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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