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Date Posted: 11:05:47 08/12/01 Sun
Author: crackerman
Subject: Redshirts?

Can someone please explain the concept and benefit of redshirting players. I live in Canada and know jack squat about college football - but I'm learning!

I think I know what it means - but I fail to see the benefit of it.

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[> Re: Redshirts? -- Fighting Sioux, 06:24:34 08/13/01 Mon

When a player is in college, he can only play 4 years. Redshirting allows a player to practice with the team, but not play in any games for the first year. This gives him experience and leaves him open to play 4 more years.

The benefit is in the extra experience and knowledge of the team he gets during that redshirt year.

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[> [> Re: Redshirts? -- sheila, 08:43:00 10/11/04 Mon

Is there a definite date that a college must make the decision to redshirt a football player or does that player have to wait out the whole season and consider himself redshirted if he didn't play in any game?

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[> Re: Redshirts? -- stuf92, 14:42:00 09/26/01 Wed

about that, you said his first year, im not sure if this is true in real life but you can redshirt a player any year if they have not been redshirted before. i.e. you could redshirt a senior, junior, sophmore, and of course a freshman

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[> [> Re: Redshirts? -- David, 08:01:25 10/26/01 Fri

it is also true in real life. players in college can even apply for a medical redshirt if they are hurt and miss the year.

>about that, you said his first year, im not sure if
>this is true in real life but you can redshirt a
>player any year if they have not been redshirted
>before. i.e. you could redshirt a senior, junior,
>sophmore, and of course a freshman

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