One-time transfer waivers

http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/di-transfer-waiver-working-group-seek-feedback-waiver-expansion

I think a one-time transfer exemption is absolutely the right thing to do. There's already 700 transfers per year with wild inconsistencies regarding who's eligible immediately and who's got to sit out a year. Clean it all up and give players the option.

As for impact to a run-of-the-mill WCC team, obviously it's going to make it harder to keep guys who quickly outperform the level they were recruited at. You can imagine the high-major lineup to get Colbey Ross if he had gone into the transfer portal after his first season at Pepperdine. But while theoretically making it more difficult to keep guys that develop into high-major talent, does this also increase the chances of getting serviceable players from those same high major schools? Perfect example would be Voldy Gerun, who was nothing more than a spare part at West Virginia but developed into a good player at UP after being granted immediate eligibility.