mrydel wrote:Other than hardship, 1 play and the redshirt is gone.
EXAMPLE: the walk-on, Piro, who did not see a snap in TT or TCU, comes in @ OSU after multiple injuries to the secondary, gets in a few plays in the 2nd half & his redshirt status is gone?
If he were a scholarship player his redshirt would be gone. I honestly do not know how rules apply to walk ons. It is real simple, other than hardship, if you are on football scholarship and play one (1) play, the redshirt has been burned. Can you redshirt the next year, yes. But for that year in which you played there can be no redshirt. You have 5 years to partake in 4 years of on field play. You may sit out any 1 year from on field action. A Medical redshirt, and that would have to be an injury in the very early of the playing season (conference or not) can add an additional year. But it has to be a true documented injury. You can not just claim medical redshirt to get an extra year.
I'm with you on the 5 to play 4 rules regarding schol. players, Mrydel.
But it would be a damn shame that a walk-on burns his shirt because of multiple injuries to players (at his position) pull him up the depth chart & onto to the field.
I know all walk-ons want their shot, but if that was his only playing time for the year, it would seem unfair. Knowing the ncaa, all players probably have the same restrictions.
That's true. But if injuries dictate that a walk-on has to play now, what's to say he couldn't give it a go this year, then redshirt next year? That way, he'd have a basic understanding of what goes on from playing this year, then have a year to get stronger and practice and study film, etc., and come back an even better player.
