Under NCAA's new redshirt rule, Wolf Pack plans to 'play everybody'

Nevada football coach Jay Norvell addresses the media at the 2018 Mountain West football summit in Las Vegas. Duke Ritenhouse, dritenhouse@rgj.com

Buy PhotoCollege football’s biggest off-season rules change hasn’t begun to play out yet, but it will fundamentally change the way coaching staffs handle their rosters.

And that applies even more for teams like Nevada, which features a high proportion of newcomers to the program.

Beginning this season, a player can play in four games — any four games — and still take a redshirt year, regaining a season of eligibility. Previously, entering a game meant the eligibility timer began ticking immediately, with only certain medical situations helping the…