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It doesn't have to be determined and verified by the NCAA or anything. It is solely up to the coach and he can decide at any time he wishes.

He could not allow a player to play a single game all year and then put him in for 5 minutes during the last game of the year and the player loses his redshirt.

If a coach doesn't play a freshman at all during his freshman season, he gets a redshirt. If a player is too small and needs to bulk up, redshirt him. If he needs extra time to learn the playbook, reshirt him.

In the case of a QB who is ready to play but there is a better and older QB ahead of him, redshirt him. It would be a waste of a whole year of football eligiblity to let him play a little bit at the end of a game. Then you shorted him and your team out of a full year of his participation.

They still practice and go to class and all that stuff but don't play in games.

<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 440671">It doesn&#039;t have to be determined and verified by the NCAA or anything.&nbsp; It is solely up to the coach and he can decide at any time he wishes.&nbsp; He could not allow a player to play a single game all year and then put him in for 5 minutes during the last game of the year and the player loses his redshirt.If a coach doesn&#039;t play a freshman at all during his freshman season, he gets a redshirt. If a player is too small and needs to bulk up, redshirt him. If he needs extra time to learn the playbook, reshirt him.In the case of a QB who is ready to play but there is a better and older QB ahead of him, redshirt him. It would be a waste of a whole year of football eligiblity to let him play a little bit at the end of a game. Then you shorted him and your team out of a full year of his participation.They still practice and go to class and all that stuff but don&#039;t play in games.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest, post: 440671"] It doesn't have to be determined and verified by the NCAA or anything. It is solely up to the coach and he can decide at any time he wishes. He could not allow a player to play a single game all year and then put him in for 5 minutes during the last game of the year and the player loses his redshirt. If a coach doesn't play a freshman at all during his freshman season, he gets a redshirt. If a player is too small and needs to bulk up, redshirt him. If he needs extra time to learn the playbook, reshirt him. In the case of a QB who is ready to play but there is a better and older QB ahead of him, redshirt him. It would be a waste of a whole year of football eligiblity to let him play a little bit at the end of a game. Then you shorted him and your team out of a full year of his participation. They still practice and go to class and all that stuff but don't play in games. [/QUOTE]