October 17, 2025
Editorial: California’s Transfer Rules Are Trapping High School Athletes
Football
October 17, 2025
Across California, dozens of high school football players have been ruled ineligible this fall — not because of grades or misconduct, but because they transferred schools. Under CIF and North Coast Section (NCS) rules, a student who moves without a “valid change of residence” can be forced to sit out part or all of the season. That…