The new redshirt rule allows freshmen to play in up to four games without losing redshirt eligibility. That likely means that more first-year players will see the field in 2018 than in previous seasons. But some of the freshmen are doing good things in practice and are positioning themselves more greater roles than some on-field experience here and there. Gus Malzahn and his staff will have plenty of decisions to make and here’s how they’re approaching that decision, according to AL.com.
One thing is for sure: Auburn will put the players on the field that give them the best chance to win, regardless of class or even the position they were recruited to play.