Report: Big 12 considering rule changes in wake of Mayfield ruling

The Big 12 is not done with the examination of rules involving transfers for walk-on athletes.

According to Jake Trotter of ESPN, the Big 12 has begun to consider a rule change involving the use of different language just one day after the Big 12 denied Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield an additional year of eligibility for 2017. The Mayfield ruling ended up deadlocked at 5-5, failing to achieve the mandatory majority vote.

Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops voiced his displeasure with regards to the failed rule change on Wednesday.

The new language that is reportedly being proposed involves the option for the school to offer the walk-on player a scholarship in order to keep him. If the walk-on refused the offer and still chose to transfer, regular NCAA transfer restrictions would apply.

Under these proposed restrictions, a walk-on who wishes to transfer and is not offered a scholarship will presumably be able to do so without losing a year of eligibility. Under these terms, since Texas Tech did not offer Mayfield a scholarship, the Oklahoma star would not have lost his year of eligibility.

Big 12 presidents and athletic directors are holding their annual meetings in Irving, TX, and will also meet Friday morning.