| Re: This puzzles me
There is no explanation... it's a double standard. The topic has been brought up for years by fans, media, etc. I understand you're committing to a "school", but really, it's the coaches in the parents and kids' home that does the trick. I think there could be some middle ground:
If the coach leaves his position before his contract has expired, the student-athlete has the following options:
1. Stay at the school, continue eligibility, play.
2. Transfer to a different school but:
a. If he goes to the same school that his former coach goes to,
he does sit out a year.
b. If he stays within the same conference, he must sit out one
semester (most likely fall)
c. Anywhere else, he's eligible immediately.
These are all rough guidelines. I'd throw in there that the athlete must be academically eligible and not have any incompletes in classes upon transfering to be awarded all options above.
There's my two cents.
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