With the new Redshirt rules in place, many Georgia Tech freshmen were able to play this year without penalty. The coaching staff also did a great job of managing the new rule, and I don’t feel that any of the burned redshirts were wasted. With only 1 game remaining, only two players are sitting at 4 games played, so there isn’t much up in the air either. The players that did burn their redshirts were contributors who earned the right to play through the quality of their production on the field.
For fans, the new rule allowed a sneak peek at the future of the team.