Wonderful collegiate success story of a young student-athlete named “DJ” Daniel Jones. DJ graduated from local Bishop O’ Dowd high school in Oakland, CA, and was recruited for football to Menlo College (NAIA 4-year college) in Atherton, CA. NAIA schools are small colleges with top academics much like NCAA D3 schools. NAIA schools have athletic scholarships as do D1 and D2 schools (D3 do not). Last year after the football season ended a decision was announced by Menlo College …that the school’s 29-year old football program, the last NAIA football program in California (which made travel to/from competitions costly), would be discontinued. Fortunately, on a case-by-case basis football student-athletes were provided the opportunity to transfer to different colleges without sitting out a year. DJ was recruited to Southwestern Oklahoma State University (NCAA D2) where he is majoring in Marketing, competing in football and planning to pursue a career in the sports marketing field (hopefully for Nike) upon graduation. Fantastic job, DJ, you continue to pursue your passions and plan for your future!
Transferring as a student-athlete from a four-year-college to a four-year college or from a two-year college to a four-year college is not always permissible. Circumstances and rules vary. Student-athletes who are considering transferring need to confer with their school compliance offices and know the facts! The NCAA just recently posted their newly revised Transfer Guides. Instead of a single Transfer guide as in past years the NCAA has now published separate Transfer guides, one for 2-year to 4-year Transfers and one for 4-year to 4-year Transfers. If you are seeking information about Transferring contact the NCAA Transfer help line at 317-917-6008 and read the Transfer information located on the NCAA website right-hand column under “Transfer Toolkit”. The web location is: http://www.ncaa.org/student-athletes/current/want-transfer
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