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https://www.google.com/amp/s/247sports.com/college/tennessee/Article/Cade-Mays-Tennessee-Vols-Football-Greg-Sankey-SEC-Transfers-Joey-Gatewood-Otis-Reese-Georgia-Bulldogs-151845481/Amp/

It's not going to happen.  There has never been a waiver given for a non graduate transfer within the SEC. 

And it's the SEC schools who set the bylaw, not Greg Sankey.  Sankey is a putz, but it appears that he's just going along with the bylaws the schools have given him to enforce. 

Kentucky and Ole Miss also have players who are in the same situation. 

So couldn't the SEC have said "answer's gonna be no" earlier in the year?  They let the Mays family spend all that money and time on lawyers when the answer was gonna be no all along?

I think it has to go through the NCAA first.....and probably why the NCAA punted it to the SEC pretty quick knowing the SEC would not approve it. Not sure...but I wonder if Pruitt and Fulmer didn't know about the SEC transfer rule?

Just 2 years ago did the SEC approve 'Grad' transfers to transfer between conference schools and be able to play without sitting out a season....Prior to June 2018 even grad transfers had to sit out 1 season.The rule change allowed Kennedy (from Bama) to play from the get go.

https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/06/01/sec-passes-changes-to-intra-conference-transfer-rules-players-no-longer-must-sit-out-a-year/

Well this sucks.

Current SEC Transfer Rules

14.5.5 Four-Year College Transfers. See NCAA Bylaw 14.5.5.

14.5.5.1 Transferring within the Southeastern Conference. A transfer student from a member institution shall not be eligible for intercollegiate competition at another member institution until the student has fulfilled a residence requirement of one full academic year (two full semesters) at the certifying institution. Further, a transfer student-athlete admitted after the 12th class day may not utilize that semester for the purpose of establishing residency. Student-athletes meeting the terms of NCAA Bylaws 14.5.5.2.1, 14.5.5.2.2, 14.5.5.2.3, 14.5.5.2.4, 14.5.5.2.5, 14.5.5.2.6, 14.5.5.2.7, 14.5.5.2.8 and 14.5.5.2.9 may seek a waiver of the provisions of this bylaw. [Revised: 6/2/00; effective 8/1/2001; Revised: 6/1/08]

14.5.5.1.1 Exception – Graduate Transfer. A transfer student who has been admitted to and is enrolled in a graduate or professional school at a member institution other than the member institution from which he or she previously received a baccalaureate degree, may be eligible for intercollegiate competition provided the student is immediately eligible for competition under all other Conference and NCAA rules and all applicable waivers are complete. [Adopted: 6/1/18]

14.5.5.1.2 Exception – Postseason Competition Prohibition. A transfer student from a member institution that is prohibited by the NCAA or the SEC from participating in postseason competition may be eligible for intercollegiate competition provided the student is immediately eligible for competition under all other Conference and NCAA rules and all applicable waivers are complete. [Adopted: 6/1/18]

Summer semester classes don't count I guess....  Spring and Summer would be 2

That's a good point that was asked on another site. I wonder if he went to Summer school? If not why not if it counts?

We can hope.   :laugh:

Surely legal and/or compliance are involved. Im sure Ptuitt & Fulmer don't know all the details of the rules. There seems to be at least some ambiguity. They tried. Apparently the kid wanted to transfer. Next year for him, or he goes pro. I like Jerome Carvin. Let's go!  :powert:

THIS ^  is the point. If he knew all along that the rule wasn't going to let him approve these guys, why didn't he say so as soon as they applied? Either he is incompetent and didn't know the rules or there are shenanigans going on. I always suspect the latter.  :mad:

Hearing that something one way or the other is likely coming down about 4:15 today. 

Stay tuned. 

Probably another load dropped in Jerry Nadler's shorts  :dielaughing: :dielaughing: :dielaughing: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :wow: :wow: :wow: :run: :run: :run:

Apparently it's a 4:00 ish Central time thing. 

We'll see if it happens.