Jared Sutton

During this offseason, Western Illinois football made the following promotions to Joe Davis’s staff: 🏈Caleb Bonner to defensive run game coordinator/OLB coach 🏈Elvin Walker to defensive pass game coordinator/CB 🏈Jared Sutton to director of recruiting strategy & scouting

There have been a lot of questions on 5-for-5. Here’s my best rundown. Case 1: If you exhausted your eligibility this past school year, you’re done. No extra time. This is where the lawsuits will happen. Case 2: If you still have eligibility going into this school year, you get to choose the old model or the new 5-for-5, whichever benefits you. Two examples ⬇️ - “Player A” graduated in 2023, never redshirted, and has played 3 years. Instead of 2026 being his final and 4th year of competition, he could opt into the new model. That would give him two more years to play his five. - “Player B” graduated in 2024, redshirted his first year and medical redshirted in 2025. He would want to use the old model, so he would have four years left to compete. Case 3: Freshmen in 2026 get to pick the model they want. I assume most will pick 5-for-5 to get the most playing time. Case 4: Class of 2027 and beyond are using the new model.