Section 14.5.5 of the 1994-95 NCAA Manual covers 4-year college transfers.
Some words from that section:
"a student ... is not subject to the residence requirement ... if any one of the fo
of the following conditions is met. ... (a) the student's original four-
year collegiate institution dropped the sport ...
"
Nothing about any date.
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