What is the difference between Red Shirt and Grey Shirt status in college wrestling?

Answer 1

While both recipients of grey and red shirts attend classes at a school before participating in football games, the difference is in the player-to-be's time of enrollment:

Via John Mackovic of The Desert Sun: "Grey shirt is a term used to designate an incoming freshman who waits until the second semester to enroll rather than the fall. Collegeathletes are allowed a five year calendar to play four seasons. The calendar begins once one is enrolled. By waiting until the spring to start college, a player will be playing his last season in the sixth year after high school rather than the fifth. "

In contrast, infoplease.com explains that "When a player is given the "red-shirt" designation by his or her coach, that means he or she has participated in a college's academic year, but did not participate during that year's sports season. Most likely a "red-shirt freshman" in College Football is a sophomore in college who practiced with the team his first year, but did not play in any games (at the coach's request), or was seriously injured during his first season." By redshirting, a player gains an opportunity to learn schemes and techniques, rehabilitate an injury, learn a new position and/or physically develop without losing a year of eligibility.

Answer 2

If a player gets red shirted in college it means he was injured and will not be able to play the year. Under year on a roster it will say "RSR", "RJR", "RSO", "RFR. meaning red shirted senior, red shirted junior, red shirted sophomore, red shirted freshman.

Answer 3

Red is a SODING dope and grey is a stupid poxy slap on the floor with Joyce