The Ivy eligiblity is a confusing mess. I am very familiar with one program, including having inside info about who took classes which semesters, and even then I don’t really know who has eligibility left. I do know that it was a heavily managed process though. Lots of kids took time off of classes to preserve their eligibility. My son did not, which is why he will graduate with a year left.
It isn’t even the 2-3 years of development I don’t think. A lot of these kids have 1 year left, or 1+redshirt for the Ivy kids. I don’t think a lot of athletes or coaches are probably interested in using that redshirt at this stage either. So I think if you are trying to be recruited for one year, you probably are a starter, or at a minimum a sorely needed backup at a critical position. But we are thinking anywhere he tries to transfer for a year won’t be interested unless 1 - they think he will be the starter, and 2 - they think he will be a national placer. Otherwise it isn’t worth it to take in a kid for one year.