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Fascinating karmo the only one and yes he’ll play all year. If martino gets healthy I guess he plays
 



Might as well just burn Karmos RS now. I think Parrish plays this weekend as they try and spool up some other CB options.

It’s nice to be in a spot that we don’t have to play other t-FR. I don’t think Martino plays this year but I’d like to be wrong. I’d take fliers on the specialists and Stubbs getting snaps though.
 

Gopher_Devil said:
Might as well just burn Karmos RS now. I think Parrish plays this weekend as they try and spool up some other CB options.

It’s nice to be in a spot that we don’t have to play other t-FR. I don’t think Martino plays this year but I’d like to be wrong. I’d take fliers on the specialists and Stubbs getting snaps though.
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Usually I'm in favor of red-shirting the freshmen, but the additional athleticism/depth of Karmo at Linebacker is nice.
 

Gopher_Devil said:
Might as well just burn Karmos RS now. I think Parrish plays this weekend as they try and spool up some other CB options.

It’s nice to be in a spot that we don’t have to play other t-FR. I don’t think Martino plays this year but I’d like to be wrong. I’d take fliers on the specialists and Stubbs getting snaps though.
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Redshirts aren't "burned" until a player graduates or leaves school. They can be used any year.
 

This should be an excellent week to play the freshmen extensively, and any 2nd or 3rd string.
 



upnorthkid said:
Fascinating karmo the only one and yes he’ll play all year. If martino gets healthy I guess he plays
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I think we're deep enough at WR. Aside from Karmo, I can maybe see us using the DL if our depth becomes an issue due to the injuries
 

highwayman said:
Redshirts aren't "burned" until a player graduates or leaves school. They can be used any year.
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True, but it used to be rare to use a red shirt after the freshman year. I don’t know if it’s changed much, but a player transferring with a red shirt in their pocket may open up more opportunities.
 

highwayman said:
Redshirts aren't "burned" until a player graduates or leaves school. They can be used any year.
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For sure, I just think besides injuries/personal stuff he’ll be drafted before he ever actually uses it
 

WAGopher said:
True, but it used to be rare to use a red shirt after the freshman year. I don’t know if it’s changed much, but a player transferring with a red shirt in their pocket may open up more opportunities.
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Honestly, in the transfer portal era, the concept of redshirtming means very little. You can't project your roster more than a year or two out so a guy having 4 or 5 years of eligibility isn't really important to the team they sign with out of high school.

Redshirting used to be something important when there was more year to year roster stability. As it is now, if a kid is ready to play out of high school you play him. No reason to try and save him for a mythical 5th year you probably won't see anyway.

To your point though I am guessing it is still pretty rare for a guy to take a non-medical redshirt year anytime other than their first year out of high school. You certainly can but I don't think it happens all that often.
 



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