redshirt
noun
red·shirt
ˈred-ˌshərt 
: a college athlete who is kept out of varsity competition for a year in order to extend eligibility
redshirt
verb
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Tagovailoa, a longtime starter who played last season as a 5-foot-11, 208-pound redshirt senior, earned All-Big Ten second-team honors for the second year in a row after leading the conference in passing yards (3,377), touchdown passes (25), completions (290) and offensive yards per game (282.9).
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
Benjamin, a 6-foot-5, 285-pound redshirt sophomore, is from the Tucson suburb of Oro Valley, Ariz.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
Benjamin, a 6-foot-5, 285-pound redshirt sophomore, is from the Tucson suburb of Oro Valley, Ariz.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2024
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“Redshirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redshirt. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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