An NCAA ruling was expected last summer to do just that - do away with redshirts and simply give all athletes five years of eligibility. It never happened.
I only know about this because I have a kid who was a D1 athlete that graduated last year and the coaches, expecting this ruling, tried to my kid into coming back for a 5th year. My kid never really seriously entertained the offer, reasoning there would be no benefit to taking a few token grad classes and simply serving as a sports mercenary. Smart kid.
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- 9 games to keep redshirt? Interesting if it happens. Not sure I like it but whatever. - Jerseymick - 10:56am 1/14/26
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- Yup - Nigel Tufnel - 1:00pm 1/14/26
- What sport? More golf always good. [NT] - THEISMANCARR - 1:57pm 1/14/26
- Yeah, when I saw that, I thought it was another SMH moment [NT] - Irish_Demon - 10:57am 1/14/26
- Yup - Nigel Tufnel - 1:00pm 1/14/26
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