The big news this week came from Indianapolis as the NCAA overhauled its problematic system of rules governing the freedom of players to transfer, as well as giving players another break by allowing them to redshirt in a year in which they play less than a third of the season.
The redshirt rule allows any player to compete in up to four games during what would normally be a redshirt season. The true impact here, to be honest, is to simply do away with the injury waiver process except in exceptional circumstances. But it will allow coaches to, for example, let true freshmen get some live game action during the cupcake portion of the team’s schedule without costing them a year of eligibility.