Dr. Ridpath makes a compelling critique on how graduate level student athletes are viewed in the current scheme of Division I athletics.  The first documented scandal in college athletics concerned the eligibility of a graduate student in athletic competition.  If a student athlete decides to stick around and pursue graduate education, should he still be bound to stay at a school that he already spent his undergraduate years and graduated?  NCAA likes to keep the illusion of developing scholars, so it seems that allowing graduate students to transfer with impunity would serve their interests.