There’s no such thing as a medical redshirt

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Dec 16, 2018
4:38:29pm

Coop All-American

There’s no such thing as a medical redshirt

He can play and take a regular redshirt (i.e. the only kind), though.

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Originally posted on Dec 16, 2018 at 4:38:29pm

Message modified by Coop on Dec 16, 2018 at 4:39:07pm

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Coop

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Langi Tuifua cleared to play...

12/16/18 3:57pm

Only if he wants to lose a year of eligibility

cougarnerd

12/16/18 4:00pm

The NCAA calls it the Anae rule

TNT

12/16/18 4:00pm

If he can play and still take a medical redshirt, I don't see why not.

Pimpin4Paradise

12/16/18 4:00pm

Medical RS doesn't require that you miss the end of the season does it?

cougaman

12/16/18 4:28pm

I thought it was just no more than 4 games played in during the season.

Pimpin4Paradise

12/16/18 4:30pm

You can't apply for a medical redshirt until you've exhausted your eligibility

molodyets

12/16/18 4:33pm

Right. Not sure if it had to be "season ending" to qualify for medical RS though

cougaman

12/16/18 4:34pm

There’s no such thing as a medical redshirt

Coop

12/16/18 4:38pm

I think most people know. But it's still a common term even if the correct

12/16/18 4:44pm

Thinking of it as a kind of redshirt leads to confusion like the above

Coop

12/16/18 8:21pm

So him playing in the bowl game may preclude him from being able to get a

cougaman

12/16/18 8:54pm

If he redshirts this season, he won’t be able to get a hardship waiver

Coop

12/16/18 9:03pm

How many games has he played in?

12/16/18 4:00pm

Only one I saw

I'mBatman

12/16/18 4:33pm

it would be great to get him some time Friday. If that is not too early.

12/16/18 4:44pm

This is awesome. Is he still as athletic? If so we’ll actually have the pass

puntersarepeople

12/16/18 4:03pm

Awesome news. Hopefully he can workout and bulk up a bit for next season as well

cougaman

12/16/18 4:26pm

How many games has he actually played? Salvage the year if you can, I say.

TRUE_BLUE_COUGY

12/16/18 4:31pm

Hope he can play, but I would rather him just get healthy for next year

Stucoug83

12/16/18 5:26pm

It was a ruptured disc... time is the best thing possible, I say wait

Pretorian

12/16/18 5:31pm

Agreed

Stucoug83

12/16/18 5:38pm

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