I assumed when he said he would be playing in January that he meant he would be cleared for normal work in practice again. If not I would have thought he'd say something along the lines of" I will be continuing my progress back to the field once I enroll in January." But clearly this is way open to interpretation.I admittedly read that pretty fast but I didn't see anything saying he would actually be practicing. Did I miss it?No doubt about that. Just happy to hear he can take contact again. If that is what he means by playing in January that is.Darlington will redshirt next season.
Really no exceptions to that as far as I know.
I would guess he will be in drills but will be no contact through spring ball. But that's totally a guess on my part.