ORLANDO, FLA. -- Gophers coach Jerry Kill had another chance to watch the freshmen who are redshirting during Saturday's practice and liked what he saw. He has long pined for a rule change that would allow teams to use the redshirted players in bowl games.

"We've got three or four guys that would start for us, if they were in the bowl game," Kill said. "I wish we had a rule where they could play. It makes sense because we're starting a new year, and then everybody goes into the bowl games limping in because of injuries."

Kill didn't want to name names, but true freshmen wide receivers Isaiah Gentry, Desmond Gant, Jerry Gibson and Melvin Holland Jr. would all be starting candidates.

"We've got four wide receivers that we've redshirted," Kill said. "We've got two great running backs [Rodney Smith and Jeff Jones] that are guys that are redshirted. We've got some offensive linemen.

"I could keep going, but our football team a year from now, I think, will even be better. We'll be better because we've got some guys who redshirted."