By Jessika Harkay | Sports Editor
Redshirting gives student athletes an extra year to develop themselves as players, in size or to generally improve their skill sets. The year of growth not only works physically but mentally, as six of the nine single-digit honorees have redshirted at some point in their career.
Under third-year head coach Matt Rhule, over 79 true freshmen and redshirts have played a game on Baylor’s team. In Saturday’s matchup, sophomore wide receiver R.J Sneed earned his first two career touchdowns along with 57 total yards. Looking back at his 2018 season and taking a year to redshirt, Sneed described his year off as “one of the best things that’s ever happened” to him.