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COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio High School Athletic Association has issued a decision regarding the eligibility of Ursuline football players who transfer as a result of their season being canceled, determining whether they will be considered ineligible for the entirety of the 2025-2026 season.
According to a letter from the OHSAA that was sent to schools on Tuesday, September 16, in the wake of hazing and sexual assault allegations involving its football team.
The letter states that moving forward, if Ursuline does have a football team next year, students enrolled at Ursuline must play for that team. If Ursuline does not have a football team next year, students enrolled there may play for the public school in the district where they live.
If a student transfers to another school before the 2025 season ends, they will have to sit out for the season, but will regain eligibility after they sit out at least five regular-season games at the new school, or they can be approved under an exception.
Those five games are combined with the current season and next season.
We understand the disappointment this decision may bring to your student athletes and families, but please know this decision was not made lightly - the letter reads.
Additionally, if a student transfers or open-enrolls to a school outside of the Youngstown Diocese after the season, they will be subject to the 50% sit-out consequence in each applicable sport, but will likely not qualify for full athletic eligibility under any exception.
However, if a student transfers or open-enrolls to another school within the Youngstown Diocese after the season, they will be subject to the 50% sit-out consequence unless they meet specific criteria for transfers within the Diocese.
Here is the full release by Tim Stried, Director of Media Relations, and Doug Ute, Executive Director of the OHSAA.
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