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Is a transferring student athlete the same as a recruit? He has to make the first contact with a new coaching staff after he gets permission from his existing coaching staff to transfer. Besides, it's not like it is a secret...his name and his visit to SMU are all over the Internet.

yeah, we've seen the same from every other high-profile transfer across the country.

stallion is just finding things to worry about

cutter wrote:yeah, we've seen the same from every other high-profile transfer across the country.

You want to give me one example of a Coach commenting on a recruitable athlete-transfer or not. This is first grade NCAA rules interpretation and he said it on a public forum. Its an NCAA violation and no one seems to be awake at SMU

Why would anything be a rules violation...Hansen just asked him and JJ got caught off guard and just answered that yes he visited the campus....nothing more, nothing less, just like any other potential student visiting a school on an unofficial basis. He didn't say he was recruiting him or even that he wanted him to play for him.

I thought recruiting a transfering athlete was a violation. The transferee has to contact the school he wants to transfer to first. Right?

Well Stallion, now is your chance to bring forth an Action.

He's already released right??

Once you get a release which he has then he's free game-you just can't comment on it or on the quality of a particular recruit.

GiddyUp wrote:He's already released right??

yes

Stallion wrote:

cutter wrote:yeah, we've seen the same from every other high-profile transfer across the country.

You want to give me one example of a Coach commenting on a recruitable athlete-transfer or not. This is first grade NCAA rules interpretation and he said it on a public forum. Its an NCAA violation and no one seems to be awake at SMU

okay, still looking...... but, what the heck is the rationale in not allowing a coach to comment on a recruit? I don't get it.

also, is the rule the same for high school recruits vs. transfers? released transfer vs. not released?

Are you sure he's transfering to SMU? I haven't seen any threads about it.

LHS81 wrote:Are you sure he's transfering to SMU? I haven't seen any threads about it.

let me start one.

Stallion wrote:

cutter wrote:yeah, we've seen the same from every other high-profile transfer across the country.

You want to give me one example of a Coach commenting on a recruitable athlete-transfer or not. This is first grade NCAA rules interpretation and he said it on a public forum. Its an NCAA violation and no one seems to be awake at SMU

aha...okay, maybe this is one. Petrino info on Mallett's visit to Arkansas.
I don't have a scout sub, so don't have the entire story, but this lead sounds like Petrino discusses the visit.

http://arkansas.scout.com/a.z?s=10&p=2&c=718903&ssf=1&RequestedURL=http%3a%2f%2farkansas.scout.com%2f2%2f718903.html

Stallion wrote:Once you get a release which he has then he's free game-you just can't comment on it or on the quality of a particular recruit.

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