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Notre Dame: ACC to eliminate intraconference transfer rule

By Brad Weiss

Mar 9, 2021; Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Trey Wertz (2) brings the ball up court against Wake Forest Demon Deacons guard Quadry Adams (13) during the first half in the first round of the 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 9, 2021; Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Trey Wertz (2) brings the ball up court against Wake Forest Demon Deacons guard Quadry Adams (13) during the first half in the first round of the 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament at Greensboro Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Nell Redmond-USA TODAY Sports /
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Notre Dame has plenty of sports that play within the ACC, and the plan for the conference is to eliminate the intraconference transfer rule.

When it comes to sports at the collegiate level, Notre Dame is a rare school that plays in a number of different conferences. However, while they have programs that operate independently, and one who is in the Big Ten, for the most part, the Irish are a member of the ACC.

On Monday, news came down that will make the ACC even more of a draw for transferring students, as they will eliminate the intraconference transfer rule. What that means is that currently, if a player transferred to the ACC, they would have to sit out a year, and this rule would eliminate that, making them eligible right away.

Notre Dame to be heavily impacted by this decision

Back in September of 2012, the Notre Dame athletic department decided that they would join the ACC. For the Irish, all programs except for Hockey and Football play within the ACC, as Hockey plays in the Big Ten, and football, obviously, is an Independent.

This past season, the Irish were forced to play football in the ACC, and they did quite well, running through the regular season with an undefeated record. There had been talk that actually playing in a conference would have been harder for the Irish, but they proved this past season that they could not only join a conference but dominate.

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Going forward, this elimination of the intraconference transfer rule will prove huge for the Irish, and all ACC teams, as players would be more likely to transfer to a school that they could play right away for. Of course, many conferences are likely to join the ACC in terms of eliminating the rule, but for now, it appears the ACC is the only conference to make this smart move.