OU football: Big 12 to vote on rule change that would give Baker Mayfield a year of eligibility back

Source: newsok.com --- Friday, May 27, 2016
By Ryan Aber Staff Writer raber@oklahoman.com Baker Mayfield's chances at another season of eligibility are alive. Next week at the Big 12 meetings in the Dallas area, the conference's Faculty Athletics Representatives are set to vote on a proposed rule change that would give the Oklahoma quarterback back the year of eligibility he lost after transferring from Texas Tech after the 2013 season. Big 12 rules stipulate that a player must not only sit out a year, but also lose a season of eligibility when transferring to another school in the conference. The rule applies to Mayfield even though he was a walk-on at Texas Tech and had not been added on scholarship and walked on at Oklahoma initially before receiving a scholarship not long after the transfer. The proposed rule change, which needs to pass by a simple majority of the 10 FAR members, would remove the requirement to lose a year of eligibility for non-recruited walk-ons. “We believe this is a student-athlete welfare matter,” Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione said. Read more on NewsOK.com ...

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