<p>It works today. Admission standards for star athletes are relaxed; the way the sports depts spin it is admissions “works with” them. A lot of kids still try this route; ineligible academically for college, they spend time at a CC meanwhile hoping that they are good enough to impress a coach at a 4-year. Few end up succeeding, though. You can see a list of some that made it at <a href=“FOX Sports News, Scores, Schedules, Odds, Shows, Streams & Videos | FOX Sports”>FOX Sports News, Scores, Schedules, Odds, Shows, Streams & Videos | FOX Sports; and note these are some big-name schools. Whether Notre Dame specifically still recruits junior xfers is something I don’t know.</p>