Good tidbits in that article. Glad Homer and Thomas are looking impressive. Good info on Dallas too.
And for all of those on here obsessed with redshirting Freshmen I agree with Brown when he says "We don’t sign freshmen to redshirt,”
Redshirting Freshman is from the old school thinking of College Football.
In todays game, most of these young guys are ahead of schedule & if they show they can play, there's no reason to Shirt'em.
Obviously, QB's & OL tend to be shirted because for QB's there's usually upperclassmen that already have the job secured & there's a learning curve, and for OL's there's also a learning curve along with physical development that needs to take place.
But practically every other position can play fresh out of HS & still have an impact on the field.
Especially for us, because Richt & staff had to completely rid the program from the 5 years of Folden, and the damage that caused takes quite some time to repair & one of the best ways to reverse those negative effects on the field is get as many young incoming guys ready to go right away.
Our staff showed last year they can get guys ready under unordinary circumstances & maximize their productivity while continuously helping them develop.
So, our True Sophomores end up being more like Juniors because their expotenial growth is increased by high usage rate.
Basically, the more they play, they better they get & by the time they reach their optimum peak in college they'll have more experience than most players in the same role.