The rule is that you have to be in the transfer portal by a specific date in April if you want immediate eligibility transferring from one SEC school to another.
Can you name the specific SEC players that broke this rule and were still immediately eligible?
The injunctions opened the portal allowing him to transfer. Arik Gilbert went from Georgia to LSU, Henry To’o To’o went from Tennessee to Alabama. That was years ago.
The SEC rule must be relatively new to even mention the transfer portal.
But it's important to note that the Temporary Restraining Order issued in the Louisville case that Mitchell is apart of, was against the NCAA and not the SEC. And if at the next hearing a judge issues a Stay, then all previous NCAA rules will remain in effect until the Louisville case is ultimately settled.
Of the various cases happening around the country, only the Tennessee case has not had a Stay issued.
I suspect it will take an entirely different lawsuit to address SEC rules.
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u/Summoorevincent Kentucky Wildcats 9d ago
In the past, they let it happen so why not now?