Nebraska football: Scott Frost planning on taking full advantage of new redshirt rule
Will other programs follow the same plans the Nebraska football team is looking at for the new redshirt rule? It would only make sense.
The new rule regarding redshirts going into effect this year had quite a bit of potential when it was first brought up. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Nebraska football head coach Scott Frost saw the potential right away.
Speaking to the media during the Big Ten Media Days, Frost talked about a number of different topics. One of the more interesting takes is that he plans on getting not just some of the freshmen some playing time, but all of the freshmen playing time.
Talking to Parker Gabriel from the Lincoln Journal Start, Frost said that the plan is to have every single freshman playing at least some this year.
Under the new redshirt rule, Scott Frost said the ideal situation would include every single freshman playing at least some this year. Said it might be hard to execute in practice, but that's the goal: Every single player plays. #Huskers
— Parker Gabriel (@ParkerJGabriel) July 23, 2018
He added that the real issue might be finding everyone practice time. The end goal is that everyone will get some playing time. Because a player can play in four games without burning their redshirt, there is more of an incentive to make sure everyone gets on the field.
There is the argument that players are less likely to transfer after their freshman year if they have gotten some action and didn’t have to lose a year of eligibility. When it comes to the school as a whole, it’s about the development of younger players.
The Cornhuskers have a ton of work to do when it comes to building their talent back up. One of the ways they’ve done that is recruiting a ton of grad transfer and JUCO prospects. The other way is to make sure that the freshmen brought in, such as quarterback Adrian Martinez get to go up against college level talent in their first year.
When you consider their second year can still count as their first year, that experience is invaluable. For the Nebraska football team, it might seem like a no-brainer to say that they are going to try and get as many freshmen as possible on the field without losing eligibility this year.
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It’s still nice to see the coaching staff has been thinking about this for some time and formulating a plan, rather than just going off the cuff. Their approach will surely breed better results.