Here’s some interesting work by the … please hold … the Division I Council Transfer Group that seeks to modernize the transfer culture in college athletics.

There are some bold and not-so-bold ideas. Getting rid of the extremely petty ability of a school to say where a player can and cannot transfer to is not-so-bold. Counting postgraduate transfers toward a scholarship limit for two years is approaching the southernmost border of bold. Providing a set of circumstances that would make any transfer immediately eligible is bold.

Establishing uniform transfer rules — which would require everyone to follow the same rules regardless of the sport they play — was a topic that the group agrees will likely take longer to resolve. While most members agreed the concept of uniformity would be positive, what the specific rules would be is less clear.

Members discussed two models: One model would require every transfer student to sit out a year to acclimate to a new school; the other would allow all transfers to play immediately provided they present academic credentials that predict graduation at the new institution.

Transfer talk is relevant in these parts, because West Virginia is beginning to resemble college football’s Ellis Island. Any legislation can tinker with whatever leverage and advantages the Mountaineers currently possess. That would definitely matter, because WVU has found ways to land very good players looking for fresh starts or second chances.

It’s an extension of recruiting, as we’ve often discussed, and it’s fun to see just what the additions of quarterback Jack Allison, tight end Jovani Haskins and receiver T.J. Simmons do to WVU’s recruiting rankings.

So where does that put the Mountaineers? Well, West Virginia finished the 2017 cycle as the 56th-ranked class according to 247Sports with a 174.68 score. Adding these three players to that “class,” gives West Virginia a score of 191.48, putting the Mountaineers 41st in the 247Sports Team Rankings. Those additions would push West Virginia past Texas Tech, Arizona, Missouri, and numerous others, as they settle in just behind Oklahoma State, Wisconsin, and Baylor.