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Sooners OF Kaiser transfers to NAIA school

Associated Press

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Outfielder Kody Kaiser, a two-year starter at Oklahoma, has transferred to NAIA power Oklahoma City University, OCU coach Denney Crabaugh said Thursday.

Kaiser started 63 games and hit .306 with seven home runs, 42 RBI and 14 stolen bases as a sophomore last season for Oklahoma. In June, he was selected in the 26th round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Instead of going pro, Kaiser will play for Oklahoma City, the 2005 NAIA champion. The Stars have won 50 or more games each of the past eight seasons.

"I know quite a bit of the team already," Kaiser said in a statement released by OCU. "I'm coming into a program where I'll be at home."

Kaiser is the nephew of Oklahoma coach Sunny Golloway, who denied Kaiser a release that would have allowed him to play at another NCAA Division I school without sitting out a season. Kaiser will be eligible to play immediately at OCU.

Answers to some of the questions.

If a student athlete is misadvised by the compliance office or academics, the university can file a waiver for them to compete due to the misadvisement. The misadvisement must be documented.

A financial hardship works by the student athlete proving to the NCAA they suffered a financial hardship that resulted in them losing the opportunity to participate in athletics. They can take from 2 weeks to a month to be completed. The NCAA requires lots of documentation to prove the hardship was suffered and resulted in the lose of the opportunity to compete.

A high school athlete can continue to be a batboy as long as all recruiting rules are followed by the baseball coaching staff.

Only visits to NCAA schools count in the 5 official visits.

Fans can design any t-shirts they like…if you decide to sell them, then the NCAA rules come into play.

For the occasional meal question. That is the university policy, the NCAA does not regulate prior approval for the meals.

In reference to the question on the work-outs before school starting. It depends on what sport and could be a potential rule violation. Let me know the sport and I will give you additional info.

For the soccer transfer..if he has never been fulltime, he could have all 4 years left. Clock starts for DI as soon as you become a full time student.

For the post on the 80 team tournament.

I think it would be great, but the NCAA gods(Major university presidents) won’t let it happen. The DI head coaches already voted they want more teams in the tournament. It would be great and give many of the mid-majors a legitimate chance of the final four or even a championship. So many of the mid-major conferences have to put it all on the line for a conference championship and automatic bid due to the fact an at large is not realistic. Many quality teams face this scenario every year. It’s a shame b/c many coaches jobs are on the line, even with the mid-majors, to make the tournament.

Post your questions

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Questions/Answers

MK,
It depends if your son has been cleared by the clearinghouse or not. If he has been cleared, he should stay part time…but make sure the clep does not make him a full time student.

For the SA wanting to Model,
The NCAA rules state you can be involved in modeling as long as you have documented proof that you were involved in modeling before you became a student athlete in college.

CR,
The NCAA does not regulate scouting opposing teams practice.

For the volleyball scholarship question,
The school must either be a DII or a Junior college…never herd of both…any way, she can receive this as long as it does not go over a full scholarship for the institution.

Eligibility

Football practice is starting all over the country. Many issues have come up with the eligibility of freshman players. Additional comments or questions on this issue or any other NCAA issue welcomed.

Wow..Lots of questions

I will try to address the questions. I would be great to have some added input from additional sources as well.

Oh here we go… I’ll try to stay in order...each paragraph is a response to a question asked

For the DIII rules I am still waiting for some material(DIII is different then DI) should have some info shortly. Anyone with DIII experience please add your input. For the wrestler, your eligibility would be up for DI, but I believe DIII counts the number of semesters, up to 10 semesters max. While DI has a continuous running clock once you become a full time student, even if you don’t participate in athletics. Should have additional DIII resources soon.

Lloyd,
Yes, your son must graduate from the two year school if he wants to be eligible to play at the DI school. Your son is what the NCAA calls a 4-2-4 transfer, and for DI graduation from the 2 year school is required.

Paul,
Sorry I don’t have an answer for u. That is a sport specific rule, not really compliance related. But I will try to find an answer for you. Hopefully someone else can help

Kody,
The requirement for a medical red shirt is that you can not have competed in more than 20% of the total contests and the contests must have been during the first half of the season. In addition the injury must have been one to keep you from participating in your sport for the remainder of the season.

Transfer from a DI to a DI. You only have to sit out a year in football, basketball and hockey. All other sports you can play immediately, if you are eligible at the previous school you are leaving, your previous school releases you, and you have not previously transferred from another 4 year school. There are also other exceptions, but those two are the most common used.

College coaches have to abide by the NCAA recruiting calendar. Volleyball is in a contact and evaluation period, so it is permissible for then to evaluate high school athletes at this time.

I don’t know of any rule pertaining to someone who graduated after 1998. I believe there may be a law suit that was filed in reference to this.

The academic requirements for DII www.ncaaclearingouse.net

LA,
Well you would have to know what exception he used when he went from the NAIA school to the DII school. Most likely he used the one time transfer. If so, he could not use it again. One of the conditions of the one time transfer exception is that you use it only one time. Thus the name “one-time transfer exception”…if there is extraordinary situation of something outside of his control he could always file for a waiver.

A full scholarship can consist of lab fees. You would have to review the scholarship award letter to see if this is included.

In DI once you become a fulltime student your clock starts running and does not stop. So if you take a year off your clock still runs. You could use it as a redshirt year but could run into problems with academic eligibility b/c you will be short credit hours.

The NCAA has waivers for student with learning disabilities. These types of waivers are filed all the time by many schools all over the county. Most are won if the student can prove they made an attempt to meet the criteria set by the NCAA.

TW,
The first thing to note is that its either all or nothing…the requirement for a scholarship is the same as the requirement to play. Well, the bylaw states she must have completed an average of 12 credits per each semester with a 2.0 while she was there, not just her last year. If she did this she should be ok. She could also graduate to meet the requirement for a scholarship and competition.

Just Launched

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