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The answer to your question is found in the following document and there is also a transfer handbook at ncaa.org. My guess, would be neither regulation/law "trumps" the other and the more strict rule applies - as you don't want to be found in violations of any rule -as Mullin's letter states the U must be in compliance with both NCAA and Pac rules. Maybe the age old question of, do I follow local, State or Federal law debate applies...where you follow all three.
Go to the section on post-grad athletics. Another recommendation is for Papa G to take a guess, then post your claim here and there is a 91.3% probability, based on your Duck post history, that the opposite is true.
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...SWCh7eGC_hxnOJkKQ&sig2=PquZ90_UGyzWz7hYbmsnIg
As a senior who has already graduated, Armstead, who started every game in 2010, could return to the Trojans, transfer to another school or make himself available for the NFL draft. The family is displeased with how the Trojans have handled the situation, so a return appears highly unlikely at this point in time.
As if to put an exclamation point on that unhappiness, Arik Armstead, Armond’s brother and a highly-rated recruit, decommitted from the Trojans in October.
No decision has been made by the older Armstead sibling, although it appears a transfer is the most likely option for 2012. Armstead mentioned Notre Dame, Arkansas and Auburn as transfer possibilities, and could be visiting those institutions at some point in the future.
“Nothing’s set in stone, but I’m going to start taking visits and checking some other schools out,” Armstead told the paper.
The situation Armstead finds himself in is somewhat similar to the one Jarvis Jones went through a couple of years ago. A neck injury suffered by Jones during the 2009 season was labeled at one point as career-threatening by Lane Kiffin, and he was not cleared by the USC medical staff.
Jones decided in June the following year to transfer from USC to Georgia and, after sitting out the 2010 season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules and being medically cleared by UGA, the linebacker was a consensus All-American for the Bulldogs.
**due to Pac rules, he has to sit out a year if transferring in conference, grad or not, is my understanding**
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Jake appears to have a cannon and great physical tools. He's already enrolled and taking classes so should be part of Spring practices if his broken leg is healed. As solid of a prospect as he seems, he has his work cut out for him beating out Bennett & Mariota for the starting spot this year. I think a redshirt freshman year is especially valuable to a QB as they familiarize themselves with their new playbook, the step up in competition and being on their own for the first time.
