Ok, I find this article which did a pretty good job of explaining things.Could someone explain the legalities? What happens if Whit doesn't agree? Does that mean he can't transfer, or just that he has to sit out an extra year, or what? Also, I know that when players transfer schools they have to sit out a year... But he had just sat out two years so why wouldn't that count? I guess I'm mainly just confused as to why Whit would have to agree to anything.
Also, I think in the system where coaches can leave at the drop of a hat and where players' scholarships are only guaranteed year to year, the whole idea of making players sit out a year when transferring is ludicrous. But I suppose that's a different discussion.
https://www.slate.com/articles/spor..._block_their_former_players_from_getting.html
And it verifies how ludicrous the whole situation in the NCAA is.
But regarding this issue, it seems like without Whit's signature he can still transfer, he would just have to pay his own way for a year. And sit out, of course. Since BYU is a pretty inexpensive university, that is probably what he would do. Seems pretty vindictive on Whit's part, though, if it comes to that.