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Jun 20, 2017
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Potential redshirt candidates this season include

CrimWalCoug All-American in practice

6/19/17 10:53pm

Just a note re: Brady Christensen

Idacoug2

6/19/17 11:03pm

Does he look 240?

CrimWalCoug

6/19/17 11:04pm

yes, tall and big, and maintains that he still can move as well as before. We

Idacoug2

6/19/17 11:07pm

Shoaf made we rethink some of my mandatories for RM OL last year.

mantis mutu

6/19/17 11:28pm

He was fun to watch."unorthodox" was a word I heard a player use to describe him

BYUFBDAD

6/19/17 11:31pm

As in "white chocolate" unorthodox.

mantis mutu

6/19/17 11:32pm

Man... I've really slacked off on following recruiting barely know any of those

kotacoug

6/19/17 11:30pm

As you get older you realize how dumb it is to make watching 22 year olds

Backcountry

6/20/17 2:00am

Mika *Tafua*

SingleStrapBackpack

6/20/17 12:08am

The coaches have to be careful not to RS too many

CaliWG

6/20/17 7:02am

Others potentially could include:

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 8:11am

A ton of those guys are expected to play.

Lip Gallagher

6/20/17 8:19am

Hence the "potentially could"

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 8:29am

I'm a big fan of getting non-LDS Frosh on the field in Year 1

CaliWG

6/20/17 8:40am

Agreed. Bronco even started to do that more near the end.

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 8:42am

Wilstead was on his original list. Why would Hadley be RSing? Is he injured?

SingleStrapBackpack

6/20/17 8:20am

Not a chance Hadley does. No reason at all. Jimenez is out for the season.

Lip Gallagher

6/20/17 8:23am

Has Jimenez been a big enough contributor to RS? We have a lot of OL talent coming in the next couple years.

SingleStrapBackpack

6/20/17 8:26am

He blew out his knee though. He can't play this yr regardless, so they'll RS him

The Lone Star Cougar

6/20/17 8:37am

Maybe they will – but redshirts still take up scholarships so injury doesn't automatically = RS

SingleStrapBackpack

6/20/17 8:57am

I could see it possibly changing because of the Hoge addition

Lip Gallagher

6/20/17 9:46am

and Empey

SingleStrapBackpack

6/20/17 10:06am

It's true, but that'd be pretty cut-throat. He wasn't Kalani's recruit, though--

mantis mutu

6/20/17 10:18am

Cut-throat is yanking someone's scholarship after it's been promised. I don't see electing not to RS someone as being

SingleStrapBackpack

6/20/17 10:29am

I could see a decent coach following that logic.

mantis mutu

6/20/17 10:36am

In any case, will be interesting to see what they do. The decision to RS (or not RS) Jimenez will tell us a lot about

SingleStrapBackpack

6/20/17 10:46am

He wasn't really breaking the two deep for guard or tackle so they had him

Rise Against

6/20/17 10:52am

Hadley has a RS available. I think he'll go back to safety,

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 8:34am

Then what's all the thumb down stuff for?

Lip Gallagher

6/20/17 9:44am

No offense taken. I hear what you're saying.

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 10:35am

I got you. Though Dye is only now a junior.

Lip Gallagher

6/20/17 11:51am

*still a Junior. He was a True Junior last year, but redshirted. Now a RS Jr.

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 12:17pm

Haha that would actually be quite comical if England redshirts

PKCoug

6/20/17 8:43am

Good point. I don't think he will since he'll probably be the #3 Flash

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 8:46am

If England redshirted, he could be a 23 year old freshman next year.

CrimWalCoug

6/20/17 11:02am

Do walk-ons get redshirt years?

CrimWalCoug

6/20/17 11:03am

Yes. Every athlete has 5 years to complete eligibility once enrolled full time.

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 11:14am

Mo Langi was rumored to be greyshirting this year? Any insight there?

CrimWalCoug

6/20/17 11:07am

No, that would not be allowed. He'll be a redshirt.

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 11:16am

Not necessarily. He could simply be a freshman who doesn't play at all.

SingleStrapBackpack

6/20/17 11:22am

Correct. And that's a redshirt year, whether or not they choose to claim it.

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 11:28am

If a player is not good enough for the coaches to grant him a redshirt and let him be around for 5 years . . .

CrimWalCoug

6/20/17 11:12am

That's an excellent point and you're correct. This is the direction Kalani has

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 11:19am

It's interesting because last year Inoke Lotulelei was on the Scout team but wasn't given a redshirt year.

CrimWalCoug

6/20/17 11:50am

It's definitely interesting. Who's to say why that is?

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 12:16pm

Below are explanations why I didn't include each player in my original list.

CrimWalCoug

6/20/17 11:43am

Walk-ons can definitely use a RS. 31 on the roster have done so.

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 11:57am

Got it - thanks for the info.

CrimWalCoug

6/20/17 11:58am

That's fair and I agree that many of them will see playing time.

Kalani4Prez

6/20/17 12:00pm

I think 10 from your list is a fair estimate.

CrimWalCoug

6/20/17 8:43pm

Hoge already redshirted at ND

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