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4 game redshirt rule and special teams

BoilerFYF

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Sep 22, 2018
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without having experienced this yet, isn’t the value (for programs who do it right) going to come from working athletic younger players into special teams and therefore allowing some starters to save their legs and bodies for offense and defense?

Before this gets said, no, I’m not advocating we have 8-9 freshmen on a special team. However, if we can get say Isaac Zico off of punt coverage that would be nice. I can guarantee you that the power programs are going to have some fresh explosive special teams units come game 9.
 
I think it would a nice reward for a freshman to be able to play in a blow out game without risking losing a season.
 
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