Problem is that these are confidential hearings and some of the issues may be private and sensitive and no one's business but the parties involved. They are amateur athletes and confidentiality should not be breached for the curiosity of fans. I like Geno's attitude - no idea why they were granted in other cases but there was no reason for us to apply for special consideration.
I'm not interested as to why the player wants to leave. Admittedly these reasons are almost always personal. I'm interested in the seemingly arbitrary reasons as to why some players need to wait an academic year and some not, even though they may be leaving from the same circumstances. Even a little transparency there would be appreciated. Am I off base here?
The sitting requirement applies to any undergrad. If a student has graduated (Lilli Thompson this spring from Stanford) and they have eligibility remaining, they can transfer and play immeditely. The thinking was the student fulfilled her academic requirement as a student athlete. However the school/coach can and often must approve the waiver of an undergrad what school a player can go to. For example, Eleana Christokas was not allowed to transfer to another SEC school, hence her looking at Baylor, Louisville or Maryland. Does that help?
But the devil is in those personal details - two apparently identical situations may be significantly different based on that confidential information. And even just saying 'special circumstances' could lead to all kinds of speculation.
This is not accurate only two or three require the two sit.
I just did a search and the only "unique" rule I found was in the Big10 that said if a player transferred to another Big 10 school, they would sit out one year AND lose a year of eligibility so if you transferred after your freshman year to another Big 10 school you would have to sit your sophomore year and and then only have 2 years left, not 3 years. I did not find any 2 yr sit requirement.
De'Janae last played in a game for Penn State on January 7, 2017 against Purdue playing only 7 minutes. She has not played in the last 5 PSU games.
She's from Long Island.
I have always liked Genesis Parker. Cincinnati have a good one.
