re: Did they change the red shirt rule?

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Dandy Don posted that a player loses their red shirt the second they play, but I used to remember that a true freshman could play up to the 3rd game before burning the shirt. Am I wrong or did they change the rule? What is the actual rule?

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You are not wrong. It has not been instituted yet but has been proposed. You are actually more aware of college football happenings than all of the posters who have responded so far - CONGRATULATIONS !!! Even though it's really not that big of a deal for that to happen here.

Coaches want the NCAA to let redshirting freshmen play in 4 games each

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According to Fox Sports’ Stewart Mandel, a new rule is being proposed to the NCAA by the American Football Coaches Association that, if passed, would allow players to play in up to four games during a season without burning their redshirt years. So coaches could save their four-star signees and break them out just in time for bowl games or FCS games, all while preserving four years of eligibility for those players.

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Following the AFCA’s board meetings last week in Phoenix, Berry said that while McCaffrey and Fournette made headlines, players shutting it down before a lower-tier bowl game is “not a new thing.” While those particular stars dealt with legitimate health issues last season, others in the past might develop a “magic injury” right before the bowl.

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