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Topic: Stoops says SEC schools will vote on in-conference transfers soon
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catmandoo
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posted 09-28-2020 09:47 PM
The Kentucky Wildcats are still waiting to learn if Joey Gatewood and Olivier Sarr can play for their respective teams this season.
Sarr, who has already been cleared the NCAA, is now waiting on the SEC to decide if he can play during the 2020-21 season. The SEC has a rule that states players who transfer into the SEC must have two years of eligibility left to be eligible to play. Otherwise, they have to sit out a full season, though Kentucky can apply for a waiver to get the Wake Forest transfer eligible now.
As for Gatewood, he’s an in-conference transfer after leaving Auburn to join Kentucky. Under current SEC rules, any player who transfers within the SEC must sit out a year. Gatewood has also been granted a waiver by the NCAA but now needs clearance from the SEC.
On Monday, Mark Stoops revealed that the SEC is planning to have a vote on whether in-conference transfers like Gatewood can be eligible right away.
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ukman
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posted 09-30-2020 01:24 PM
I don't understand how conferences can have their own rules that supersede the NCAA. I thouhgt the NCAA was the governing body for college athletics.
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GA Cat
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posted 10-01-2020 03:24 PM
Gate wood was declared eligible by the SEC yesterday. Mmm, the week after we played Auburn.
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