1. Menlo College:
Transfer Options?
Discussion led by Matt Littlefield
Senior Football Recruiting Coach

2. St. Louis Rams - Football Operations Assistant (1997-2000)
Jacksonville Jaguars - Pro Scouting Assistant/Asst. Director
Pro Personnel – (2000-2002)
Kansas City Chiefs - College Football Area Scout (2003-2009)
University of Chicago – Defensive Line Coach (2010)
Toronto Argonauts – Consultant 2010 & 2011
GMjr Scouting Service – Scouting Director [provided
scouting reports to the Sporting News] (2009-12)
Lemont High School –Sophomore Def. Coord./ST (2014)
Matt Littlefield

3. 1. Did you ever complete the NCAA Eligibility Center
registration process? [www.eligibilitycenter.org]
2. What was your Academic Qualifier status for NCAA schools
status coming out of high school? [Full/Partial/Non]
3. What is your current Academic Standing at Menlo? Would
you have been both athletically & academically eligible to
play this fall, if they still had football?
4. How many years of competition do you have remaining?
5. How many semesters have you been enrolled full-time in
school?
Key questions?

4. Five-Year clock [D1]:
If you play at a Division I school, you
have five-calendar years in which to play four seasons of
competition. Your five-year clock starts when you enroll
as a full-time student at any college. Thereafter, your
clock continues, even if you spend an academic year in
residence as a result of transferring, decide to red shirt,
if you do not attend school or even if you go part-time
during your college career.
10 Semester/15 Quarter clock [D2/NAIA/D3]:
If you play at a Division II or III school, you have the first 10 semesters or 15
quarters in which you are enrolled as a full-time student
to complete your four seasons of participation. You use
a semester or quarter any time you attend class as a fulltime
student or are enrolled part-time and compete for
the institution. You do not use a term if you only attend
part-time with no competition or are not enrolled for a
term.
Athletic Eligibility

5. • Do you know your Academic Eligibility status?
– http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/CBSA15.pdf
– http://www.playnaia.org/d/NAIA_GuidefortheCollegeBoundStudent.pdf
• Division 1A/1AA: see sliding scale on page 9 (no partial qualifier)
• Division 2: see pages 10-11 (can be partial qualifier)
• above 2.0 Core GPA
• either 820 SAT (Math/Reading) or 17 ACT
• NAIA: see guide above (no partial qualifier) MUST meet 2 of 3 below:
• above 2.0 cumulative GPA
• top half of Class Rank
• either 860 SAT (Math/Reading) or 18 ACT
• Division 3: admittance determined on a case-by-case basis
Academic Eligibility?

6. What will happen to the scholarships of current players? Will they have the
option to transfer to other schools that still offer a football program?
NAIA Transfer Rules:
http://www.naia.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=27900&
ATCLID=205341055&SPID=100441&SPSID=647589
We will continue to fund the scholarship commitments that were made to our
football team members when they were first recruited to Menlo College. We
have been in contact with our sponsoring athletic association, the NAIA, to ensure
that support will be available to those student-athletes who will choose to pursue
athletic opportunities at other colleges. NAIA rules provide student-athletes with
the option to transfer to another four-year institution and play immediately.
NAIA Option?

7. • 2014-15 NCAA Transfer Guide: http://www.ncaapublications.com/p-4361-ncaa-
transfer-guide-2014-15.aspx
If you are now in a four-year school and want to transfer to another four-year
school, we sometimes refer to you as a 4-4 transfer [pages 21-22]. As a 4-4
transfer, generally you are not eligible to play at the new four-year school
until you spend an academic year in residence at that new school. However,
there are exceptions that may allow you to play right away, read this section
to see if an exception can apply to you.
If your sport is discontinued or not sponsored at your four-year school…
– If your school dropped your sport from its program or never sponsored it while you
were a student, you may be able to use this exception to transfer to a Division I or II
school.
– You may only use this exception after the date that the school publicly announced that it
would discontinue the sport. For example, if your school announces during the fall
semester that it will discontinue baseball at the end of the academic year, you can use
this exception only if you transfer after the announcement. You may not use it if you
transfer before then.
– Be in good academic standing and making progress toward your degree;
– Have been considered academically eligible if you had stayed in your first school
NCAA Options (4-4)?

8. • 2014-15 NCAA Transfer Guide:
If you started at a four-year school, then transferred to a two-year school and now want to
transfer to a four-year school, we refer to you as a 4-2-4 transfer [pages 23-24].
Generally, here are the rules that apply to you. If your sport is discontinued or not
sponsored at your four-year school…
– If you were a FULL Qualifier for D1 coming out of high school:
• Complete an average of 12-semester or 12-quarter transferable-degree credit hours for each
term of full-time attendance?**
• Earn a GPA of 2.000 in those transferable credit hours?
• Graduate from the two-year school AND have one-calendar year elapse since you left your
previous four-year school?
– If you were a Non-Qualifier for D1 coming out of high school:
• Complete an average of 12-semester or 12-quarter transferable-degree credit hours for each
term of full-time attendance? The transfer credits MUST include six-semester or eight-
quarter hours of English, three-semester or four-quarter hours of math, AND three-semester
or four-quarter hours of natural/physical science. These hours may be earned at the four-
year OR two-year school.**
• Earn a GPA of 2.500 in those transferable credit hours?
• Graduate from the two-year school AND have one-calendar year elapse since you left your
previous four-year school?
NCAA Options for D1 [4-2-4]?

9. • 2014-15 NCAA Transfer Guide:
If you started at a four-year school, then transferred to a two-year school and now want to
transfer to a four-year school, we refer to you as a 4-2-4 transfer [page 27]. Generally,
here are the rules that apply to you. If your sport is discontinued or not sponsored at
your four-year school…
– If you were a FULL QUALIFIER for D2 coming out of high school:
At the two-year school, did you:
• 1a. Complete at least two semesters or three quarters as a full-time student? (Summer school
does not count.)
AND
• 1b. Complete an average of 12-semester or 12-quarter transferable-degree credit hours for each
term of full-time attendance at the two-year school AND earn a GPA of 2.200 in those
transferable credit hours.
OR
• 2a. Complete at least one semester or or quarter as a full-time student? (Summer school does not
count.)
AND
• 2b. Graduate from the two-year school? ** You must earn 25 percent of the credit hours at the
two-year school that awards your degree.
NCAA Options for D2 [4-2-4]?

10. • 2014-15 NCAA Transfer Guide:
If you started at a four-year school, then transferred to a two-year school and now want to
transfer to a four-year school, we refer to you as a 4-2-4 transfer [page 27]. Generally,
here are the rules that apply to you. If your sport is discontinued or not sponsored at
your four-year school…
– If you were a PARTIAL QUALIFIER for D2 coming out of high school:
At the two-year school, did you:
• Complete at least two semesters or three quarters as a full-time student? (Summer school does
not count.)
• AND
• 1b. Complete an average of 12-semester or 12-quarter transferable-degree credit hours for each
term of full-time attendance at the two-year school AND earn a GPA of 2.200 in those
transferable credit hours. The transfer credits MUST include six-semester or eight-quarter hours
of English, three-semester or four-quarter hours of math, AND three-semester or four-quarter
hours of natural/physical science.*** +
• OR
• 2a. Complete at least one semester or or quarter as a full-time student? (Summer school does not
count.)
• AND
• 2b. Graduate from the two-year school? You must earn 25 percent of the credit hours at the two-
year school that awards your degree.
NCAA Options for D2 [4-2-4]?

11. • 2014-15 NCAA Transfer Guide:
If you started at a four-year school, then transferred to a two-year school and now want to
transfer to a four-year school, we refer to you as a 4-2-4 transfer [page 28]. Generally,
here are the rules that apply to you. If your sport is discontinued or not sponsored at
your four-year school…
– If you were a NON-QUALIFIER for D2 coming out of high school:
At the two-year school, did you:
• 1a. Complete at least two semesters or three quarters as a full-time student? (Summer school
does not count.)
AND
• 1b. Complete an average of 12-semester or 12-quarter transferable-degree credit hours for each
term of full-time attendance at the two-year school AND earn a GPA of 2.200 in those
transferable credit hours. The transfer credits MUST include six-semester or eight-quarter hours
of English, three-semester or four-quarter hours of math, AND three-semester or four-quarter
hours of natural/physical science.*** +
OR
• 2a. Complete at least one semester or or quarter as a full-time student? (Summer school does not
count.)
AND
• 2b. Graduate from the two-year school? You must earn 25 percent of the credit hours at the two-
year school that awards your degree.
NCAA Options for D2 [4-2-4]?

12. • What are YOUR next steps?
– Complete the NCAA Eligibility Center registration process, if you
never did it before.
– Prepare your short 2014 Highlight video, so college coaches can
evaluate you & determine if you fit into their plans for this fall
– Acquire your Official Transcript from Menlo, so you can begin the
Application process at your new school
– Communicate daily with current active college coaches at the
division levels above
• Who is still actively recruiting?
– Some D2/NAIA schools
– Most D3 schools
– Most Junior/Community Colleges
Next Steps?

13. Questions?
• Phone: 877-845-6272 [7-days a week!]
• My Direct line: 312-999-5311
• My Email: CoachLittlefield@ncsasports.org
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