As coaches mull redshirts, some true frosh thrive
(WorldNews Sport)

To redshirt or not to redshirt? That is the question for Pac-12 coaches who must weigh necessity and talent with maturity and readiness in deciding the immediate future of rookie players. It`s certainly not an exact science. `You never know how a kid is going to react the first time he`s in a game,` USC coach Clay Helton said. `He looks great at practice and then you get to the stadium. You can always tell with the freshmen - you go across in the huddle and you`re like, `Yep, that one`s ready, that one`s ready,` then the next one`s got the deer-in-the-headlights look and you`re like, `Uh-oh, he may not be ready.`` Sometimes, lack of depth or injuries make those decisions no-brainers. But...