Gophers

Remove the NCAA "transfer year" penalty and see what happens

January 20, 2018 at 3:38AM

Fuller's three-pointers

PLAYER TO WATCH

Deandre Ayton, C, Arizona

A freshman considered by many analysts as a better NBA prospect than Oklahoma's Trae Young and Duke's Marvin Bagley III, the 7-1, 260-pounder faces DeLaSalle product and Stanford big man Reid Travis on Saturday.

game of the weekend

No. 11 Xavier at No. 19 Seton Hall,

2:30 p.m. Saturday, Ch. 9: After a home loss Wednesday to Creighton, the Pirates can bounce back vs. another Big East contender. Lakeville North's J.P. Macura (right) ended a three-game slump with 16 points Wednesday as Xavier beat St. John's.

final thought

Remove the transfer year?

Twitter was buzzing this week about reports that NCAA meetings included discussion on a future proposal allowing transfers in basketball and football to leave without sitting out a year (at least once). Coaches can do it. Why not try giving athletes that freedom and see what happens?