Good post. The difference between mitigating and extreme is irrelevant to my talk here. The only thing that matter is a player must have a reason outside of playing time for leaving.
@Sleegro says that’s all he needs and that clearly is dead wrong
The discussion about about extreme and mitigating is exactly the reason why the lawyer article makes sense. The ncaa can’t decide what their own rules mean thus the reason why fancy lawyer written request is important. Either way it’s always better when the school one is leaving supported the request and respond beyond the players control.