How can a college athlete in the United States have seven years in a collegiate sport?

Question

Watching LSU Florida State game and overheard one of the commentators say that one of the players had seven years in college football? I don’t know that much about college sports, but even if you take into account red shirting and the extra COVID time, seven years doesn’t seem like it should be possible.

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Answer 1

While not entirely the same, I had 5 years of NCAA eligibility without taking a redshirt year. I did take a 5th year and played a different sport