New Transfer Rules Approved At same Time Of Increase In NCAA Div. I Athletic Scholarships
New Transfer Rules Approved At same Time Of Increase In NCAA Div. I Athletic Scholarships
Moncks Corner—I regret missing Dr. Jerome Singleton’s recent zoom call webinar to talk about the recent approval of the athletic directors in South Carolina to grant a one-time transfer of a middle school athlete; a one- time transfer of a high school athlete to the school of their choice without a penalty, or without having to literally move from one house to the next at great expense to your family.
Is writer being on a deadline helping get this 72-page publication/website (hssr.com) researched, written, and to press on time. There can no worse pressure then a deadline. The penalty for the HSSR not having the files to our printer by 6 a.m. on Monday of each month is that we have to wait another whole week to print! Fortunately, we have never missed a deadline in the nearly forty years we have been in business.
I was able to talk with several athletic directors when I was interviewing a few athletic directors who just happen to also be head baseball coaches. This issue is focused mainly on the sports of baseball and softball. One athletic director told me that it was now going to technically possible for one athlete to transfer to four different schools over a four-year period without leaving his house, or losing edibility.
My reply was, “Okay, that sure is a major change of events concerning the transfer rule in South Carolina!”
Once I get this 100 -hour deadline week out of my system, and get some sleep, I might actually have an opinion to express. At the moment I am just pleased that this baseball/softball issue is going to get to the press on time early Monday morning.
What I do think is great news for baseball and softball players across South Carolina, and the United States also, is that on April, 15 a federal judge is going to rap the gavel in favor of increased athletic scholarships for all sports at the Div. I level of college athletics.
Football is going to increases from 85 to 105 scholarships. In baseball scholarships will increase from 11.7 to 35 scholarships a din softball there will be an increase from 12 scholarships to 25 full scholarships!
(Can I get an Amen to this wonderful news!)
What I hope happens is that our two power five major colleges of Clemson and South Carolina will look at this opportunity to put a few more eyes on the hard-working prep athletes in South Carolina with the goal of having more in-state athletes on their rosters. It is a great opportunity for both Clemson and South Carolina to recruit more softball players in all honesty.
Right now, the disparity between senior baseball players in South Carolina getting offers to play baseball at Clemson and South Carolina, versus how many softball players get opportunities is way out of balance. In the 2025 Class alone, Clemson and South Carolina have signed right at 10 baseball players to scholarships while softball is signees number two from Clemson and one for South Carolina.
Hopefully, with the doubling of scholarships available starting with the 2025-26 school year in August, things will improve for hard-working softball players in the palmetto State.
Let’s hope so anyway!
