quote:Originally posted by baseballtoday:
NAIA is a great place for DI players to go when they decide for whatever reason to transfer and not required to sit out a year. You will see Juniors use NAIA since JUCO is not an option anymore.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news baseballtoday but a D1 player (nor D2) can transfer directly to a 4-yr NAIA straight from their respective program. The new NCAA rules state that no player can "transfer from a 4-yr program to a 4-yr program" regardless of the Conference. If they do, they are required to sit out a year before being eligible to play again. This rule goes both ways, i.e. NAIA to D1, D2 or D3 as well.
The new transfer rules have pretty much dampened the ease of switching programs especially after a players Sophomore year.
3Fingered can verify all of this above.