NCAA Approves Suspensions for Coaches and Fines for Schools that Take 'Ghost Transfers'

NCAA rules in favor of harsh punishments for schools that circumvent transfer rules

The NCAA announced Tuesday that it has ruled in favor of adopting new punishments for schools that circumvent the transfer portal window.

NCAA approves suspensions for coaches and fines for schools that take 'ghost transfers'

The NCAA Division I Cabinet on Wednesday approved emergency legislation that will severely penalize coaches and schools that sign, add to the roster or allow athletic participation by an athlete in any sport who transfers without first going through the portal process.

NCAA imposes steep penalties for 'ghost' transfers, but many doubt they will stick

The NCAA approved sweeping penalties Wednesday for programs that sign players outside the transfer portal window. Coaches and attorneys across the sport aren't convinced the rules will hold

NCAA Drops Hammer On ‘Ghost Transfers’: Coaches Risk Suspensions, Millions In Buyout Money

INDIANAPOLIS — If college football coaches decide to bring in a transfer this spring, the NCAA will likely be watching closely, and substantial penalties could follow.In what has been an ongoing conversation across the sport, the NCAA recently eliminated the spring transfer portal window. At the time, many believed there would be a simple workaround: have a player unenroll from one school and enroll at another, effectively bypassing the transfer…

NCAA announces new rules addressing 'ghost tranfers' with harsh penalties for coaches, schools

The NCAA announced new rules to address “ghost transfers.” Coaches and schools will be heavily penalized for playing any athlete who transfers without going through the portal process. Under the new policy, coaches would be suspended for 50% of the season if they play an athlete who transferred to their program without transferring via the portal process. The school would also face a fine of 20% of the sports budget. Like our coverage? Make SDS …

NCAA approves major penalties for programs that circumvent transfer portal in the spring

The NCAA Division I cabinet on Wednesday approved major penalties, including head coach suspensions and football budget fines, for programs that seek to circumvent the transfer portal by adding players outside the designated windows.