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The Shotgun/Throwdown (7/20/18): West Virginia’s Scout Team Is Now Essentially A Farm Team, Thanks To New Redshirt Rules

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WVU’s Holgorsen Loves New Redshirt Rule | West Virginia Athletics
It’s rare when a group of coaches can get together and agree on anything, but it happened last January when the American Football Coaches Association unanimously supported a significant rule change allowing a player to appear in up to four games and still retain his redshirt status.

Redshirt rules benefit deepest teams, best organized staffs | WV MetroNews
Applauding in consensus over the NCAA’s relaxation of redshirt rules, college football coaches must now determine how best to strategize the new roster flexibility.