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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, November 16, 1999
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WAITING OUT THE REDSHIRT SEASON
"It was horrible because they went away every weekend," she said. "I didn't get to go on the trips. I had to stay home alone."
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Doug Vance, assistant athletics director, said the decision whether to take a redshirt athlete to road games rested with the coach.
"There's no set rule," he said. "The coach has prerogative over the decision."
perforative over the anterior wall. In the end Hensley left the team acutely aware of the sacrifice needed to sit out a year of athletic competition.
"It made me appreciate other athletes who red shirt," she said. "It's not an easy thing to do."
Why do some sports utilize the redshirt more than others?
A sea of red
Janelle Martin, assistant athletics director at the University, said that in some sports, such as football, the practice was common and not always the athlete's decision.
"In football, it's pretty much mandatory," she said. "It's more of a coach's decision. Their philosophy is that it's freshman year, and they want to make sure the students are in the weight room maturing an extra year and putting on some weight."
the team and. However, with four games remaining in the season, starting quarterback Wegner was injured. That moved Alexander into the starting role and left Weatherble as backup. If Alexander had to come out, Weatherble would go in and
putting on some binge, Jonas Weatherbite, a member of the Kansas football team, was a redshirt in 1998 as the thirdstring quarterback behind Zac Wegner and Jay Alexander. He said the plan was to travel with the team and learn the system but not play.
lose his resumption and in the end, Weatherbie didn't lose his year of eligibility. He said that he wouldn't have wanted to waste a whole year for only a few games. He remained unsure whether Coach Terry Allen would play him until the last game of the season
lose his redshirt and a year of eligibility.
"Coach told me before the Iowa State game that, If Jay got hurt, I wasn't going to play," he said.
For the most part Weatherbie said being a redshirt was something a first-year football player had to deal with.
"There are a few exceptions for really great athletes, but I'd say about 90 percent of freshmen redshirt," he said.
Martin also said that being a redshirt helped student-athletes get used to college life and academics. She said that students who planned to take five years to complete their degrees might as well play in their fifth years.
"They will be stronger and smarter; plus they won't have to take as many hours and can concentrate on playing," she said. "That way they could enjoy their last season more."
However, some coaches might care less how much a student-athlete learns and more about helping the team.
An even playing field?
helping the team.
Mark Francis, coach of the Kansas women's soccer team, said he was sure there were coaches who did not give athletes a choice. He said that with his team, he made sure that the decision to be a redshirt was mutual.
"There are certain situations where the kids aren't strong enough, and you want to get them in the weight room to try to develop them physically," he said. "As long as the coach is doing it for the right reasons, and it's in the athlete's
1999 FOOTBALL REDSHIRTS
11. Reggie Duncan
12. Zach Dyer
13. Jeff Hillard
14. Derick Mills
15. Harold McClendon
16. Carl Ivey
17. Daniel Coke
47. Glenn Robinson
48. Dijon Dillon
49. Lance Carson
50. Kregg Schmidt
51. Adrian Jones
52. Tony Strickland
53. Randall Hendley
best interest, it's OK."
Francis said that the possibility of being a red-shirt should be brought up by the coach during recruitment, so that athletes would know what they were getting into.
Jane Jankowski, an NCAA representative; said the rules regarding eligibility ensured competitive and recruiting equity.
Athletes who are are going to be redshirts but object have few alternatives. Transferring means losing a year of eligibility.
"I believe there is equity because everyone plays by the same set of rules," she said.
But Francis said he didn't know how well coaches kept the situations equal.
"When you're 18 years old, you're not looking four years down the road," he said. "You're looking for tomorrow. It's tough."
If Carey had to give another basketball player advice on whether to be a redshirt, he would say:
"Some people don't need to. Eric (Chenowith) didn't need to. It just depends on the level of competition they faced in high school and how strong they are. I'd tell them it's hard, but it can benefit you tenfold."
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