Blue shirt = redshirt. Some people don't want to call it red so they say "blue shirt" but it means the same thing.
There is gray shirt, which a player delays enrolling. For example you graduate high school in May 2023 but you do not enroll in the fall 2023 (mostly for grade reasons), and arrive on campus in January or summer of 2024. That player gray shirted 2023. He will still have 5 years to play 4 starting in fall 2024.
Other than that, eligibility is always 5 years to play 4 years, except 2020 season does not count towards eligibility due to Covid shortened season, so anyone who was in college in Fall 2020 got to play 5 years.
And the medical redshirt is when you apply and are granted an extra year of eligibility when you miss most of season due to injury, but it's not automatic.
As for Martin Tine, his 2020 season was cancelled due to Covid. (no count)
He played in 2021 and 2022 so he should have 3 years to play 2 years.
Just looked up the rules and you're right. 5 years from HS graduation to compete 4 seasons. Rules are more about being able to play immediately.
Blue shirt = redshirt. Some people don't want to call it red so they say "blue shirt" but it means the same thing.
There is gray shirt, which a player delays enrolling. For example you graduate high school in May 2023 but you do not enroll in the fall 2023 (mostly for grade reasons), and arrive on campus in January or summer of 2024. That player gray shirted 2023. He will still have 5 years to play 4 starting in fall 2024.
Other than that, eligibility is always 5 years to play 4 years, except 2020 season does not count towards eligibility due to Covid shortened season, so anyone who was in college in Fall 2020 got to play 5 years.
And the medical redshirt is when you apply and are granted an extra year of eligibility when you miss most of season due to injury, but it's not automatic.
As for Martin Tine, his 2020 season was cancelled due to Covid. (no count)
He played in 2021 and 2022 so he should have 3 years to play 2 years.
https://calbears.com/sports/football/roster/martin-tine/22474
Did you even read what I wrote? I had the longest explanation
Yes. on 9/1/23 so you better not forget.