How does edshirting a player work?
The term “redshirt” is used to describe a student-athlete who does not participate in competition in a sport for an entire academic year and thereby does not use one of his 4 years of athletic eligibility. Here are the rules for redshirting: • Any given player can only be “redshirted” once in his career (and possibly another medical hardship year to be added in a later release) • A player can have a redshirt year any of his four years • A player can be tagged as a redshirt if: – the coach has seasons remaining on his account – the player has not yet played a single minute that season – he has not already been redshirted at some point in his career – no one else is currently being redshirted • Any player who has been tagged as a redshirt can be untagged at anytime during the season • Teams can redshirt a max. of 1 player per season • Redshirted players will still practice with the team • Redshirted players will NOT dress for the game, meaning no matter the situation, they will not be us
