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I think if you're on the team--starter, bench player, scholarship, walk-on, etc-- you have to defer to the coach or your life will be hellish.
On a simplified level... Redshirt means you don't play any games for the year just practice and condition (hit the weights); obviously this mostly occurs the player's freshmen year. Sometimes players redshirt for medical reasons, too. Essentially it allows football players 5 years in total to play ball for 4 years.
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