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The Death of Redshirts + Recruiting Check-In + Program Spotlights - FFD Ep 84
Welcome to Episode 84! Today we tackle a monumental rule change that will fundamentally alter roster management in college football. The NCAA has officially axed the traditional redshirt and waiver systems in favor of a clean "5 seasons in 5 years" calendar window. We unpack the new 19th-birthday trigger designed to stop players from exploiting age gaps, and explain how this aggressive policy change is explicitly engineered to prevent future court injunctions like the one that granted Trinidad Chambliss a 6th year at Ole Miss.
From there, we dive into a bizarre summer recruiting cycle that…
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