rekinhavoc
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If a player is good enough to break the two-deep at Bama after graduating, he's probably entering the draft. Just saying.
The writer is saying that now if Saban has a position of need that he can "just reach out" to an SEC rival and pluck away a grad to fill that need. Surely the rule change doesn't mean coaches can now initiate contact with grads from other schools. Or is that just a witless statement by the writer?
That doesnt make any sense. He can now transfer in conference at his own pleasure. Bama has no say so.
Found this in the Montgomery Advertiser this morning. Looks like things are on hold for Kennedy.
Still, despite the rules immediate effectiveness, it may not necessarily change things for Kennedy, who is still technically blocked by Alabama, at least until either Alabama rescinds its limitations or the NCAA transfer working groups notification to transfer proposal goes into effect Oct. 15, should it pass in mid-June as expected.
"A coach still could conceivably block a graduate transfer hoping to move this summer, but coaches across the country are about to have that capability stripped by an NCAA rule that will be voted on later this month and will go into effect in October. Under the current rules, schools must grant permission to athletes to be contacted by potential transfer destinations. If the old school doesnt grant permission, the new school cant give the player an athletic scholarship for a year. "
Saban could still block him from having permission until Oct. vote, but he would look like more of a douchebag than he already does. Most think he will cave in and grant Kennedy permission at some point.