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Message: [QUOTE="UConnCat, post: 2366204, member: 15"] I understand. It's the reference to "hardship" that's been baffling (see quotes below) both because the NCAA announced there will be no more hardship waivers for transfers and because the evidence of a hardship is not apparent. There is a local media that pays attention to women's basketball in Lincoln and the view there was that Shepard wanted a fresh start away from home, away from the attention that comes with being a local star and away from the continual comparisons to another local star who stayed home to play, Jordan Hooper. My guess is Shepard's argument will be whatever Natalie Romeo argued that allowed her immediate eligibility when she left Nebraska for Washington after Yori resigned. Shepard (and Notre Dame) will hope the NCAA ignores the fact that she chose to stay at Nebraska for another year and play for Amy Williams and ignore her public comments about why she transferred to Notre Dame (better coaches, better skill development and better chance to win a championship). [I]McGraw said the Irish are exploring whether applying for a hardship waiver for immediate eligibility for Shepard makes sense.[/I] [I]Notre Dame has filed paperwork with the NCAA for a hardship waiver that would allow 6-foot-4 Nebraska transfer Jessica Shepard to immediately become eligible.[/I] [/QUOTE]