What’s the ol’ Ouija board say about Cody Green?
Will we see the talented true freshman quarterback under center Saturday night?
Or will Nebraska try to maintain Green’s redshirt season?
To-redshirt-or-not discussions sometimes are fairly complex because so many variables are involved. Different ways of thinking apply depending on the player’s and team’s circumstances at a given point of the season.
In Green’s case, I think it’s pretty cut-and-dried for the time being: If the situation calls for the No. 1 backup, you play him. Period. At the moment Nebraska offensive coordinator Shawn Watson elevated Green to No. 2 last week, I think his redshirt question essentially was answered.
You play your best players, right? Right? To a certain degree, that’s the overriding philosophy that should guide most redshirt decisions these days at Nebraska, which no longer is in position to stockpile players.
If Lee directs Nebraska to a comfortable lead Saturday — the Huskers are three-touchdown favorites — it says here get Green some valuable experience in the second half.
Play your best players. And don’t try too hard to predict the future.
If only it were that easy. Take the case of true freshman cornerback Andrew Green. He’s on the cusp of being in the cornerback rotation. Say he doesn’t crack that rotation. Do you still play him on special teams to take advantage of his speed and explosiveness?
Many redshirt cases are murky. Cody Green’s is not.
