Sorry if already buried in this thread but what's the latest with Malik Zaire? I thought I read previously that UF couldn't currently sign a Grad Student due to some previous grad students blowing off classes flunking out as soon as the season ended. However there was still a 12/16 article on a gator site about him being in play. I ran into a guy at a Christmas eve party who said he'd go to UF if Trebisky at NC doesn't declare for draft.
It's an SEC rule and only applies to SEC member universities.
SEC rule 14.1.15 is the specific rule that sets guidelines for athletes with less than two years of eligibility left that are trying to enroll and participate in sports at a member institution.
When Everett Golson transferred from Notre Dame he really wanted to attend an SEC school. However, SEC rule 14.1.15.1 prevented him from playing in the SEC.
14.1.15.1 Graduate Student Exception. A student-athlete with less than two years of eligibility remaining upon enrollment at the certifying institution may receive financial aid, practice, or compete at a member institution, provided the following criteria are met [Adopted 5/30/2014]:
(a) The student-athlete has completed all requirements for and has been awarded a baccalaureate degree from his or her previous institution;
(b) The student-athlete has been admitted to and is enrolled in a graduate or professional school at the member institution;
(c) The student-athlete is immediately eligible for financial aid, practice, and competition under all other Conference and NCAA rules (e.g., transfer requirements, progress towards degree, etc…), and all applicable waivers are complete;
(d) The student-athlete has not been subject to official university or athletics department disciplinary action at any time during enrollment at any previous collegiate institution (excluding limited discipline applied by a sports team);
(e) The student-athlete’s athletically related financial aid was not renewed by his or her previous institution;
(f) The student-athlete earned all possible Academic Progress Rate (APR) points at his or her previous institution(s); and
(g) Prior to initial full-time enrollment in a regular academic term at the certifying institution, the certifying institution must submit a report to the Conference office identifying any student-athlete utilizing this graduate student exception, along with supporting documentation necessary to establish each criteria set forth herein.
Golson had been suspended for a semester at Notre Dame for academic dishonesty and was therefore not able to enroll at an SEC member institution. He ended up in the ACC at FSU.
SEC rule 14.1.15.3 is the section that currently prevents Florida from accepting graduate transfer athletes.
14.1.15.3 Graduate Student Exception Conditions and Penalties. A student-athlete using the graduate student exception set forth in SEC Bylaw 14.1.15.1 must satisfy the following conditions and is subject to the following penalties [Adopted 5/30/2014]:
(a) To be eligible for any competition following the first full-time semester of enrollment at the certifying institution, the student-athlete must successfully complete at least nine (9) semester hours of graduate level academic coursework in his or her designated graduate program during that first full-time semester (which must all be completed with a passing grade accepted for credit in his or her designated graduate program);
(b) The student-athlete must earn all possible APR points applicable for each term of enrollment. If the student-athlete does not earn all possible APR points, the certifying institution may not use the SEC Bylaw 14.1.15.1 graduate student exception in the particular sport for three years following the student-athlete’s first date of initial full-time enrollment at the certifying institution; and
(c) Immediately following both the fall and spring semesters, the certifying institution must provide a written report to the Conference office describing the student-athlete’s academic record and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this Bylaw 14.1.15.3.
Florida will not be able to accept graduate transfers again until sometime in 2019. We are not recruiting Zair.
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