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Reply to "How often are college freshman asked to redshirt?"

It seems fairly common among those schools that are inclined to redshirt about 2-3 players per year.  Seems far less common among D3's, which makes logical sense.  

There are a few Calif. JC's (that get huge roster turnouts every fall) where there are typically 5-8 kids told to redshirt.  Some Calif. D2's will ask incoming freshman to dual enroll at the local JC.  In both scenarios, the move is used by coaches to get marginally talented and/or those who could benefit a good deal from a year of physical maturation and development that time to develop, take reps and train to see if they improve sufficiently to have an impact.  Also used at times to cover recruiting assessment mistakes but saving face by not dropping the player completely from the program.  Some will use it as an easier way to deal with marginal local recruits too.  And, of course, sometimes it's injury/recovery related.

Curious on this one, Francis.. why is this even a thought for you/your player?  If there has been any indication this may be the case, this becomes one of those instances when you should be describing the specific scenario (I don't mean the school) and asking direct specific questions, not general ones.  

Last edited by cabbagedad
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