I don't like the sound of this. I get the idea of giving players more freedom compared to coaching staffs that can leave for greener pastures. Is a move this drastic really warranted though.
Programs that don't develop players and rely on transfers will be hurt by this. Programs like us that don't go the transfer route will not be impacted any way shape or form. What do we get like 1 transfer every year or so and when we do get a transfer it's usually from a D2 program. We don't even go the juco route because only 1 out 10 seem to pan out. Our last juco never started a game and got kicked off the team.
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This is going to hurt teams like the JMUs, Jacksonville States and Illinois States...they won't get as many FBS transfers since sitting out a year isn't a factor anymore.
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Yeah, but would Stick have gone to Nebraska in 2016 if he had the chance? DeLuca? Maybe not, but I have no doubt that we'd lose many of our best players. The culture of FCS football would change, and I don't believe tradition alone could stop that. Remember NDSU doesn't get many players right now that receive FBS offers, and the fact they get any at all is an anomaly in FCS.