duke4heisman
Let's go Brandon!
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Hes graduating therefore no restrictions on where he goes
That's what I thought as well but it's not entirely true.
http://www.foxsports.com/college-fo...-golson-transfer-texas-sec-georgia-lsu-051015
As a graduate transfer, Golson will be immediately eligible to play for his new school, but that doesn't necessarily mean he is free to go any program at the FBS level.
Notre Dame didn't give Golson a release to any school it will play in 2015, which includes Texas, and also would block some Big Ten programs, a source confirmed to FOX Sports Sunday.
In addition, two SEC rules potentially could make Golson ineligible to play in the conference, one SEC compliance official said.
The compliance official said Golson's academic suspension in 2013 might hinder his admission to one of that conference's schools because of SEC Bylaw 14.1.15.1 (d), which states that a student-athlete with less than two years of eligibility left can get financial aid, practice and compete if, "The student-athlete has not been subject to official university or athletics department disciplinary action at any time during enrollment at any previous collegiate institution (excluding limited discipline applied by a sports team)."
http://espn.go.com/college-football...-florida-state-seminoles-alabama-crimson-tide
Everett Golson provided roughly 10 schools to Notre Dame's compliance office as to where he is interested in transferring, and the school has not blocked him from transferring to any of those programs, according to sources.
Among the schools on Golson's initial wish list are Florida State, Alabama, South Carolina and UCLA, a source said.
ND doesn't have to give him a release. He graduated. The article got that wrong.
The SEC rule could stop him from going SEC unless the SEC gives him a waiver.
That was my initial assumption too but I think it's wrong. I'm seeing Feldman (who is pretty knowledgeable) along with guys that cover Notre Dame and Texas all saying that Notre Dame absolutely can block certain schools even for a graduate transfer. The Notre Dame AD has come out since saying they didn't but not that they can't. Seems like a BS power play that the NCAA actually would somehow still allow.
For the guy informing me that Notre Dame isn't a member of the ACC for football- thanks for the heads up!!!
I'm not sure I'm ready to just accept it as fact because a few reporters repeated it. I'd have to see the specific rule that states that a school can block a graduate from transferring where he wants. Just doesn't make any sense. There are rules that make no sense, so maybe there's one on point here, but I'd have to see it.
Only stipulation I've seen is that the graduate has to be in a graduate program in the new school, that the current school doesn't have.
