In 2020, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, many schools cancelled sports seasons and multiple games within the sports that were continuing to play were also cancelled. In response, the NCAA Division I Council opted to allow all Division I student-athletes to:
A) Transfer and be immediately eligible to participate during the 2020-21 academic year.
B) Transfer and be immediately eligible to participate at least once in their college careers, effective August 2021.
C) Transfer and be immediately eligible to participate as long as they had not previously used a transfer exception.
D) Transfer and be immediately eligible to participate as long as they had a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

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Option B allows for student-athletes to transfer and be immediately eligible at least once during their college careers, which provides some flexibility and options for athletes who may have missed out on a season due to Covid-19. Option A may result in a higher number of transfers and could potentially disrupt team dynamics, and option C and D have too many restrictions that may not be applicable or fair to all student-athletes.

In 2020, in the Midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Many