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College football coaches vote to support expansion of redshirt eligibility

January 13, 2026

By Dan Morrison, On3: The eligibility of players has become a highly debated topic around college football in recent seasons. In particular, there has been a push to expand eligibility. Now, it looks like the redshirt rules may have taken another step toward being adjusted.

Head coaches from around the country have just finished their first meeting for the AFCA. The major point of discussion there was the four-game redshirt rule, rather than the calendar. There, director Craig Bohl, a former head coach at Wyoming and North Dakota State, shared that the coaches voted unanimously to expand the redshirt rule from four games to nine games.

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