Division I Board of Directors ratifies transfer, NIL rule changes - NCAA.org
Effective immediately, Division I student-athletes have access to additional school assistance with name, image and likeness activities and more flexibility to transfer,
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Schools can identify NIL opportunities and facilitate deals between student-athletes and third parties. Under the new rule — which was introduced by the council in January — member schools would be able to increase NIL-related support for student-athletes, including identifying NIL opportunities and facilitating deals between student-athletes and third parties. Student-athletes are not obligated to accept assistance from the school and must maintain authority over the terms in their NIL agreements. Moving forward, to receive school support for their NIL activities, student-athletes will be required to disclose to their schools information related to any NIL activity equal to or greater than $600 in value, no later than 30 days after entering or signing the NIL agreement.
Also effective immediately, Division I student-athletes who meet certain academic eligibility requirements will be immediately eligible at their next school, regardless of whether they transferred previously. Specifically, to be immediately eligible after a transfer, undergraduate student-athletes must have left their previous school while academically eligible and in good standing (not subject to disciplinary suspension or dismissal) and meet progress-toward-degree requirements at their new school before competing. For graduate transfer student-athletes to be eligible, they must earn a degree from their previous school, leave while academically eligible and be enrolled as a full-time postgraduate student while satisfying minimum academic standards.
In addition, the group supported the seeding of 16 teams in the Football Championship Series. That request must be approved by the Board of Governors later this week.
The board also moved the Pac-12 from an autonomy Football Bowl Subdivision conference to a nonautonomy FBS conference, which impacts the weight of its vote at the council level and participation in the autonomy legislative process.
The Board of Directors Finance Committee will seek broad membership feedback on key questions related to the targeted distribution amount, structure and source of funding for the women's basketball fund.
Based on initial feedback, the committee is targeting an initial payout in the 2025-26 fiscal year based on performance in the 2024-25 Division I Women's Basketball Championship. To meet that goal, the group intends for the Division I membership to vote on a proposal creating the fund at the 2025 NCAA Convention in January.
