▁in ▁question ▁plans ▁to ▁play . ▁The ▁co aching ▁staff ▁may ▁also ▁want ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁player ▁as ▁a ▁st arter ▁later ▁in ▁their ▁career ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁full ▁four ▁years ▁instead ▁of ▁three . ▁ ▁A ▁special ▁case ▁involves ▁the ▁el ig ibility ▁of ▁a ▁player ▁who ▁los es ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁a ▁season ▁to ▁injury , ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁medical ▁red sh irt . ▁A ▁hard ship ▁w ai ver ▁may ▁be ▁granted ▁to ▁those ▁athlet es ▁who ▁sust ain ▁a ▁major ▁injury ▁while ▁appearing ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁team ▁compet itions ▁and ▁have ▁not ▁participated ▁after ▁the ▁mid point ▁of ▁a ▁season . ▁For ▁the ▁purposes ▁of ▁el ig ibility , ▁players ▁granted ▁such ▁a ▁w ai ver ▁are ▁treated ▁as ▁though ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁comp ete ▁in ▁that ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁rare ▁occasions , ▁players ▁may ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁sixth ▁year ▁of ▁college ▁if ▁they ▁suffered ▁a ▁serious ▁injury ▁that ▁kept ▁them ▁from ▁compet ing ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁season . ▁Form er ▁Oklahoma ▁quarter back ▁Jason ▁White ▁is ▁perhaps ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁example ▁of ▁this ; ▁White ▁had ▁red sh irt ed ▁his ▁first ▁year , ▁then ▁subsequently ▁t ore ▁the ▁A CL ▁in ▁both ▁kne es , ▁forcing ▁him ▁to ▁miss ▁nearly ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁el ig ible ▁play ▁time . ▁Another ▁recent ▁example ▁is ▁former ▁Houston ▁C oug ars ▁quarter back ▁Case ▁Ke enum . ▁He ▁red sh irt ed ▁his ▁fresh man ▁year