Shaq Wiggins to the vols?

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wesleydmartin said:
the kid, as a graduate should be able to go where ever he wants, this is just a bush-league move by a bush league-human....

edit: if he wants to be here im all for it, but if he wants to be elsewhere he should be allowed.
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My problem is; how many years does the NCAA let these guys play? As a "graduate" why are they transferring? Is it to further an academic degree as the title states, or wanting to play football for another year? By the way who pays for this "grad" year?
 
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wesleydmartin said:
this is what i saw, but im not an expert on the situation, as i read it i see what you mentioned, I dont know if you can have any one scenario or fit into all scenarios for it to apply personally. regardless he only blocked two school so I doubt this reasoning was due to degree of choice being different or not, its because his old db coach is there now:

Graduate Exception

The graduate exception is a version of the one-time transfer exception. It is for student-athletes who cannot use the normal one-time transfer exception because they play one of the sports that are not permitted to use the exception.

The student-athlete must have graduated with at least a bachelor’s degree;
The student-athlete meets the other requirements of the one-time transfer exception;
The student-athlete must have at least one season of competition left; and
The student-athlete’s previous school did not renew his or her athletic scholarship or offer an athletic scholarship for the following academic year.
The requirement that the scholarship be cancelled or not renewed is generally not an issue. The scholarship does not need to be cancelled before the transfer or be the reason for the transfer. Because the one-time transfer exception requires you to get a release, what will happen with your scholarship is generally just an administrative detail.

Graduate Transfer Waiver

The graduate transfer waiver is now typically used by athletes who have previous transferred once before and so cannot use the one-time transfer exception (even as a graduate student).

A letter from the previous school saying it does not object to the student-athlete being eligible;

Documentation that the student-athlete has been accepted into a specific graduate degree program;

Documentation about whether that degree program is offered by the previous school;
A student-athlete statement including the reasons for the transfer; and

A statement from the previous institution about the student-athlete’s status on the team.

Generally the heart of the waiver is the three middle bullets. The NCAA wants to see that the student-athlete transferred in order to continue his or her academic career by pursuing a graduate degree not offered at the previous school.
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Thanks for this post.

It answers most of what I have just asked in an above post.
I get from your summation, that the NCAA allows playing sports to further an education. Horse S--- to this! For most of these players it's a graduate degree in football , that's all it is.
 
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I seem to remember him being a really solid player and we could def use another consistent, reliable guy out there. I feel like hes better than martin and possibly mosely as well. Hope we can land him. Would really like to see what he could do with a year under Warren.
 
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savannahfan said:
My problem is; how many years does the NCAA let these guys play? As a "graduate" why are they transferring? Is it to further an academic degree as the title states, or wanting to play football for another year? By the way who pays for this "grad" year?
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I have NO problem with the graduate transfer rule and don't understand why anyone would.Coaches can move around at will but athletes are basically stuck, comparatively speaking.I actually think the entire student athlete/institution relationship needs a MAJOR overhaul and the sooner the better.
 
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savannahfan said:
My problem is; how many years does the NCAA let these guys play? As a "graduate" why are they transferring? Is it to further an academic degree as the title states, or wanting to play football for another year? By the way who pays for this "grad" year?
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Why do you have this problem?
 
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Pretty sure I saw someone say he's on campus, working out.

Won't be any team practices until Fall Camp starts, but the lads will get together informally and do stuff over the summer. We don't tend to hear much of anything about those get-togethers, though, so you might have to wait for Fall Camp to start to get the confirmation you seek.
 
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I hope he stays healthy. He's a seriously gifted football player.
 
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