Per a report on 247 and conformed by his Hokiesports bio, Virginia Tech running back Deshawn McClease was granted a medical redshirt this week. This means that one of his accrued seasons has retroactively been declared a redshirt year, giving him an additional year of eligibility. In particular, this would be due to his one-game stint in the backfield as a freshman in 2016, which knocked him out until 2017. I’m not one to toot the NCAA’s horn by any stretch, but at least this was a sensible decision considering the briefness of one of his campaigns- players have received redshirts with more time than one game accumulated.
Running Back Deshawn McClease granted medical redshirt
