The significance of Fife not asking for a release yet is he now would have to pay for his first year of school if Indiana doesn't release him to his new school. Technically, a school can't make contact with the student without receiving a release. Freshmen face an even tougher road in terms of transferring. Once they sign a national letter of intent to attend a school, if they don't honor it while eligible and don't go to a junior college, then the student loses two years of eligibility. But the NCAA said this harsh penalty has never been put on students.
Most students file an appeal and can get the penalty reduced to one year or none at all.
Still, freshmen have to follow the same guidelines as sophomores, juniors and seniors when it comes to transferring after the 12th day of class. Meanwhile, freshman all-American Jeffries said he doesn't want to sit out this season. He wants to play at Indiana for assistant Mike Davis. That doesn't mean he hasn't received calls about where he's going to go. I have a couple of options.