Understand the young thing. I was one of those. Barely 17 when I graduated from high school and started college.
But redshirting for athletic purposes isn't doing them any favors, in my opinion. Life isn't always going to be fair.
The Girls Basketball team I am a part of played for a gold ball this season. One of the biggest differences in the sports is that there is no field prep/maintenance in basketball. Our baseball is successful and play 30 games in the regular season as well. All of the teams dedicate A LOT of time in preparing for their next opponent.