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How many years is a athlete eligible in college?
He or she can be on the active roster for up to four years. They can have one medical redshirt, and one normal redshirt. Technically, a player can be a part of theri organization for 6 years as a player, but can only be on the active roster (available to play) for four years maximum.
Can football players without college education play in the NFL?
You can enter the NFL Draft with three years of college education. Many football players will redshirt as a freshman which is the NCAA legal way of giving a student five eligible years of football at college. You may see people enter the draft as a sophomore, however the redshirted so it is actually their 3rd year in college.
How can i return to college football?
That depends; who are you? If you were a past college football player who wants to return after playing four years, sorry, but you cannot return to play college football after your 4 years of eligibility are up.
Can a college football player gray shirt and then also red shirt?
A player that greyshirts starts his 5 year athletic eligibility the 2nd semester of his first year. He can then redshirt the following year and have 3.5 years of eligibility remaining. Since football is a first semester sport, he can then play 4 full seasons of football, having practiced with the team an additional 2 years, one as a grey shirt (practicing in the fall but not becoming a student until the spring) and one as a red shirt (enrolled and practicing, but not appearing in a game).
Why do people get redshirted?
In college football, a player may only play for 4 seasons. Redshirt is a freshman that may be on scholarship, but because of depth the school doesn't want to play them and wants them to be on the team for practices, etc. This means they still have 4 years of eligibility to play for the school.
Who is the oldest college football player?
Tom Thompson, 61 years old. Austin College kicker.
Who was the oldest college football player?
Tom Thompson, 61 years old. Austin College kicker.
What is a true freshman in college football?
True freshman is a term used in collegiate sports, indicating that an athlete is playing the sport in his first year of college, rather than redshirting for one or more years to protect future college eligibility. In football, freshmen usually are redshirted because they do not have as much of a chance of starting or getting playing time for a team as a sophomore, junior, or senior, and could allow them to play an additional year or years later on in their collegiate careers when they are more experienced and physically mature. Redshirting is used less frequently in other sports. According to Wikipedia.com.
What education do you need to be a pro football player?
you just have to complete 3 years of college, including junior college
Who was Tom Ashenbrenner?
Famous college football player from early years - Penn State.
Where did Bob attend college?
Bob Sanders, who was a football player, attended school at the University of Iowa.While he was there, he played all 4 years as a College Football star for the University of Iowa.
If you red shirt as a freshman in Junior College How many years of eligibility do you have left?
If you redshirt as a freshman in junior college you will still have 4 years of athletic eligibility left. Some Players redshirt in order to protect their eligibility, hoping to play one year in Junior college. Then transfer to a Big time 4 year University w..ith 3 years to play.
