GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA - MARCH 11: A detail of the ACC logo on the court during the first half of the quarterfinals game between the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and the Miami Hurricanes in the ACC Men's Basketball Tournament at Greensboro Coliseum on March 11, 2021 in Greensboro, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
On Monday, the ACC board of directors voted in a unanimous decision to eliminate its intraconference transfer rule.
ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said in a statement following the decision, “The time has come for all student-athletes to have the opportunity to transfer and be permitted to compete immediately.” He added, “This decision is in the best interest of our student-athletes as it allows greater flexibility during their collegiate career.”
The intraconference transfer rule created in 1996 required student-athletes without a degree to sit out one year if they were transferring from one ACC school to another. This decision comes as the NCAA has pending legislation that would allow student-athletes a one-time transfer with immediate eligibility in all sports.
In January, the NCAA Division I council delayed a vote on similar legislation that would loosen the aforementioned restrictions. Despite being delayed, the NCAA is supposedly remaining committed to making changes.
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