Chip Towers commented that he'd be awarded a medical redshirt to regain the year of eligibility. Has that procedure changed?
My understanding is that you can't apply for a medical redshirt until after you've exhausted all of you eligibility. How can you be awarded something you're not even eligible for?
Additionally, the NCAA typically only awards a medical redshirt to a player that used his redshirt for something other than development.. So if Mitchell used his redshirt for getting bigger and stronger, there's a good chance he wouldn't be awarded a medical redshirt.
Am I wrong?