re: Please Clarify meaning of Grayshirt

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If you are a D-1 prospect but need a year of learning, you'll have a choice to "grey shirt." It simply means you take less than 12 credits and work out with the team. Your 5-year clock does not start until you take 12 credits.

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It basically postpones a player’s career by keeping him from enrolling in classes for a period of time, usually a year. The player says he wants to be a part of the program and it’s understood that he eventually will be on the team … maybe. If you hear that a guy is a greyshirt, it basically means 1) he’s not that good and usually expendable, 2) he needs time to work on his grades, or 3) the coaching

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