Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford and his staff have for weeks been poking and prodding an NCAA rule change that allows a player to participate in any four games while still retaining a redshirt year of eligibility, delving deep into the greater flexibility it provides and how it can best serve the Bulldogs in what could be a historic season.
With all of the time they have invested in it they probably haven’t hit on all of the possibilities and on Friday it becomes easier ... and at the same time more difficult.
The Bulldogs open fall camp, Day One and Practice One, is large not only for 17 returning starters including quarterback Marcus McMaryion, linebacker Jeffrey Allison and wideout KeeSean Johnson, but also their incoming freshmen and first-year players who have had the coaching staff thinking into overtime.