redshirt
noun
red·shirt
ˈred-ˌshərt 
: a college athlete who is kept out of varsity competition for a year in order to extend eligibility
redshirt
verb
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The redshirt freshman has thrown for 764 yards and nine touchdown passes with no interceptions, and North Texas is off to a 3-0 start.
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
By Week 3 of last season, Iamaleava in his redshirt freshman season was making a claim for best quarterback in the SEC.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But now true freshman McGrew and second-year freshman Sterlin are starters at safety, and redshirt sophomore Clark is the starter at slot corner.
—Alex Krutchik, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
But Curtis Simpson, a redshirt freshman edge rusher, called game.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
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Antonio Morales, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
By Week 3 of last season, Iamaleava in his redshirt freshman season was making a claim for best quarterback in the SEC.
—Tyler Small, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
But now true freshman McGrew and second-year freshman Sterlin are starters at safety, and redshirt sophomore Clark is the starter at slot corner.
—Alex Krutchik, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
But Curtis Simpson, a redshirt freshman edge rusher, called game.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Redshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redshirt. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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