Hubbard free to transfer to any Big Ten school
Anthony Hubbard
Big Ten rules would allow Anthony Hubbard to sign with Nebraska and play basketball for the Cornhuskers next season.
Hubbard, who told HuskerOnLine.com Saturday that he had talked to Nebraska about a possible transfer there, left Iowa’s basketball program last Thursday. Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta said in a statement that Hubbard had been released “with no restrictions or conditions. He can transfer to the institution of his choosing.’’
The Big Ten’s Intraconference rule, effective with signed tenders for 2011-12, reads as follows:
“A prospective student-athlete who signs a valid National Letter of Intent (NLI) with a Conference institution but subsequently enrolls at an alternate Big Ten institution shall be required to complete one (1) full year of residence at the alternate (i.e., certifying) Big Ten institution and shall be charged with the loss of one (1) season of eligibility in all sports. These penalties shall be applied regardless of any decision made by the NLI Steering Committee on behalf of the prospective student-athlete.
1. Exception – Complete Release by Signing Institution. If the Big Ten institution at which the prospective student-athlete originally signed the NLI grants a “Complete Release” from the NLI, the prospect shall be permitted to enroll at any other Conference institution without penalty.
Since Iowa granted Hubbard his release with no restrictions or conditions, he is free to sign with any school including those in the Big Ten.
Hubbard’s coach at Frederick Community College in Frederick, Md., Dave Miller, told the Frederick News-Post over the weekend that there are “a number of Division I schools that have called and inquired about him. Some have already offered scholarships.’’
Miller added, “All of this is still very preliminary right now. He wanted to get closer to home, he kind of thought he needed to be home.’’
Which makes one wonder, why Lincoln,Neb? It is further away from Hubbard’s Woodbridge,Va., home than Iowa City, Ia.
Category: Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
