LOUISVILLE, Ky. – We’re now heading into the final month of the 2024 regular season, and across college football, who is and who is not taking a redshirt season has already long been decided. That being said, there are a few players to monitor for the Louisville football program as they head into their final three games of the season.
As a reminder, a player can play up to four games in a season while still maintaining their redshirt – which allows them an additional year of eligibility beyond the normal allotment of four. Play more than that, and you’ve burned your opportunity to take a redshirt that season.
There are some complicating factors, such as injury waivers or older players who were granted an additional year thanks to the COVID pandemic in 2020. But outside of that, D1 players – according to the NCAA’s official page – have five-calendar years to play four non-redshirt seasons of competition.
So who can still take a redshirt, and who has burned their opportunity? Below is our full tracker, separated by distinct categories:
