http://articles.southbendtribune.co..._1_konrad-reuland-stanford-program-notre-dame
"Because the university has a policy that prohibits players from transferring to schools that will appear on future schedules, Reuland was forced to find a back door to Stanford. Reuland did not catch a pass in the 10 games he played at Notre Dame over the 2006 and '07 seasons before deciding to leave. Reuland told the San Francisco Chronicle that Notre Dame “wasn't a terrible situation for me. But I wasn't extremely happy there. It was more than just football (that led to the transfer). It was the day-to-day life.” After leaving Notre Dame, Reuland spent part of the 2007-08 academic year at Saddleback College, where he earned his associates degree. After that, he was free to pursue his college of choice. “It was tough going that route because I knew I wanted to go to Stanford and I had to apply just like anybody else to get in and make sure I took all the right classes they wanted me to take and get straight-As and all that,” Reuland said, “so it was very rewarding when I found out I finally got in.” Reuland finally got in the stats column this season. He could have played last season but he and Cardinal coach Jim Harbaugh decided that it would be better to retain two full years of eligibility (2009 and '10) rather than play part of last season and all of this year."----from the article above.
Smart young man and used the JR College route to get around a possible ND block. He knew Weis would never allow him to transfer to a school on the schedule. There are a host of reasons young men chose to go the the JC route, so you have to go case by case. I'm sure the admissions office would if the coaching staff submitted a candidate for consideration.