As soon as the Arizona Wildcats sent their starting offense onto the field midway through the first quarter at Colorado on Saturday, it meant any chance of redshirting Michael Wiley had gone out the door.
Wiley, a true freshman running back, made his first career start in his fifth appearance in as many games this season. That put him one over the limit the NCAA allows for a player without using a year of eligibility.
Not that Wiley was ever going to redshirt, coach Kevin Sumlin said Monday.
“Michael Wiley was playing from Day 1, you saw that in Hawaii,” Sumlin said.