With much confusion being apparent concerning the term "Grey Shirt", I thought is appropriate to define the term:

 

 

Grey-shirting:

While most people are familiar with the phrase "red-shirt" most people have no idea what a grey-shirt is. In fact, the NCAA does not even acknowledge the term. In a way, grey-shirting is like the U.S. Army's Delta Force—everyone knows it's their, but the governing body doesn't acknowledge it's existance.

Here is how grey-shirting works:

 

1. A player commits to a team that is over-signed.
   
2. That player either doesn't go to school in the fall, or enrolls part-time and pays their own way. They are not officially on the team.
   
3. In January of the following year, that player enrolls full-time and officially joins the team. They are technically part of the recruiting class for the following year.
   

Grey-shirting is a way for schools to skate around the recruiting rules. It allows schools to over-sign, regardless of how many prospects they signed the previous year.

Every player has a five year window to play four seasons. That window starts the second a player is enrolled in college full-time or are on scholarship. Since the player is not enrolled full time and is not on scholarship, their "NCAA clock" has not started.

Once they join a team, they still have the full five year window and the ability to red-shirt if they so choose.

While grey-shirting, players are not on the team.

They can not practice or condition with the team. They can not be given any advantage not extended to the normal student body. Grey-shirts are not allowed at team meetings or functions either. For all intents they are essentially, regular students.

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Excellent explanation.

Spot on...had this happen with UK and a player I had many moons ago. That player elected to go the JUCO route, but unlike unicorns, it does exist!

... They can not practice or condition with the team. They can not be given any advantage not extended to the normal student body. Grey-shirts are not allowed at team meetings or functions either. For all intents they are essentially, regular students.

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In the other thread someone said that Grayshirt allows the player extra time to learn the system? Given this statement above, I don't see how that is true.

In the other thread someone said that Grayshirt allows the player extra time to learn the system? Given this statement above, I don't see how that is true.

They can not practice or attend game activities in the first fall semester, but they can join the team in the spring semester.

 

Example: A player is gray shirted right now, they can not join the team this fall. They have to wait until January to join the team. They will not be playing until fall of 2015, but they get to be with the team in the spring.

In the other thread someone said that Grayshirt allows the player extra time to learn the system? Given this statement above, I don't see how that is true.

 

Grey shirt takes effect in January and they can take part in spring football before the season starts.

They can not practice or attend game activities in the first fall semester, but they can join the team in the spring semester.

 

Example: A player is gray shirted right now, they can not join the team this fall. They have to wait until January to join the team. They will not be playing until fall of 2015, but they get to be with the team in the spring.

 

Grey shirt takes effect in January and they can take part in spring football before the season starts.

 

Thanks, my brain was thinking in terms of whole years. This whole stuff cracks me up. Stupid shell game if you ask me.

 

Sounds like the right choice and good option for BK. Personally, didn't think he was D1, but I would love to be proven wrong and I would gladly eat crow to watch him succeed. I think WKU is a great choice for a player like him.

Thanks, my brain was thinking in terms of whole years. This whole stuff cracks me up. Stupid shell game if you ask me.

 

Sounds like the right choice and good option for BK. Personally, didn't think he was D1, but I would love to be proven wrong and I would gladly eat crow to watch him succeed. I think WKU is a great choice for a player like him.

 

Plan on eating some crow then.