2006-10-17 15:21:06 · 11 answers · asked by ford man 1 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
A red shirt freshman practices with varsity and may not ever get to play...be he will always be affiliated with varsity...he's a stud.
A true freshman football player plays on the JV team...whether he starts or not...he's not affiliated with Varsity...
a red shirt freshman will travel with the team to a bowl game....
the JV player may go to the game with the team...but he won't be on the sidelines with the team...
2006-10-17 21:47:50 · answer #1 · answered by Warrior 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A red shirt freshman is a player who has sat out his first year without being in a single snap. ( If a red shirt is in a play, he will forfeit red shirt role. A true freshman didn't sit out a year and pays as a freshman The main difference between a red-shirtt and a true freshman is that the red-shir will be on the team five years, while the true freshman will only have four.
2016-05-21 22:24:27 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A redshirt freshman is a sports term for a freshman that practices with the team but never plays in a game that year in order to save a year of his eligibility.
This is used in a case when you have a great Jr QB and a Freshman QB almost as good on the same team. By the time the older one graduates, the younger will still have 3 years of eligibility left to play.
2006-10-17 15:25:57 · answer #3 · answered by pickle_980 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a true fresman is exactly their first year of college for example at age 18 or an early 19
a red shirt freshman also called a frosh is a person who is taken off the teams depth chart, but still on the team. So a player will be redshirted their first year and still have 4 years of eligibility left.
2006-10-17 15:27:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A red shirt freshman is one who can get one more year of eligibility by sitting out his freshmen year and will be a 5th year senior when he is in his 5th year. A true freshmen is one that doesn't sit out a year and will only have 4 years of eligibility.
2006-10-17 15:25:28 · answer #5 · answered by kfetters6 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
red shirt = sat out one year without participation, either to mature or because of injury. In some cases sophs, jrs, and srs red shirt due to injury.
A true freshman plays right out of high school.
Usually red shirting happens in a physical sport like football where a player can improve just by having his body mature.
2006-10-17 15:26:55 · answer #6 · answered by M K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A redshirted freshman is one who has been allowed to practice with them team but not play in games so he can retain a fifth year of eligibility to actually play. A true freshman is one who is playing in college while being only one year removed from high school.
2006-10-19 06:32:37 · answer #7 · answered by bigvol662004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
red shirt freshman is a freshman that gives up that year to play so he can play four years after he learns the game,true freshman is a player good enough and understands team well enough to play right away
2006-10-17 15:26:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
red shirt freshmen are sophmores in school but didn't play their freshman year so they don't use a year of eligibility
2006-10-17 15:26:17 · answer #9 · answered by timoteo180 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
red shirt gets another year of eligibility and a true freshman does not
2006-10-17 15:43:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋