Alex Delton is currently working to get his release to K-State so he can transfer to TCU

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According to Jake Trotter of ESPN, Kansas State has now cleared Alex Delton's transfer to TCU.

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Tuesday night, Kansas State fans were shaken a bit by the news that former quarterback Alex Delton would be transferring to TCU to finish his final season of eligibility of college football. Delton first announced he was going to be transferring to UTEP to play for Dana Dimel, but plans changed and he instead committed to TCU. Now, though, it looks like Delton might have some hurdles to clear to get to Fort Worth.

According to a report from Dennis Dodd, National College Football writer for CBSSports.com, K-State is in “slow down” mode about the decision to release Delton to be free to transfer to Gary Patterson’s program.

“Filed to CBS Sports: Kansas State in ‘slow down’ mode over whether to release Alex Delton who wants to transfer to TCU. Decision still to be made. Delton tweeted yesterday he was headed to TCU,” Dodd wrote in a tweet.

Delton did not immediately respond to a phone call for comment from GoPowercat.com.

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Delton received his bachelor’s degree from K-State in December, thus making him eligible to transfer to another Division I institution, assuming he were to obtain a waiver from K-State.

“Student-athletes who have earned their bachelor’s degree also may participate in athletics as a graduate student at another Division I college provided they meet certain criteria or obtain an NCAA waiver,” the NCAA wrote on its website.

If indeed K-State does choose to restrict Delton from transferring in-conference, it would not be the first time it has happened in college football. In fact, it was the second decision of that kind of the day in the Big 12 Conference.

Prior to Dodd’s report about K-State holding off on Delton’s release, it was reported by multiple outlets, first by Jake Trotter of ESPN, that Oklahoma quarterback Austin Kendall — who has placed his name into the NCAA transfer portal — is not allowed to play for West Virginia in the 2019 season. The Sooners have chosen to block that request of a transfer if it were to come, citing competitive purposes.

Schools like K-State and Oklahoma reserve the right under NCAA rules to keep former players from becoming immediately eligible at other Big 12 schools, according to Trotter’s report on Kendall.

In a situation like Kendall’s, he could transfer to West Virginia without Oklahoma’s approval and just sit out the 2019 season as a transfer and be eligible in 2020. Delton, though, cannot go that route because he used his redshirt in the 2015 season and he would lose his final year of eligibility.

The Big 12 is a bit rare in the sense of not allowing players to transfer in-conference without a waiver. In the summer of 2018, the SEC passed a rule that allowed players to transfer in-conference, without needing approval from the former school. However, the Big 12 has yet to pass such a law.

GoPowercat.com will continue to monitor Delton’s transfer situation and what route K-State chooses to go with it.