I haven't either, but I tweeted Brad Crawford to ask him and he said Belk and the school would certainly seek a waiver to play him. But he also thought it was pretty unlikely. Depending on how good he is, we could only have him for 3 seasons.
When is decision due regarding Belk's eligibility for 2018? *****
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The post before yours quoted Belk saying they would be seeking a waiver. From what I've been reading, they changed the rules in 2015 but recently made another rule change making it a possibility, but HIGHLY unlikely. Seems the NCAA would rather add a 6th year than being immediately eligible.
"But the NCAA didn't close the door on immediate eligibility. According to an NCAA spokesperson, the "vast majority" of transfer waivers add a year on the back end instead of allowing immediately eligibility, but not all. Here are the stipulations that must be in place for a student-athlete to transfer and be able to play right away."
https://247sports.com/college/georg...ately-or-will-he-have-to-sit-a-year-119289222
IMHO, it would seem impossible for the NCAA to rule on it until he actually enrolls. Guess we'll see. It would be HUGE if he could play next year.
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Interesting. Wasn't a graduate transfer but Ohio State transfer is being allowed to play immediately at Duke.
https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article214672270.html
https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article214672270.html
Wonder if it was because he transferred in January (same academic school year) and didn't see any action at TOSU....allowing them to use that as his sit-out year.
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Another transfer granted immediate eligibility. Appears to have transferred to be closer to his family.
https://collegefootballtalk.nbcspor...i-brown-granted-immediate-eligibility-at-wku/
https://collegefootballtalk.nbcspor...i-brown-granted-immediate-eligibility-at-wku/
The one to watch is Demetris Robertson, 5-star WR who transferred to Georgia from Cal. He is also trying to get a hardship waiver and his situation is similar to that of Belk.
It's not exactly a sit-out rule. The rule is that you attend the new school for a year before playing (so taking a year off of college doesn't count). It looks like they are getting more lenient, but even Muschamp was quoted as saying he didn't want free agency - imagine your best players leaving after a bad season. This guy redshirted, then didn't play in a single game his RS freshman year. That's an obvious ploy by Urban to get him to transfer - I'd grant him immediate eligibility too.
