I asked Thomas two weeks ago if he had heard anything on his waiver request. He said no. He thought then that something would happen the next week. That would have been last week. I checked with a couple of people the other day and apparently nothing came down as expected.
The process is that the university request a waiver of the transfer rule that requires a player to sit out a year. That request is either granted or denied. If denied, an appeal can be filed. Then, that appeal is either granted or denied. If denied, the decision can be litigated.
My best information is that the NCAA has yet to issue a ruling on the original waiver request. If that request is denied, OU will certainly appeal. They want him eligible and are willing to buck up some to get it done. However, even though it may not come in a timely manner, most around the program expect the waiver request to be granted.
