Transfers

[SoonerSpock]

With Jaden Hobbs only being one year to injuries she is not eligible for a medical waiver as I understand the rules.

 

[SoonerSpock]

With Jaden Hobbs only being one year to injuries she is not eligible for a medical waiver as I understand the rules. You need to injured two years to get the sixth year.

 

[Soonerguy06]

So are you all saying that if she transfers to another DI school she'd essentially be losing her Junior year's eligibility? That's crazy if so. I wonder why players have to sit out a year after transferring in BB or FB and not any other sport?

If true i totally see her going to a lower division. SWOSU was national runner-up, barely, so that might be a good fit for her.

It seems that bringing V. Gray in has caused some turmoil among the players at O-State...at this rate, looks like they, at least, will be worse than OU next season!

 

[SoonerSpock]

As I understand the requirement to sit out a year for an undergraduate student-athlete is restricted to football, MBB, WBB, WGYM, WTennis and Wvolleyball because they are the only head count sports (HC). A head count sport are sports where all scholarships must be full scholarships with no partial scholarships offered. All other sports are equivalency sports (ES) and offer only partial scholarships.

Head count sports mean the team is restricted in the number of athletes that can be on scholarship. For example, an NCAA DI FBS Football team is allowed 85 scholarships per year and they are only allowed to have 85 athletes on scholarship.

Equivalency scholarships mean there is no restriction on how many athletes can be on scholarship, but there is a limit on the number of scholarships a team can have. In this scenario, a team might have 30 athletes and 15 scholarships. Rather than have 15 athletes on scholarships and 15 athletes as walk-ons, a coach will divide the scholarships and all athletes could receive a half scholarship. This is an over simplification of how coaches divide scholarships, but it illustrates the point that for most equivalency sports, athletes are on partial scholarships.

For example men's tennis (ES) and is allowed only allowed 4.5 scholarships while women's tennis (HC) and allowed 8 scholarships. Softball (ES) gets 12 scholarships. Men's volleyball (ES) 4.5 scholarships and women's volleyball (HC) gets 12. Men's gymnastics (ES) get 6.3 scholarships and women's gymnastics (HC) gets 12.

https://www.athleticscholarships.ne...ead-count-versus-equivalency-scholarships.htm

http://www.scholarshipstats.com/ncaalimits.html

 

[Soonerguy06]

Very good information, thanks! That definitely clears a few things up.

 

[threepointshooter]

Hobbs has been removed from the OSU roster, so it seems this transfer is happening. She has already used her redshirt after that injury her freshman year. So if she transfers to another D1 school, she will have to hope to get a medical waiver to be able to play 2 more years. My guess is she transfers to a lower level and can play immediately. SWOSU actually just came off of an amazing year, so I could see that happening.

I believe it is time for Littell to retire or be replaced. The transfers out each year, and reliance on JUCO players, is not how you are going to win big in the Big 12.

Yes, O-State2009, SWOSU would be a good option if she plans to go to a lower level.