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NCAA should lift dead period after current extension runs out

About time NCAA

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The NCAA has been dragging their feet on the dead period for over a year now, the class of 2021 has the most impact, as they never got to officially visit any schools.

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With the current extended dead period set to end on May 31st, a report by CBS Sports Dennis Dodd claims the NCAA council will consider lifting the dead period.

They key word here is consider, but it seems like some of the wheels are in motion for when that should occur according to a report by Athlon Sports Bryan Fisher.

This obviously would be much different than we have seen in the past, but it’s a step in the right direction. There needs to be closure on the dead period soon as the 2022 class is less than 9 months away from the early signing period beginning. Team also need to get things prepared for recruits to get on campus. Hopefully these reports are correct and college football recruiting gets back to a semblance of normalcy.

The NCAA is on the verge of an experimental transfer rule, will it stay?

Is this a sign to come for the transfer portal?

There have been plenty of coaches who have said the NCAA should allow players to have a free, one-time transfer with no penalty of having to sit out a season. Well, those coaches might be getting their wish as according to Bryan Fischer of Althon Sports, the NCAA will make it official for one year (2021-22) transfer during their April meetings after the NCAA basketball tournament concludes.

Could this ruling potentially give the NCAA more ammo to try this in the future? I certainly think so, as this “one-year” move could lead to a rule change for the transfer portal. Why? It’s due to the amount of players who have entered the portal, many of them having issues finding a new home.

By having the one-time free transfer, it would allow players to right potential wrongs in their recruitment, if their coach they committed to leaves, a family situation comes up or anything else they deem its necessary to move on from their original school.

Rewind back to when you were 17-18 year’s old, many of us had no idea what we wanted, made impulsive decisions that we look back on there’s regret. The NCAA would allow the student-athletes to right their wrong, just one-time, and move on to a different school penalty free.

With the NCAA on the verge of experimenting with this rule, this has potential for future usage of this rule. The transfer portal has exploded with so many players entering, this most likely wasn’t the intention when they originally came up with the idea.

Evolution of the portal is necessary and this could be a way of adjusting it to make it more player friendly. Hopefully, the NCAA sees it the same way as well.