What does it mean when a college football player is called a "true freshman?"
2007-09-08 06:22:29 · 5 answers · asked by suzycrmchz 3 in Sports ➔ Football (American)
Whenever a team has a lot of good players at one position, they may "Redshirt" a freshman player, so that way they can use him more in the future. For example, if Notre Dame still had Brady Quinn this year as a senior, and Jimmy Clausen as a freshman, they would want to redshirt Clausen. If they did, Brady Quinn would graduate and leave after that year, and then the next year, Clausen would still be considered a freshman, allowing him to play 4 more years, instead of only 3 if he wasn't redshirted. A true freshman is a freshman player that doesn't sit his first year due to redshirting.
2007-09-08 08:26:57 · answer #1 · answered by Joe R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, it means he's not redshirted...which means he's actually a freshman at the school...A redshirt freshman basically means he's a freshman on the football team, with 4 years of eligibilty, while he is actually a sophomore student at the school...
2007-09-08 13:39:33 · answer #2 · answered by Terry C. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any athletes in his first year of college playing right away rather than being redshirted for several purposes.
2007-09-08 13:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this means that hes not readshirted or in other words hes not sat down so that the coaches can get a nother year out of the player. its his first year out of high school
2007-09-08 13:30:39 · answer #4 · answered by ryan hall 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it means he wasnt redshirted so its his first season at teh school
2007-09-08 13:28:23 · answer #5 · answered by Antonio Montana Jr. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋