The Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee on Thursday discussed its recommendation for emergency legislation to address schools circumventing a sport’s notification-of-transfer period by adding transfer student-athletes to their football roster who were not entered into the Transfer Portal during football’s January window.
The committee recommends amending the proposal to remove the requirement that a school reduce the number of roster spots by five for the next season, regardless of the head coach’s employment status at the school.
If the measure is approved by the Division I Cabinet, once an enrolled student-athlete who was not active in the Transfer Portal at the time of transfer participates in any athletically related activity at the next school, the following actions would occur:
- The head coach would be prohibited from all football (recruiting and on-field coaching) and administrative duties (team meetings) for six contests.