This is something I thought of recently and don't believe I've read elsewhere.
If this season is cancelled, either across the board or for a few conferences/non P5, will the NCAA allow this year to count as a transfer's 'sit-out' year in terms of eligibility? Or will the NCAA not count it and require the 2021 season be the sit-out year? I could see this having drastic consequences either way.
If several teams' seasons or all are cancelled:
1) NCAA allows this season to count for eligibility and players can count it as their sit-out year. I think there will be a barrage of transfers like we've never seen before. Because nobody (or very teams) will be playing, if a player had already considered transferring, might as well sit since they would anyway and prepare to start 2021 on a different team. Even if the season goes forward with some conferences, it may not seem like a 'real' season anyway and players feeling that way may bounce as well.
2) NCAA does not allow 2020 to count for eligibility except for teams who play a season. This could cause players to be stuck not wanting to essentially miss 2 seasons and avoid transferring for that reason. Then transfers may be highly unlikely.
All speculation obviously, and I may not be thinking of everything correctly. I would love to hear from those more knowledgeable than me about how this could play out. In any case it will be interesting to see how the next 2-3 months play out in terms of the FB season, transfers, recruiting, etc. No matter what happens it will be new territory for everyone and we'll get to see how it all unfolds, for better or worse.
If this season is cancelled, either across the board or for a few conferences/non P5, will the NCAA allow this year to count as a transfer's 'sit-out' year in terms of eligibility? Or will the NCAA not count it and require the 2021 season be the sit-out year? I could see this having drastic consequences either way.
If several teams' seasons or all are cancelled:
1) NCAA allows this season to count for eligibility and players can count it as their sit-out year. I think there will be a barrage of transfers like we've never seen before. Because nobody (or very teams) will be playing, if a player had already considered transferring, might as well sit since they would anyway and prepare to start 2021 on a different team. Even if the season goes forward with some conferences, it may not seem like a 'real' season anyway and players feeling that way may bounce as well.
2) NCAA does not allow 2020 to count for eligibility except for teams who play a season. This could cause players to be stuck not wanting to essentially miss 2 seasons and avoid transferring for that reason. Then transfers may be highly unlikely.
All speculation obviously, and I may not be thinking of everything correctly. I would love to hear from those more knowledgeable than me about how this could play out. In any case it will be interesting to see how the next 2-3 months play out in terms of the FB season, transfers, recruiting, etc. No matter what happens it will be new territory for everyone and we'll get to see how it all unfolds, for better or worse.
