The Arizona Wildcats received some favorable news Thursday morning, learning that senior left tackle Layth Friekh and wide receiver Shawn Poindexter have been granted a fifth year of eligibility.
One caveat is Friekh is suspended for the first two games of the 2018 season, meaning he will be out against BYU and Houston.
Still, Arizona will happily take that tradeoff as Friekh’s return provides some stability to an offensive line which otherwise is basically one huge question mark heading into the offseason.
Only one other starter, center Nathan Eldridge, is set to return while o-line coach Jim Michalczik departed for Oregon State and his replacement has not yet been named.