Jaden Hunter can rest easy knowing he won't be in street clothes when Western Kentucky starts its football season Thursday night.
Hunter joined Louisville transfer Malik Staples as linebacker additions made this offseason. Staples is a graduate transfer immediately eligible to play. If Hunter's waiver was denied, he would have had to sit the season out with only two years of eligibility starting in 2020. Helton said during his weekly news conference that they expected to hear from the NCAA regarding the waiver request on Monday. Hunter sent a Tweet on Tuesday afternoon reading, “I'm Cleared to play this Year!