Yes, medical redshirts can and do happen. I just got my 2nd one. It was for a Point Guard on my Gustavus Adolphus team. I did not have to apply. It happened automatically.

Coach,

I just heard back from the Academics/Eligibility/Compliance Cabinet of the WCAA about Joseph Neale`s hardship waiver application. They`ve granted him another year of eligibility!

Stewart Heath

Wow!! I'd read about them when signing up for the game way back when, but I think you're the first coach I've actually heard who had a player granted one. Did the player in question suffer a major injury early in the season or was it a double lightning strike of injury-reinjury? 

Is this a loophole to having a 7-player class?

Neale was injured around the 3rd or 4th game of the season. His health went down to 20-something (I don't know the exact number). I put him back on the depth chart around game 20 or 21 when he was just over 80 on the health meter. I didn't expect the waiver because his injury didn't carry through the end of the season.

The 1st guy I had that was given the medical was a couple of years ago. His health meter went down to 1. He did not play again until the following season.

I've had one in all my seasons of HD.

I don't remember the exact stats, but my guy played in (I think) 10 games in his injury season, then got another whole season from the medical redshirt.

Once I found out about the medical redshirt, I considered it a huge benefit he got hurt because he was FAR more useful the next season than in the one where he got hurt, and he helped guide the team to a deep postseason run.

Posted by trail on 7/13/2015 10:51:00 PM (view original):
Is this a loophole to having a 7-player class?

I bet yes. Anyone have such luck?