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Arizona Bans In-Season Transfers After Scandal

9/25/2025

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The Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) approved an emergency bylaw on September 19 barring in-season, out-of-state transfers from playing team sports for one year.
It follows a transfer scandal at Bishop Montgomery High School in California, where four players moved to Mesa High.
The rule does not apply to players who transferred before its enactment.

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Story summary

The Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) approved an emergency bylaw on September 19 barring in-season, out-of-state transfers from playing team sports for one year.
It follows a transfer scandal at Bishop Montgomery High School in California, where four players moved to Mesa High.
The rule does not apply to players who transferred before its enactment.