Murray State University Athletics
Current Student-Athlete - Transfer Information
Transferring to Another NCAA Division I Institution
An athletics staff member or coach shall not make contact with the student-athlete of another NCAA or NAIA four-year collegiate institution, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining the written permission of the first institution’s athletic director to do so, regardless of who makes the initial contact. If permission is not granted, the second institution shall not encourage the transfer and the institution shall not provide athletically related financial assistance to the student-athlete until the student-athlete has attended the second institution for one academic year.
If the institution decides to deny a student-athlete’s request to permit any other institution to contact the student-athlete about transferring, the institution shall inform the student-athlete in writing that he or she, upon request, shall be provided a hearing conducted by an institutional entity or committee outside the athletics department. Murray State University has established reasonable procedures for promptly hearing a request.Â
Transferring to Another School Within the Ohio Valley Conference - OVC Article 11.2
Ohio Valley Conference Bylaws states: A student-athlete residing (or who has resided) at a Conference institution and who was recruited (per NCAA Bylaw 13.02) or who received athletically-related financial aid or who practiced or competed at that institution shall not be eligible at another member institution unless that student fulfills the following conditions at the certifying institution: (1) attends the second institution for one academic year (excluding summer school), (2) forfeits one for the four years of eligibility allowed under NCAA regulations, (3) receives no athletically-related aid in his or her first year of residency, (4) does not practice or compete in his or her first year of residency.
An athletics staff member or coach shall not make contact with the student-athlete of another NCAA or NAIA four-year collegiate institution, directly or indirectly, without first obtaining the written permission of the first institution’s athletic director to do so, regardless of who makes the initial contact. If permission is not granted, the second institution shall not encourage the transfer and the institution shall not provide athletically related financial assistance to the student-athlete until the student-athlete has attended the second institution for one academic year.
If the institution decides to deny a student-athlete’s request to permit any other institution to contact the student-athlete about transferring, the institution shall inform the student-athlete in writing that he or she, upon request, shall be provided a hearing conducted by an institutional entity or committee outside the athletics department. Murray State University has established reasonable procedures for promptly hearing a request.Â
Transferring to Another School Within the Ohio Valley Conference - OVC Article 11.2
Ohio Valley Conference Bylaws states: A student-athlete residing (or who has resided) at a Conference institution and who was recruited (per NCAA Bylaw 13.02) or who received athletically-related financial aid or who practiced or competed at that institution shall not be eligible at another member institution unless that student fulfills the following conditions at the certifying institution: (1) attends the second institution for one academic year (excluding summer school), (2) forfeits one for the four years of eligibility allowed under NCAA regulations, (3) receives no athletically-related aid in his or her first year of residency, (4) does not practice or compete in his or her first year of residency.
Execption
If the athletics director of the Conference institution that the student-athlete first attended provides written release on an NCAA release form for the student-athlete to transfer to another Conference institution then the student-athlete will be immediately eligible for aid, practice and competition only if he or she is otherwise eligible under NCAA and OVC legislation. (2007-2008 Ohio Valley Conference Handbook)
For questions concerning the transfer process, please see the Athletics Compliance Office.
