But, with this new rule, I'm not sure they can simply kick him down to the scout team for the year. They can get him ready to play in a game. I still think reps are the biggest obstacle. They have to prepare Wimbush and Book to play and win games. The third team guy can't be a hinderance to the team winning games.
At the very least they have to play him this season at some point. They'd be crazy not to. And there is a situation where Notre Dame is 5-3 or something and you let him start a game late in the season (in which case it'd be REALLY nice to have that Syracuse game at home).