St. John Bosco's Jason Negro makes transfer rule suggestion on CIF Southern Section Sitdown

On Episode 1, Negro thinks bringing back the "free transfer" rule before the first day of sophomore year might help, but the back end of his suggestion is much stricter

St. John Bosco football coach Jason Negro was a guest on the CIF Southern Section Sitdown to talk about his program and various topics.

Negro chats about how he got into coaching, which coaches influenced him, what conversations with parents are like, the Braves' rivalry with Mater Dei, his gripes with the current playoff system, along with his thoughts on the current transfer rules.

"There used to be a rule when a kid could get a free transfer before the first day of his sophomore year," Negro said. "I thought that was a really good rule."

That's no longer the case. Now, a student-athlete has to serve a sit-out period (half the regular season) or move residence (which allows for immediate eligibility). There is also a hardship transfer, however, those cases are not as common.

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Despite the common two options, the frequency of transfers is high.

Negro suggested a change that might tighten things up.

"If you really want to fix it, make the kid play sub-varsity no matter what," Negro said. "Simply say, 'If you're going to transfer, you're sitting out one year,'. If they transfer past their sophomore year, they have to play (lower-level football). If that was in place, I think you would see a shift ... and maybe some more parity."

Southern Section Sitdown's first full episode with Jason Negro is out now on the CIF Southern Section's Youtube page.

A new episode will be released every Thursday. Episode 2 is with CIF-SS assistant commissioner Thom Simmons.

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