Wangmene in uniform

Anyone know why Alexis is in uniform? Any chance he could play this year?

 

That would be silly to play him now. Pobably just well enough to practice and warm up with the team so he is wearing a uniform.

 

It would be silly unless he already played so much early in the year that he can't use a redshirt this year anyway. Just interesting...

 

I did not know he had played earlier this year. I thought they were trying to redshirt him. My bad, if that is the case.

 

Medical redshirt. He only played a few games.

 

That's what I thought. Thanks for clearing up, Nordberg.

 

I knew they were going to try to use a medical redshirt on him, but just didn't understand why he would bother suiting up. THis is the first time since he was injured that he did. They surely wouldn't burn his redshirt now.

 

It wouldn't be a medical redshirt, it would just be a redshirt. If he wanted to be on campus for a 6th year, then he could try to turn it into a medical redshirt.

 

He played the first few games of the year, and was then hurt.

 

Being hurt has no immediate bearing on the status of the "type" of redshirt. It's the same as if he played a few minutes in a few games, and then stopped playing without being hurt.

There's a math formula for each sport as to how many minutes or plays they can be in and still qualify for a shirt. I'm fairly certain that Wangmene played less that the limit.

It would only become a "medical" redshirt if he wanted to apply for a sixth year.

 

Is there some tournament rule that says you have to be "in uniform" to sit on the bench? No street clothes?

Just guessing.

Obviously, they didn't play him, probably never intended to....and probably will not at this point.

 

Who determines whether a player gets a medical redshirt? Do both the NCAA and the conference have to grant the extra year? Many of the news reports I saw said the Big XII granted it, but I assume that is only after the NCAA? Can the NCAA grant, but the Big XII say no?

 

From what was posted on another board, conferences grant medical redshirts and the NCAA grants a 6th year of eligibility. So Wangmene's came from the Big 12 and Shipley's came from the NCAA.

 

Well, the NCAA sets the maximum percentage of a season in which a player seeking a medical can participate.... pretty sure it's 25 percent.

So if a football player is injured within the first three games and doesn't come back, he's good to go.

If the percentage produces a not-whole number, it's rounded up.