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 defense didn’t force a turnover or sack redshirt freshman quarterback CJ Carr a single time, but the Broncos’ Maddux Madsen spent much of the game running for his life and threw four interceptions.
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 5 Oct. 2025
Wilcke’s best throw of the game came on a slot fade in the red zone, finding redshirt freshman Derrick Eley in the back of the endzone for his first collegiate touchdown.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
The redshirt sophomore first-year starter has appeared uncomfortable through four games, including a 14-7 loss to Ohio State.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
What Hughes, a fourth-year junior who has already utilized his redshirt, decides to do after this season will be worth monitoring.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 5 Oct. 2025
Wilcke’s best throw of the game came on a slot fade in the red zone, finding redshirt freshman Derrick Eley in the back of the endzone for his first collegiate touchdown.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
The redshirt sophomore first-year starter has appeared uncomfortable through four games, including a 14-7 loss to Ohio State.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
What Hughes, a fourth-year junior who has already utilized his redshirt, decides to do after this season will be worth monitoring.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Redshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redshirt. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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