All-American Megan Kleist and Louisiana

[lcitsh]

Is she playing for the Cajuns next year?

Don't know yet. There is one hurdle to overcome (which should be accomplished). We should hear soon.

[lcitsh]

I am not sure that I am following your question. The point that I was trying to make was that, as per my understanding, that just because a student-athlete registers to transfer a school is not required/obligated to release a player just because they are entered in the database. Schools will still have the right to not grant the one time transfer exemption if they don't want to. Also, if conferences have a policy that does not allow the one time transfer exemption for transfers within the conference, that rule still applies to all undergraduate transfers.

In your post to which I responded (#66), your last sentence said "However, you still must be granted a release." That's the comment I'm questioning because I'm not seeing any wording in the NCAA paperwork on the portal that the school is required to grant an immediate release.

[lcitsh]

This should clear it up....

"Beginning in October, Division I student-athletes will have the ability to transfer to a different school and receive a scholarship without asking their current school for permission."

Rest of story below straight from NCAA.
http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/...ontact-process

Under the old system, a student-athlete who wanted to transfer had to get permission from the school they attended to contact other schools in which that player was interested. Since that school was "paying" the student-athlete (scholarship), that school could control who the student-athlete contacted.

Under this new system, the student-athlete notifies their current school of the desire to transfer. The school has 48 hours to place that player's name in the NCAA database and the player then becomes a "free agent" to be contacted by whatever schools may want her/him. That severs ties between that player and the school as the school is under no requirement to take the player back if the player does not transfer.

The comment you listed above does not deal with a release, just that the player does not need permission to transfer or be contacted.

[31Ragin97]

can someone register in the database and then later decide to stay at current school

[lcitsh]

can someone register in the database and then later decide to stay at current school

Yes. But the team is under no obligation to take them back.

In the case of Megan Kleist, she has no desire to play for the new coach at Oregon. If she comes here, it is because of Mike Roberts. If she doesn't, she will go back to Oregon, graduate in June and move on with her life.

[Cajun90]

thus the reason I linked the rest of the NCAA article.........

[jllanclos]

Yes. But the team is under no obligation to take them back.

In the case of Megan Kleist, she has no desire to play for the new coach at Oregon. If she comes here, it is because of Mike Roberts. If she doesn't, she will go back to Oregon, graduate in June and move on with her life.

So my information that 2 schools are in the running is incorrect?

I can't imagine that she'd just quit softball altogether, with 2 (?) more chances at OKC.

[Cajunrunner]

Can we get a plane tracker on this one? I want to know whenshe is wheels up from Eugene!

Yeah, I’m excited about the possibility of her playing here, but hopefully the stalkishness of some of our fans don’t scare the poor girl away!

[jllanclos]

Yeah, I’m excited about the possibility of her playing here, but hopefully the stalkishness of some of our fans don’t scare the poor girl away!

You mean the offer of a parade was over the top? Flight tracker too much?

I'm sure the girl can take a joke. LOL

[CajunVic]

Yeah, I’m excited about the possibility of her playing here, but hopefully the stalkishness of some of our fans don’t scare the poor girl away!

stalkishness

Alex, can I get a definition?