Good read and appears a lot of the SEC coaches are on board with it. The rule will allow a player to keep red shirt status and still play in four games.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/19389903/nick-saban-alabama-crimson-tide-backs-proposed-redshirt-rule-tweak
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/19389903/nick-saban-alabama-crimson-tide-backs-proposed-redshirt-rule-tweak