redshirt

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  1. transitive verb To keep (a college or school athlete) out of varsity competition for one year in order to extend the athlete's period of eligibility.

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  • Ryan sat out last year as a redshirt, but all four have spent time with the first team during the spring. —  theleafchronicle.com - Local News
  • Even those who (will) redshirt, they're helping us on the sideline and encouraging us. —  UCLA Stories
  • Depending on need, however, a redshirt could be issued for Nix, as MSU works to take bulk off his frame and replace it with muscle -- and help him learn the moves needed to compete at power forward. —  Freep.com - RSS
  • That's why he asked to redshirt -- something that doesn't frequently happen in college hoops -- rather than try to play last season. —  HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News
  • "But if I do take the surgery, I do qualify for a redshirt, and there's that route, too." —  Macon Telegraph: Homepage
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  1. From the red jerseys worn by such athletes to distinguish them from the regular players.
 

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