Who was the last redshirt senior to play for ND?

[BobbyMac]

Not a trick question...

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[Bugzly21]

I'm thinking Golic Jr in 2012

 

[BillyIrish]

Chris Watt?

Bennett Jackson?

Shembo?

 

[Crazy Balki]

Zack Martin, Chris Watt, Dan Fox, Carlo Calabrese, Kappy.

 

[BobbyMac]

To be clear... A red shirt senior is a 5th year player who did not graduate before their 5th year of eligibility began.

 

[Sherm Sticky]

Austin Collinsworth?


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[BobbyMac]

Austin Collinsworth?


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Collinsworth is definitely a grad student.

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[phillyirish]

Not a trick question...

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To be clear... A red shirt senior is a 5th year player who did not graduate before their 5th year of eligibility began.

So then it kinda is a trick question? Cause general assumption is that a red shirt senior is just someone who got a 5th year to play regardless of graduation. Even if that isn't the technical definition that you have put forward, which anyway im not sure if it is even correct.

 

[Emcee77]

Who was the last redshirt senior to play for ND?

Oh haha. I agree with philly as to terminology, but interesting question.

Maybe Gary Gray? He was suspended for academic issues at one point, IIRC, so I wouldn't be surprised if he needed extra time to graduate

Edit: nope, just checked, he graduated in May of his fourth year

 

[military_irish]

I thought in order to get a 5th year at Notre Dame you had to have graduated already.

Obviously I am not 100% on that.

 

[ulukinatme]

Trick question, cause we don't red shirt.

 

[NDALA]

I thought in order to get a 5th year at Notre Dame you had to have graduated already.

Obviously I am not 100% on that.

If so does this mean Golson won't be eligible to come back next yr?

 

[IrishFaninTX]

If so does this mean Golson won't be eligible to come back next yr?

He only missed a semester and was an early enrollee so he very well could graduate by May. He will have 8 semesters and 3 summer sessions. If he is just short a few credits could he take them next summer and be eligible to get a fifth year?

 

[NDALA]

He only missed a semester and was an early enrollee so he very well could graduate by May. He will have 8 semesters and 3 summer sessions. If he is just short a few credits could he take them next summer and be eligible to get a fifth year?

Maybe so i just wondered if he would have enough after missing a semester. Of course for all i know maybe he was ahead of schedule before the dismissal and is on track to graduate on time. But yeah maybe he could take classes next summer if needed. Hopefully!

 

[Legacy]

Braxton Cave

 

[IrishFaninTX]

Maybe so i just wondered if he would have enough after missing a semester. Of course for all i know maybe he was ahead of schedule before the dismissal and is on track to graduate on time. But yeah maybe he could take classes next summer if needed. Hopefully!

I think being an early enrollee will help him here. He should have as many credits as other red shirt seniors who didn't enroll early. But I don't know if he lost many credits last spring when he was caught violating the honor code.

 

[NDALA]

I think being an early enrollee will help him here. He should have as many credits as other red shirt seniors who didn't enroll early. But I don't know if he lost many credits last spring when he was caught violating the honor code.

That's true didn't think about it just evening him out with the non-ee's.

 

[irishfan]

Julius Jones?

 

[Emcee77]

Wait I got it ...

Chris Salvi in 2012.

Earned a schollie after playing as a walk on at ND for two years, but he couldn't graduate in four years because he transferred in from Butler after his freshman year.

 

[Emcee77]

Also, for all those wondering if Golson will graduate on time, there's no reason to be worried about it. As I noted already in this thread, Gary Gray had to take a semester off, and he graduated in May of his fourth year.

Football players are put on track to graduate midway through their fourth year. Even with a semester off, Golson should have no trouble graduating by the end of his fourth year, especially since he was an EE, so he should have been ahead of the game at the time of his suspension.

 

[NDALA]

Also, for all those wondering if Golson will graduate on time, there's no reason to be worried about it. As I noted already in this thread, Gary Gray had to take a semester off, and he graduated in May of his fourth year.

Football players are put on track to graduate midway through their fourth year. Even with a semester off, Golson should have no trouble graduating by the end of his fourth year, especially since he was an EE, so he should have been ahead of the game at the time of his suspension.

Good, thanks!

 

[BobbyMac]

Wait I got it ...

Chris Salvi in 2012.

Earned a schollie after playing as a walk on at ND for two years, but he couldn't graduate in four years because he transferred in from Butler after his freshman year.

Could be right. I should've added non transfer...

 

[BobbyMac]

Julius Jones?

This is what I came up with... though I'm sure there were more afterwards and I'm not sure if he hadn't graduated before he came back for the 2003(?) season.

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[kmoose]

This is what I came up with... though I'm sure there were more afterwards and I'm not sure if he hadn't graduated before he came back for the 2003(?) season.

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Well, considering he only "came back" because he got suspended for a year due to grades, I would say it's a good bet that he did not graduate prior to coming back. He spent his "time off' in Arizona, training with his brother (who was on the Cardinals' roster at the time), and going to some ASU, to show that he could be a serious student.

You can read his story here:

Julius Jones: Fulfilling expectations // The Observer