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Former Nevada forward Cole Huff free to transfer to non-Mountain West schools in southern California

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When it was announced that forward Cole Huff would be leaving the Nevada program, what stuck out was the restrictions the school placed on Huff. Huff was prohibited from transferring to any Mountain West, Pac-12 or WCC institution, as well as any team on its 2014-15 non-conference schedule.

While the Mountain West stipulation wasn’t a shock, given the fact that many leagues have rules that make it difficult for (if not prohibit) a player who wishes to transfer within the conference, the fact that Huff was barred from joining any program in the Pac-12 or WCC was certainly an eye-opener.

According to Chris Murray of the Reno Journal-Gazette, Huff and the school have come to a compromise of sorts following an appeals meeting. Huff can now transfer to any Pac-12 or WCC school located in southern California, cutting down the number of prohibited schools to 38.

That opens the door for UCLA, USC, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine and San Diego to throw their proverbial hat into the ring if they so choose.

“I met with Cole Huff today as part of the appeals process and it was a good dialogue,” Wolf Pack AD Doug Knuth said in a release. “We’ve agreed upon a list of schools, including all non-Mountain West institutions in Southern California, to which Cole can explore a transfer. We wish him the best.”

Typically, schools bar transferring players from going to another school within the conference. Nevada’s transfer restrictions were more severe, which led to some criticism, but have now been relaxed. Huff is still restricted from transferring to 38 schools, but can head to a school closer to home if he chooses.


Whether or not one truly believes the restrictions have been “relaxed” depends on their use of the word, but situations like these contribute to the frustration of some athletes with the current system. Huff’s on a one-year renewable scholarship, something that can be pulled at any point in time should a school decide to go that route (and the athlete wouldn’t have to get in trouble for that to happen, either).

The good news for Huff is that Thursday’s ruling puts some schools on the table that weren’t there before. But should he really be prohibited from going to any other school in the Pac-12 or WCC? It would be good to hear from the school their reasoning for both the original decision and why the other programs in those respective leagues remain off-limits.

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