ND claimed that it never redshirted back then
by ShermanOaksND (2018-12-13 22:43:42)

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With Lisch, they'd have said it wasn't a "redshirt," but rather deferring a year of eligibility to the 5th year of a 5-year program. That's different than stretching a 4-year program over 5 years for the primary purpose of staggering eligible players.

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by olson  (2018-12-14 09:27:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Kevin Hart, Leon's son, also got a 5th year in 1979.
by gond79  (2018-12-14 11:50:58)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Like Rusty, Kevin entered ND in 1975 and majored in architecture. He was the third team tight end in 79.

Randy Harrison was injured in his 4th year and received a medical redshirt. Before his injury, he played enough minutes to earn a monogram. As a result, he is one of the few to earn 5 monograms in one sport.

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by sprack  (2018-12-14 12:59:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Neither of them went to Rome
by gond79  (2018-12-14 18:53:44)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

If they had, they would have missed the National Championship. We were in the same section in Morrissey (4th floor chapel wing) our junior year. There didn't seem to be an issue with football players who majored in architecture not going to Rome then.