Skip to main content

The roster limit in 2023 is 35 plus covid Seniors which can take the roster up to 40.  Does anyone know if transfer Seniors count or do the Seniors need to have been on the same team's roster to qualify for the team roster exemption.

The NCAA created a Winter transfer portal.  It stated that there were exemptions, but my read on that was that the player could transfer outside of the portal window but would still be unable to play immediately due to same season transfer rules.  However, Manhattan fired their basketball coach and players have entered the portal.  From everything I have read those players will be immediately eligible at semester.  If that is the case, any player that has aid taken away, has a coaching change or is a walk on can transfer at semester for baseball and be immediately eligible as those are the exemptions.  If that is correct, will we see teams keep roster spots open for drop downs from the bigger D1's?  Are we going to get to the point where teams cut their own players because they can get an LSU or Vandy transfer mid year? 

Original Post

Replies sorted oldest to newest

@d-mac posted:

The roster limit in 2023 is 35 plus covid Seniors which can take the roster up to 40.  Does anyone know if transfer Seniors count or do the Seniors need to have been on the same team's roster to qualify for the team roster exemption.

The NCAA created a Winter transfer portal.  It stated that there were exemptions, but my read on that was that the player could transfer outside of the portal window but would still be unable to play immediately due to same season transfer rules.  However, Manhattan fired their basketball coach and players have entered the portal.  From everything I have read those players will be immediately eligible at semester.  If that is the case, any player that has aid taken away, has a coaching change or is a walk on can transfer at semester for baseball and be immediately eligible as those are the exemptions.  If that is correct, will we see teams keep roster spots open for drop downs from the bigger D1's?  Are we going to get to the point where teams cut their own players because they can get an LSU or Vandy transfer mid year?

Guess we will know very soon the impact of the rule changes.

Add Reply

×
×
×
×
Link copied to your clipboard.
×