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Smothers Talks WVU and His Comparison To Tavon Austin

by Jeremy Simon - July 30, 2015July 31, 2015 0436

2016 WR prospect Steven Smothers has been labeled as the next Tavon Austin by many national recruiters and head coaches but there's nobody he'd rather be compared to than his God brother. "It's big to be compared to him and by him being my God brother it makes it even

Reese Donahue Selected As Blue-Grey All American

by Jeremy Simon - July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 0625

2016 WVU commit Reese Donahue continues to successfully represent the state of West Virginia and himself. Blue-Grey Football announced today that the Cabell Midland senior defensive end has been named a Blue-Grey All American. Establishing in 1989, Blue-Grey football finds top high school prospects across the nation to help assist them in reaching exposure

Rasul Douglas Officially Ready for WVU

by Jeremy Simon - July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 0594

Rasul Douglas, out of Nassau C.C, was the highest rated prospect in the Mountaineers 2015 recruiting class. Rated in the top 15 nationally at the cornerback position he was expected to make an immediate impact at WVU this fall. However, Douglas had a few academic loose ends to wrap up before

In-State Commit Reese Donahue Embraces His Responsibility

by Jeremy Simon - July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 0424

As the talent pool within the state of West Virginia continues to rise the responsibility of representing the state increases. No one knows that better than Cabell Midland senior defensive end Reese Donahue. The 6'5 245 lb WVU commit is arguably the best football recruit in the state. Verbally committing to

Unexpected Offer Puts WVU Among Top Choices

by Jeremy Simon - June 16, 2015 0351

Highly recruited 3 star OLB Chase Pine was looking forward to visiting the WVU campus this past Sunday. Fresh off an offer from Virginia Tech the 6'4 220lb linebacker was still looking for that first Big 12 offer to add to an already impressive list. After meeting with coaches Lonnie Galloway and Anthony Leonard

Third Time is a Charm for WVU and New Commit Josh Sills

by Jeremy Simon - June 15, 2015 0439

This wasn't Josh Sills' first trip to Morgantown, it wasn't even his second. The 6'5 319 lb offensive guard from Byersville, OH was making this third trip to Morgantown this past weekend with his parents. He had developed a good relationship with WVU line coach Ron Crook and was holding

Offer Puts WVU Among Top With Cornerback

by Jeremy Simon - June 12, 2015 0354

Social media can be a very powerful recruiting tool. No one knows that better than 3 star cornerback Devron Davis. A 2016 recruit playing at Merced C.C. in Merced California had long had Colorado State alone at the top of his list. That was until WVU cornerbacks coach Brian Mitchell

New WVU Commit Trevon Wesco, “It’s home”

by Jeremy Simon - June 4, 2015June 5, 2015 0424

The Lackawanna C.C to WVU pipeline remains alive and well with the announcement of class of 2016 tight end Trevon Wesco's commitment to WVU today. Wesco, originally from Inwood, WV is in his second season at Lackawanna and held offers from WVU, Monmouth, and Buffalo. He had also garnered attention

Tennessee Commit Talks WVU Visit

by Jeremy Simon - May 8, 2015 0307

3 star athlete Dorian Banks committed to the University of Tennessee in February of 2014 and has been a solid verbal to the Vols ever since. However, despite his commitment to Tennessee Dorian has kept in touch with WVU running backs coach Jajuan Seider. Just recently Banks contacted Seider about coming

Prolific In-State Athlete Chooses WVU

by Jeremy Simon - May 5, 2015 0377

WVU defensive and special teams Assistant Coach Mark Scott has been hitting the recruiting trail hard in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia recently. That hard work paid off yesterday when Musselman High School (Inwood, WV) senior Deonte Glover announced that he would accept a preferred walk-on offer from West Virginia. Made my