The NCAA ends the permission rule for transfers

University of Louisville athletics compliance

The NCAA Transfer Portal goes into effect at 8 a.m. on Monday, October 15.

University of Louisville athletics compliance

student-athletes that have their names added to the portal may have their athletics aid reduced or cut at the end of the semester in which their names are entered

Associated Press

College athletes will no longer need permission from their coach or school to transfer and receive financial aid from another school. The NCAA Division I Council approved the change effective Oct. 15 on Wednesday.

A “notification-of-transfer” model will be implemented beginning Oct. 15 that will allow players to inform their school of their intent to transfer before the school is required to enter the player’s name into a national transfer database within two business days.

once you enter the portal, there is a chance you won’t return.

Justin Sell, South Dakota State athletic director who led the NCAA transfer working group

The membership showed today that it supports this significant change in transfer rules

Chad Morris, Arkansas head coach

I think it gives the student-athletes opportunities, which is great

The Red & Black

The problem that Georgia head coach Kirby Smart brought up is the frequency in which the transfer portal is used and how it will leave some players with nowhere to go.