Question about transferring withing the B10?

[KyGopherfan]

Are there rules against bball players transferring between teams within the B10 conference? I know the SEC used to have a rule against such transfers years ago, but later dumped it. Can someone tell me?

 

[sec105]

You can transfer but you can't get a scholarship to another Big Ten school. All the normal rules apply except for that.

Royston ( in football) went from Wisconsin to Minnesota bur he has to "pay his own way" unless Brew has a secret fund.

 

[shikenjanski]

So Luke Recker wanted to be a Hawkeye so bad that he paid his own way? Now that is just sick. Or, conversely, it might have been true love.

 

[tjgopher]

So Luke Recker wanted to be a Hawkeye so bad that he paid his own way? Now that is just sick. Or, conversely, it might have been true love.

You know, that's a good question, because Recker actually transferred from Indiana to Arizona. After a semester at Arizona he then transferred to Iowa. Not sure what that meant for him. He technically didn't transfer directly from one Big Ten team to another.

 

[howeda7]

Minor point, but I thought you either had to pay your own way or sit out 2 years as oppposed to 1? I can't imagine anyone would sit 2 years, so it's kind of an irrelevant.

 

[Rick Mons]

IIRC, the B10 team that the athlete leaves can waive the block on the scholarship from the new school. So, Royston would have been eligible for a scholarship after sitting out one year if Wisconsin had consented.

 

[ColNathanJessup]

IIRC, the B10 team that the athlete leaves can waive the block on the scholarship from the new school. So, Royston would have been eligible for a scholarship after sitting out one year if Wisconsin had consented.

That's not true. Bielema could have given Royston access to Minnesota (blanking on the real term right now) which he did for Royston to Boston College and a few other schools. All that would have done is let Royston speak to Brewster and Minnesota before enrolling. Instead Bielema didn't grant permission to speak with Royston so Royston had to enroll at Minnesota without having any contact with the coaching staff here.

No matter what Bielema did Royston would not be able to get a scholarship at Minnesota or any other Big Ten institution.

I assume this would apply to basketball as well.

For another poster there is no "2 year" rule. You sit out one year no matter what and then are not eligible for a scholarship.

 

[GVBadger]

IIRC, the B10 team that the athlete leaves can waive the block on the scholarship from the new school. So, Royston would have been eligible for a scholarship after sitting out one year if Wisconsin had consented.

That is not correct. You can't be on scholarship at another Big Ten school if you transfer within the conference. It has nothing to do with a release. The only thing a release does is prohibit the athlete from contacting the coaching staff at the new school before they enroll.

Since someone else can contact the coaching staff and just say, "by the way, if player x shows up here would you be interested?", it makes the release rule pretty silly. Theoretically, Royston for example would have had to enroll at the U, knock on Brewster's door and say, "Coach, is there a spot for me on the team?" Everybody knows that is not the way it works.