June 1, 2018 - DestinAn SEC ruling likely improved the Florida Gators’ passing game on Friday, paving the way for Ole Miss transfer receiver Van Jefferson to play this season.
The conference voted to allow players to transfer from a school facing NCAA sanctions to another institution within the conference without sitting out a season.
If Jefferson, a redshirt junior, had transferred to UF from a school in good standing, he would have had to sit out a season and would have been eligible for only the 2019 season.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said the proposal “was supported overwhelmingly,” but would not release how the vote fell.
The NCAA still must grant Jefferson a waiver. UF, the SEC and the NCAA would not offer a timetable for a waiver decision.
But Jefferson is expected to receive a waiver, based on the fact six other Ole Miss players have been approved to play right away and they have the same attorney as Jefferson. The Rebels are poised to start the second year of a two-year postseason ban.
The conference voted to allow players to transfer from a school facing NCAA sanctions to another institution within the conference without sitting out a season.
If Jefferson, a redshirt junior, had transferred to UF from a school in good standing, he would have had to sit out a season and would have been eligible for only the 2019 season.
SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said the proposal “was supported overwhelmingly,” but would not release how the vote fell.
The NCAA still must grant Jefferson a waiver. UF, the SEC and the NCAA would not offer a timetable for a waiver decision.
But Jefferson is expected to receive a waiver, based on the fact six other Ole Miss players have been approved to play right away and they have the same attorney as Jefferson. The Rebels are poised to start the second year of a two-year postseason ban.
