Baylor coach Matt Rhule got the attention of his freshmen recently with a quick primer on the new NCAA football redshirt rule.
"I told a bunch of freshmen the other day, 'For the first time in college football history, you guys know you're going to play in a game this year. Even if you redshirt, you're going into a game at some point this year,'" Rhule recalled at Big 12 media days.
"To me, that changes your preparation. That changes your mindset. When you know you're going to play, there's a whole 'nother level of pressure."
Throughout the Big 12 and across the FBS, the change in the redshirt rule will be a major storyline this year.