfect sense. Some people complain about how all the transfers hurt the playersā academic chances, and they also fail to develop the character to thrive in adversity.
Then again, there has never been any sort of transparency in college sports, and there are countless ways to get around the rules, so perhaps this might only complicate things.
