Young players

A lot of people on here seem to think that youth is a problem that must be overcome even though many of the better teams consistently start freshman and thrive. Why is that? Urban Meyer thinks youth is a strength, not an excuse:

"Meyer has never been afraid to play youngsters right away. He likes to say that the Buckeyes don't redshirt, that they recruit players with the idea that they'll see the field immediately. If they redshirt, it's because they're not good enough yet or they've gotten injured."

From http://espn.go.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/113776/youth-a-strength-not-an-excuse-for-ohio-state