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The NCAA is changing their stance on the year in residency requirement for multiple-time transfers.


The latest move in the drama was Battle filing a lawsuit that would allow him to play immediately, and Bailey ruled in his favor, but the decision had a ripple effect, as the judge also ruled that the NCAA can’t “make an athlete sit out a year,” and lifted the year-in-residence restriction on multi-time transfers for 14 day in the process.

Now, the NCAA has made their stance known on the matter, deciding to do away with the rule moving forward. Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger, who was all over the Battle news, shared their statement to X, formerly known as Twitter.

“As a result of today’s decision impacting Division I student-athletes, the Association will not enforce the year in residency requirement for multiple-time transfers and will begin notifying member schools,” the NCAA’s statement ready, per Dellenger.

Alas, it seems as if RaeQuan Battle’s suit has helped change the way the process works for transfers seeking eligibility waivers. That’s something someone like North Carolina wide receiver Tez Walker can get behind, as he dealt with a similar problem during the football season.

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