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 6-foot-7 Finley joins a quarterback room in Bowling Green that will include 6-foot-6 redshirt sophomore Caden Veltkamp, who backed up Reed last season.
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Tom Layberger, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Max Rice nailed down a regular spot as a redshirt sophomore and never looked back.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
As a redshirt freshman, Joe showed something that Baylor needed.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
Shade hit a pair of 3-pointers in just four minutes off the bench, and redshirt freshman Jana El Alfy also started 2-for-2 from the field with four points.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
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Tom Layberger, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Max Rice nailed down a regular spot as a redshirt sophomore and never looked back.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2025
As a redshirt freshman, Joe showed something that Baylor needed.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
Shade hit a pair of 3-pointers in just four minutes off the bench, and redshirt freshman Jana El Alfy also started 2-for-2 from the field with four points.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Redshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redshirt. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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