Which Freshman Do We See On Saturday

Dodge2007 · September 17, 2007

I know by this email that Coach George will put the freshman in for some meaningful minutes against FAU.

I sure would like to see Breece, BJ, and Dibrell get some quality reps at WR. Unless injured, they are all losing their shirts from their playing time against OU and SMU. Breece got one freakin play against SMU and Dibrell was used to block on two or three plays against OU.

I would like to see more of AJ Penson, Kevin Ealey, and Jesse De Soto all who have had their shirts burned on defense.

If you burn the shirt, we need to get them in the game some more to see if they can play.

Penson is going to be a stud, anyone watching him closely can see that.

ADLER · September 17, 2007

I don't think you burn your redshirt by playing in the first two games.

I think you can even play in the third game and maintain your eligibility to redshirt.

Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.

Censored by Laurie · September 17, 2007

We need to get some sort of rotation going at WR...its great Casey is leading the nation in recieving yards...but hess going to hit a wall seeing as many reps as he did against SMU. BJ looked good early, then never saw the field again. If Penson and DeSoto can tackle...they need to be on the field. I thought Ealey out-played Bush and Roman on the weak corner...though I would rather the MIA Desmon Chatman or Dominique Green get a look out there.

Jordan Scroggins was our only area top 100 recruit...be nice to see him out there, though I think the interior of the D-line has been solid.

I'm not sure theres any real point in saving too many shirts on this recruiting class. I think its important to Papa Todd and our program to get in his guys to see if his recruiting formula is successful...if the type of guys he's targeting are not of the caliber he needs, its best to find out now. Also with four more recievers verballed for next season, and only one graduating, reciever depth is not going to be a concern and all of the 07 WRs should get a look.

Dodge2007 · September 17, 2007

As previously posted

NCAA

Redshirt Definition

The term "redshirt" is used to describe a student-athlete who does not participate in competition in a sport for an entire academic year. If you do not compete in a sport the entire academic year, you have not used a season of competition. For example, if you are a qualifier, and you attend a four-year college your freshman year, and you practice but do not compete against outside competition, you would still have the next four years to play four seasons of competition.

Each student is allowed no more than four seasons of competition per sport. If you were not a qualifier, you may have fewer seasons of competition available to you. You should know that NCAA rules indicate that any competition, regardless of time, during a season counts as one of your seasons of competition in that sport. It does not matter how long you were involved in a particular competition (for example, one play in a football game, one point in a volleyball match); you will be charged with one season of competition.

Please contact the certifying institution or conference for additional information. You also may contact the NCAA membership services staff at 317/917-6222 if you have further questions.

untbowler · September 17, 2007

I don't think you burn your redshirt by playing in the first two games.
I think you can even play in the third game and maintain your eligibility to redshirt.
Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.

only if their season ends with an injury. Otherwise they have already burned a year of eligibility.

unt88 · September 17, 2007

only if their season ends with an injury. Otherwise they have already burned a year of eligibility.

There are a certain number of plays that a player can play in the first year. Anything over that number of timed downs and they will lose their red shirt. I am not sure but it use to be number of timed downs or (minutes played not sure) in conference play that were determined whether a redshirt could be used. They may have changed it and it is calculated from timed down number one. Still looking for the actual NCAA rule.

Dodge2007 · September 17, 2007

There are a certain number of plays that a player can play in the first year. Anything over that number of timed downs and they will lose their red shirt. I am not sure but it use to be number of timed downs or (minutes played not sure) in conference play that were determined whether a redshirt could be used. They may have changed it and it is calculated from timed down number one. Still looking for the actual NCAA rule.

The exact rule is several posts ahead of you.

Redshirt Definition

The term "redshirt" is used to describe a student-athlete who does not participate in competition in a sport for an entire academic year. If you do not compete in a sport the entire academic year, you have not used a season of competition. For example, if you are a qualifier, and you attend a four-year college your freshman year, and you practice but do not compete against outside competition, you would still have the next four years to play four seasons of competition.

Each student is allowed no more than four seasons of competition per sport. If you were not a qualifier, you may have fewer seasons of competition available to you. You should know that NCAA rules indicate that any competition, regardless of time, during a season counts as one of your seasons of competition in that sport. It does not matter how long you were involved in a particular competition (for example, one play in a football game, one point in a volleyball match); you will be charged with one season of competition.

Please contact the certifying institution or conference for additional information. You also may contact the NCAA membership services staff at 317/917-6222 if you have further questions.