I Challenge Winston Wright to a Race Up Law School Hill

Morgantown, West Virginia - At 42 years old, I'm attempting to get into the best physical condition of my life.  I've prioritized my health and want to continue to push my limits. The West Virginia football program has used Law School Hill for decades to train its student-athletes for the cardiovascular rigors of the football season.  The Hill, located just outside of Milan Puskar Stadium, is one of the steepest, most intimidating slopes in Morgantown and is an absolutely perfect way to train players. Winston Wright is the undisputed fastest player on the West Virginia University football team.  Wright, a junior wide receiver for the Mountaineers, won the Georgia Class 2A title in the 100 and 200 meters, setting a GISA state record of 22.22 seconds in the 200. While challenging an offensive lineman or one of the slower players on the team might be a more realistic venture, I want to beat the best and the fastest.  Winston "Showtime Jet" Wright is just that. I genuinely believe in myself and have set this moonshot goal as my motivation to continue to get better.  I want to make bold goals and do whatever I can to reach them.  I fully understand that beating Winston Wright up Law School Hill is a bold goal and it will be met with ridicule, but that only motivates and empowers me more. After all, a goal without a plan is just a wish.  I plan to beat Winston Wright up that hill.  Running up hills is less about God-given talent and more about heart, and I fully expect to out-heart him. If Wright accepts my challenge, I will tack five $100 bills on the tree at the top of Law School Hill.  The winner takes the $500. The race is scheduled for October 16th, during West Virginia's bye week, so that Wright will be fresh and ready.  I not only want to beat the best, I want to beat the best at his best. https://twitter.com/wvufootball/status/1421153618367971336?s=21

College GameDay Picks Winner of Maryland versus West Virginia Game

College Park, Maryland - The West Virginia Mountaineers travel to play the Maryland Terrapins today at 3:30 on ESPN.  Moments ago, the College GameDay crew picked who they believe will win the game. Desmond Howard: The Mountaineers' defense is very special, especially against the pass, but I'm still going with the Big Ten.  I have Maryland winning a close one against the Mountaineers.  Maryland Kane Brown (country music singer/guest picker):  I'm going West Virginia.  I don't know, I've been following the Big 12 and I think they'll win it.  West Virginia Lee Corso: That's a good pick, Kane.  Maryland has lost 9 of their last 10 against West Virginia.  Mountaineers by a field goal!  West Virginia  Kirk Herbstreit: See, I'm going with Maryland.  I think Mike Locksley has an offense now.  Taulia Tagovailoa is healthy and I think he's ready to have a great year.  They're going up against a very good Big 12 defense, but I think Maryland finds a way to get it done.  Maryland

Why Garrett Greene Should Start Against Virginia Tech

Morgantown, West Virginia - Never underestimate the element of surprise.  Virginia Tech has likely spent this entire week preparing for an immobile quarterback who can't pass down field and who lacks any pocket presence, and they're licking their chops!   Jarret Doege against a tough, physical, aggressive is a recipe for disaster.  Virginia Tech's defensive line will get pressure on Doege and he simply doesn't handle pressure well.  History tells us that he'll either take the sack or throw an interception or out of bounds.  He does not have the ability to extend plays or create when the pocket collapses. The upcoming game against bitter rival Virginia Tech is huge. Although Neal Brown has embraced safe choices in the past, now is the time to take a risk and throw redshirt freshman Garrett Greene into the game and completely shock the Hokies' defense. Today, Brown seemed more open to the idea of Greene playing after watching the game film from the Long Island University game. "I think it was a mixed bag," Brown said of Greene at his weekly press conference.  "First of all, what I was really proud of was that he tends to get really excited out there.  I thought he handled himself really well in that regard.  I thought he was under control and showed some maturity." Brown continued: "I thought his run decisions were really good.  Withing the run game where we were asking to do things with the read game, he made some good decisions.  He did miss a few pre-snap reads and he probably should have thrown four or five passes in the run pass option game that we were asking him to do, but I thought his vision when he scrambled was pretty good." Greene, who finished last week's game 4-7 for 57 yards passing while rushing 14 times for 98 yards, showed that he's capable of doing things that Jarret Doege just can't do, but he must find a way to run the team's offense the correct way, according to Brown. "You don't want to contain the best thing about him, which is his ability to freelance and to make plays on the run, but you also don't want him breaking out and running the ball every single time.  We're working on kind of finding a happy medium.  There's more good than bad and the encouraging thing is that things that weren't exactly what we want or what we're teaching are things that we can get corrected." Although Greene isn't exactly where Brown would like him to be in terms of leading his team, Greene's elusiveness, speed and creativity give the Mountaineers something that Doege never could, and it's Greene's natural abilities that could be the one deciding factor that could help West Virginia beat Virginia Tech on Saturday.

West Virginia Nearly Upsets #3 Oklahoma in Norman

Norman, Oklahoma - The West Virginia Mountaineers went into Norman, Oklahoma and nearly upset the #3 ranked Oklahoma Sooners. The Mountaineers got off to a quick start when redshirt freshman Garrett Greene led the team inside the redzone and scored a touchdown on a quarterback keeper to go up 7-0.  Following a touchdown by Oklahoma, it was a defensive battle for much of the first half.  Casey Legg hit a field goal at the end of the first half to give the Mountaineers a 10-7 lead at halftime. https://twitter.com/ESPNCFB/status/1441915970398736385?s=20 In the second half, Oklahoma got the ball to start the half and drove down the field and hit a short field goal to tie the game 10-10.  West Virginia responded by driving down the field and got inside the 1 yard line before a false start put the Mountaineers back to the 6 yard line, where West Virginia had to settle for 3 points, pushing the lead to 13-10. After Oklahoma tied it up 13-13, West Virginia was driving and on the way to a score late in the 4th quarterback before Zach Frazier snapped the ball when Jarret Doege wasn't looking, losing 21 yards on the play. Oklahoma got the ball back, drove down the field and kicked a field goal to win the game 16-13, breaking the hearts of 1.8 million Mountaineers. Redshirt senior quarterback Jarret Doege finished the game 20/29 for 130 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception. Leddie Brown rushed 15 times for 56 yards and Garrett Greene added 15 yards on 5 carries.  West Virginia's receiving corps had a tremendous game led by Winston Wright with 7 catches for 65 yards, Bryce Ford-Wheaton with 8 catches for 93 yards and Sam James with 5 catches for 21 yards. Overall, it was a tremendous effort by West Virginia, particularly on the defensive side of the ball, but unfortunately they just fell short.  The Mountaineers return home next Saturday to play the Texas Tech Red Raiders on October 2nd at 3:30.  The game will be shown live on ESPN2.

Coaches West Virginia Could Have Hired Instead of Neal Brown in 2019

Morgantown, West Virginia - Following Dana Holgorsen's shocking departure to Houston back in 2019, West Virginia University was left searching for a replacement at head coach.  Director of Athletics Shane Lyons had several interested candidates but ultimately decided on young, upstart Neal Brown from Troy, who had put together a successful run in the Sun Belt Conference. The following are coaches that West Virginia could have - and perhaps should have - considered hiring instead of Brown: Tony Elliott  Elliott is the assistant head coach/offensive coordinator at Clemson and was briefly considered a candidate at West Virginia.  Although he lacks head coach experience, he's young, energetic, a bright offensive mind and an outstanding recruiter. Lance Leipold  At the time, Leipold was coming off a 10-4 season and a MAC East championship at Buffalo.  Since then, he's gone on to become the head coach at Kansas. Bill Clark Clark has a 43-24 record in his six seasons at UAB and was coming off an 11-3 record and a Conference USA title in 2019. Jason Candle At 41 years old, Candle has been the head coach at Toledo for 12 years and has been successful there, winning a MAC Championship and MAC Coach of the Year in 2017. Tony Gibson  Another coach lacking head coach experience, Gibson is a native West Virginian and longtime assistant at WVU.  He understands what Mountaineer football is and is considered a tremendous recruiter, and would have likely built a fantastic program at West Virginia. Rich Rodriguez  Although he left West Virginia under less than ideal circumstances and had major baggage associated with his firing at Arizona, Rodriguez was coming off one season as the offensive coordinator at Ole Miss and was ready to take over a program again.  Lyons hiring him would have certainly been controversial, but can we honestly say that the program wouldn't be in better shape than it is now if Lyons brought back Rodriguez? Luke Fickell  The decision for Lyons came down to Neal Brown and Luke Fickell, who also interviewed and was very interested in the position.  Fickell, the current head coach of the Cincinnati Bearcats, has been wildly successful during his time there and currently has the Bearcats ranked #5 in the country. Fickell has completely transformed the culture of the Cincinnati football program and likely would have done the same at West Virginia.  Although Lyons ultimately chose Brown over him, you have to wonder where the Mountaineers would be today under Fickell.

Guess Who the Highest Ranked WVU Player Was This Week?

Morgantown, West Virginia - Pro Football Focus (PFF) released their weekly grades for the West Virginia Mountaineers following the team's 29-17 victory over TCU.  PFF provides advanced analytics for each player based on a variety of performance factors. Not surprisingly, redshirt freshman Garrett Greene once again had the best overall grade on the team.  Greene had a 79.0 grade against TCU.  Leddie Brown (74.4), Sean Ryan (74.2), Reese Smith (73.8) and Winston Wright, Jr. (72.6) rounded out the top five on the offensive side of the ball. The top five graded defensive players for the Mountaineers were Charles Woods (71.2), Josh Chandler-Semedo (70.4), Daryl Porter, Jr. (70.1), Edward Vesterinen (69.3) and Dante Stills (67.8). Greene was 1-1 for 1 yard passing and rushed twice for 69 yards during his one possession against the Horned Frogs.  Despite marching the team right down the field, Greene did not play the remainder of the game.

The Case For Goose Crowder

Morgantown, West Virginia - Look, Neal Brown clearly isn't going to give Garrett Greene a real opportunity to succeed as the starting quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers.  For whatever reason - whether it's his inexperience, his inability to make the right reads, his height - Neal Brown is never going to hand over the keys to the offense to Greene. Jarret Doege continues to struggle and the idea of him playing another season as the starting quarterback for the Mountaineers seems increasingly preposterous. With that said, West Virginia's current third string quarterback makes the most sense for the remainder of this lost season.  Will "Goose" Crowder, a 6’2 freshman out of Gardendale, Alabama, played briefly against Long Island University and completed 2-2 passes for 28 yards. During press conferences, Neal Brown absolutely gushes over Crowder's maturity and ability to complete passes every opportunity he gets. “I’m really excited about him,” Brown said.  “He can really throw the ball, he’s been a terrific leader on the scout team and he just completes passes.  I’m really excited about Goose.” Brown continued: “Goose is just unshakable.  I've never seen a young man handle pressure better than him.  I threw him in with the starters during the bye week just to see how he would do and he got it done.  He just completes passes and he’s a really great kid.” Crowder lacks game experience, so this is really a perfect opportunity for West Virginia to look to the future and give him a chance to show what he can do.  Everyone knows what Jarret Doege is capable (or incapable) of, Garrett Greene is clearly never going to be the starting quarterback under Neal Brown, and Brown seems to be enamored by Crowder. Crowder has only played in one game so far this season and could finish out the season as the starter without burning a year of eligibility.  Although Brown lacks the fearlessness to make a decision like this, starting Will "Goose" Crowder for the remainder of the season almost makes too much sense.  

Jarret Doege Confirms He’s Coming Back Next Year

Morgantown, West Virginia - Redshirt senior quarterback Jarret Doege is returning for another season at West Virginia University, according to ESPN sideline reporter Taylor McGregor. McGregor said the following during West Virginia's game against Texas: "Jarret Doege says he's coming back and he's really excited about next year." Doege has 2,448 yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions with a 60.2 quarterback rating this season for the Mountaineers. With Doege returning, there will be several questions about what will happen with returning quarterbacks Garrett Greene and Will "Goose" Crowder, as well as high school sensation Nicco Marchiol.

Analyzing WVU’s Quarterback Options for the 2022 Season

The West Virginia Mountaineers are in an interesting and tough situation going into the 2022 season. Senior Jarret Doege has the option to return for his super senior season. Will “Goose” Crowder is coming in to his redshirt Freshman season after spending the year acclimating to the Neal Brown’s offensive system. Garrett Greene is a dynamic athlete that has shown the ability to make big, splash plays on his own. And of course, 4-star, top 300 recruit Nicco Marchiol will be arriving on campus in January. This offseason will be crucial to the Mountaineers’ future. Quarterback is the most important position on the field, and Neal Brown and staff will need to carefully approach how they handle each of these options to ensure they have the best chance to win in 2022 as well as the subsequent two to three years. Jarret Doege is the safest option. He has more than 45 games of experience during his college career including 26 with the Mountaineers. However, he is an established product. Doege makes his living with accuracy and playing within a system. He is consistent, reliable and well, kind of boring. Over the course of his entire college career, his stats don’t change much: YearSchoolClassGPctYdsY/ATDIntRate2017Bowling GreenFR763.813817.3123143.42018Bowling GreenSO1262.226606.82712136.42019West VirginiaJR465.88186.873137.3*2020West VirginiaJR1063.925876.9144132.22021West VirginiaSR1265.829087.51911139.6CareerOverall  64.1103547.17933137.2 The success of his team and the offense depend on his decision making, which can be spotty at times. In games where Doege has thrown at least 10 passes, his record is a disappointing 18-27 (40%). If we only look at his games at WVU, his record improves to 14-12 (54%). However, his involvement in the offense does not necessarily correlate to an improvement in his teams’ chances to win. In games where he has thrown the ball 30 times or more, his record sits at 8-19 (30%), and 7-9 during his time at WVU (44%). Needless to say, we know Doege’s ceiling, and it is about 6-7 wins in a given season. However, the coaching staff handing the keys back to Doege may leave negative ripples across the rest of the QB room. With Doege returning, it is likely that Will Crowder and Garrett Greene explore other options through the transfer portal. In fact, rumors began circulating about Crowder considering transferring shortly after Doege made his announcement via ESPN sideline reporter Taylor McGregor during the Texas game. This is another issue that comes along with Doege, as there are recent reports that suggest that the coaching staff isn’t convinced they should bring Doege back for another season. Doege’s announcement via a sideline reporter versus announcing through one of the many media outlets close to the program is a head scratcher, and in my opinion, this feels like Doege may be trying to force the coaches’ hands into handing him the job back. I do appreciate how much Doege seems to love playing at WVU and wants to return to run it back, but the risk with bringing Doege back as starter may outweigh the reward. The other options are wild cards. Personally, I think Will Crowder may be the best option for the 2022 season. Crowder is more of traditional quarterback than the other option currently on the roster (Greene). Crowder has drawn rave reviews from the coaching staff for his leadership abilities and the speed at which he learned the playbook. He also isn’t a statue in the pocket either. In fact, he ran the same 40 time coming out of high school as Garrett Greene (4.7). Crowder also comes with a live, strong arm and a quick release. Coming out of high school scouts praised his arm talent, with 247Sports’ Andrew Ivins stating Crowder is, “A confident thrower that isn’t afraid to push the ball down the field. Isn’t scared of tight windows, either. Shows plenty of touch, especially on deep passes. Owns a smooth, compact release. Comfortable in the pocket.” But Ivins also notes, “Can make all different types of throws, but success at the next level will likely be determined by accuracy and ability to quickly process defenses.” This leads to the uncertainty about Crowder. How is his in-game decision making? How will he handle being behind the same offensive line that just allowed 33 sacks in 12 games? It’s also hard to glean much information from his senior year in high school as he threw for 2,100 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior and 2,300 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior. It is important to note, however, that his record during that time was 17-7. The other option already in-house is fan favorite, Garrett Greene. Greene is a completely different player than any other quarterback on the roster. He is a dynamic runner, able to turn broken plays into first downs, and tiny seams into big plays. He, like Crowder, also comes with some high praise from scouts as he was an Elite 11 finalist and a finalist in The Opening. However, there are many more question marks when it comes to Greene. First is his experience playing in an offense like WVU’s. His high school football team was an option-oriented, run heavy scheme that led Greene to throw for only 1,200 yards and 7 TDs his senior year while rushing for over 900 yards and 15 TDs. Additionally, Greene split time between the gridiron and baseball diamond, which forced him to miss out on some quality development time. Next is decision making. Greene didn’t have a traditional Freshman year at WVU as practices and traditional development opportunities were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Greene lost out on quality reps during this time, and his performance in the 2021 season to date has reflected this. Greene has shown a bad habit of tucking and running as soon as he is uncomfortable. This leads to plays not being run as they are designed and the best read or option not being exercised. Additionally, this play style does not fit Neal Brown and the offensive staffs’ RPO-based scheme, which prioritizes quick, efficient decisions that can be leveraged to pull the defense...

Catching up on WVU Transfers

The NCAA Transfer Portal has become common platitude for college football fans in the 2+ years since it’s formation, and West Virginia fans know it well. Although transfers have always been a thing in collegiate athletics, the Transfer Portal has seemingly turned into a new recruiting source for coaches across the country. WVU has benefited from it with the additions of Tony Fields, Sean Ryan, Alonzo Addae, George Campbell and Scottie Young, to name a few. But the portal has also taken away quality talent as well, with Josh Sills, JoVanni Stewart, and Derek Pitts leaving to join other programs. It has been stated ad nauseum, but over the past year, WVU leads the NCAA in transfers. That’s extremely frustrating for fans. However, not all players leave because they’ve had bad experiences with coaches; much of the time it’s based on playing time (or lack thereof) or their talent level not being high enough to compete at a Power 5 university. Of the 20+ players that have transferred from WVU since the beginning of 2021, 9 have found homes at another FBS school. Below is an update on these former Mountaineers to see how they’ve adapted to their new situations: Jeffrey Pooler (Defensive End – Northwestern University): During his time at WVU, Pooler was a rotational defensive lineman, and a quality one at that. In 2019 and 2020, Pooler played in a combined 17 games, racking up 12 tackles for a loss and 5.5 sacks. He unexpectedly decided to transfer to Northwestern University as a graduate transfer in April 2021. Pooler’s decision looks like the right one as he ended up playing the 2nd most snaps of Northwestern’s group of defensive ends. However, Pooler stats remained similar to his production in 2019 and 2020, finishing the regular season with 25 tackles, 4.5 tackles for a loss, and 3.5 sacks. Dreshun Miller (Cornerback – Auburn University): Dreshun’s journey is an interesting case of when the transfer portal goes wrong. Miller came to WVU after being ranked as the #3 overall corner and 10th best overall in the JUCO ranks. That talent translated to the field as he started 9 games for the Mountaineers and received a very solid overall rank of 73.0 from PFF. Many speculated that had Miller returned to WVU and built off his 2020 season, it was likely that he would have heard his name called in the NFL draft after the 2021 season. However, that seems unlikely now; Miller has only seen 5 total snaps during his first season at Auburn. Tykee Smith (Defensive Back – Georgia University): Tykee was dominant in his two years at WVU. He had over 110 tackles, 10.5 tackles for a loss, 4 interceptions, and 9 pass deflections over his Freshman and Sophomore years. Additionally, he was named freshman All-American, All-Big 12 Honorable Mention, All-America First Team, 2nd team All-American, and All-Big 12 First Team during his short time in Morgantown. It was a big loss to the WVU secondary when Tykee announced his transfer to Georgia, presumably following his former defensive backs coach at WVU, Jahmille Addae. However, his career as a Bulldog was derailed by an injury that caused him to miss the first 5 games of the season. Then after getting healthy, he tore his ACL, which ended his inaugural season with Georgia. All in all, Smith recorded just 7 defensive snaps, and he will be redshirting for his Junior year. I would not be surprised to see Tykee return to form next season with one of the top defenses in all of college football.   Alec Sinkfield (Running Back – Boston College): Sinkfield had a tough situation at WVU, joining the program in the same class as Leddie Brown. He saw playing time as a change of pace back in 20 games his Sophomore and Junior seasons before deciding to try his luck elsewhere. He ultimately decided to join the Boston College Eagles for his Senior year. He did see his snap rate increase, but his stats remained similar to his Junior year with the Mountaineers, finishing with 350 yards rushing (25 more than his Junior year at WVU), 2 TDs (one less), and 6 yards receiving (49 yards less). Briason Mays (Center – Southern Mississippi): Another player stuck behind an elite starter. Mays joined WVU in 2018, and redshirted his Freshman year. His redshirt Freshman year, he started 7 games at center and showed promise as a long term fixture, finishing 3 games without a missed assignment. However, the next year Zach Frazier arrived, took the starting center job and never looked back. Mays ultimately decided to transfer to Southern Mississippi, reuniting with former WVU backup quarterback Trey Lowe. Mays ended up starting all 13 games for the Golden Eagles, primarily excelling in the run game with a PFF grade of 59.0. Ali Jennings (Wide Reciever – Old Dominion): A former Holgorsen recruit, big things were expected of Jennings coming out of high school. He seemed like one of the under the radar recruits that could thrive and develop into at least a good wide receiver in Holgorsen’s air raid system. However, he would never play a snap under Holgorsen. Jennings only was able to grab 26 receptions for 240 yards in his 2 seasons as a Mountaineers, losing snaps to a deep and talented core of receivers. It seems like Jennings has found a place to call home in Old Dominion. This season, he put up 914 yards and 5 touchdowns, which is more than any other receiver on WVU put up this season. That’s not to say he would have a similar season against Big 12 competition, but with Isaiah Esdale and Sam Brown transferring, Jennings would definitely have a role in this offense somewhere had he stayed at WVU. Bryce Brand (Linebacker – Bowling Green): Bryce Brand was technically a Mountaineer despite not seeing much playing time during his brief time at WVU. Brand started his career at Maryland, playing 3 seasons there before deciding to transfer to WVU. However, after less...

Dana Holgorsen Will Soon Have to Return to Morgantown, West Virginia

Morgantown, West Virginia - While there were persistent rumors of West Virginia heading to the ACC Conference for months, West Virginia's director of athletics Shane Lyons shot down those talks yesterday on the Mountaineer Insider Podcast.  "Conference realignment is a two-way street," Lyons said. "It’s not just a one-way street where the institution gets to just pick where they want to be in and they make a phone call and you’re into that conference. Right now there is no interest from the ACC to add West Virginia and there have been no talks whatsoever.  We’ve been a solid member of the Big 12 Conference and that’s where we intend to stay.” Boom. Rumors squashed. Although the ACC would have been a sexier option for the Mountaineers, remaining in the Big 12 has an awful lot of advantages as well. The New Big 12 Conference will likely be divided into two divisions, the East and the West, with West Virginia joining Cincinnati, UCF, Kansas, Kansas State and Iowa State in the East.  The West division will include Texas Tech, BYU, Oklahoma State, Baylor, TCU and Houston. Not only is this a very solid conference in both football and basketball, it gives West Virginia the opportunity to beat Dana Holgorsen's Houston Cougars every single year.   Perhaps only surpassed by Rich Rodriguez as West Virginia's least favorite sports figure, Dana Holgorsen will soon return to Morgantown, the very place he turned his back on in 2018. Holgorsen is particularly loathed by Mountaineers not only because of his abhorrent behavior while he was the head coach of West Virginia but also because of the way he left Morgantown. Holgorsen was an absolute embarrassment on the sidelines and certainly was not a model representation of what it means to be a Mountaineer.  Holgorsen never embraced West Virginia and despite his adequate success as the head coach of the Mountaineers, West Virginians never really embraced him either. Holgorsen's 61-41 record at WVU, including a 10-3 season in 2016, was respectable, but the Mountaineers were 1-5 in bowl games under him and most of his teams underachieved.  . In addition, Holgorsen's lack of effort and prowess in recruiting left Neal Brown with little talent remaining as he started his tenure with West Virginia. Of course, Holgorsen said that recruiting athletes to West Virginia was impossible: "We weren’t going to get high school kids at West Virginia that we were going to win the Big 12 with.” Neal Brown, of course, has proven otherwise.  Although West Virginia has not yet won the Big 12, Brown has them on the right track with the program's best recruiting class ever incoming next season. When Houston returns to Morgantown in the future, Dana Holgorsen deserves all of the hatred and torment that Mountaineers fans will give to him. West Virginia will finally have a real in-conference hated rival.

JP Hadley Enters the Transfer Portal

Morgantown, West Virginia - Moments ago, West Virginia long snapper JP Hadley announced that he’s leaving the football program and entering the transfer portal. Hadley, a junior from Lacey Township, New Jersey, will have two years of eligibility remaining. https://twitter.com/jphadley18/status/1476656140603822080?s=21

Winston Wright Chooses Where He’ll Play Next

Morgantown, West Virginia - Former West Virginia wide receiver Winston Wright entered the transfer portal and decided to leave the Mountaineers' football program following the team's loss to Minnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl last month. Moments ago, Wright announced that he has committed to play for the Florida State Seminoles! https://twitter.com/showtimejet/status/1480351417214898176?s=21 Wright posted earlier today on his personal social media account that he had narrowed his choices to Kentucky, South Carolina and Mississippi State prior to picking Florida State. Wright, who had 63 receptions for 688 yards and 5 touchdowns this season for the Mountaineers, has two years of eligibility remaining to play for the Seminoles.

Another Marchiol Headed to West Virginia in the Future?

Morgantown, West Virginia - Although freshman sensation quarterback Nicco Marchiol has yet to step foot on Mountaineer Field as a member of the West Virginia Mountaineers, he's already one of the most popular athletes in the state of West Virginia. Today, Marchiol posted a video of Aurelio Marchiol with the caption, "Little bro is slinging it!" Aurelio is not technically Nicco's "little brother", but he is his younger cousin who has "always been like a brother", according to Aurelio. https://twitter.com/MarchiolNicco/status/1491785725666156549?s=20&t=h-eNbn9_iNH6QE5ZS4afZA Aurelio Marchiol, a 2024 quarterback from Cherry Creek High School in Greenwood Village, Colorado, is listed as 6'2 159 pounds on his My Recruits page. Marchiol is described as the following on the page: "Big time 2024 quarterback and one of the smartest quarterbacks you'll ever meet. A student of the game who also has God-given ability to throw. Aurelio has an extremely strong arm and can put the ball anywhere on the field. He moves well both inside and outside of the pocket and has a great feel for the game. Expect this guy to hit the scene hard!" Marchiol is nowhere near deciding on where he will continue his football career in college yet, but The Voice of Motown reached out to him today to ask if was considering West Virginia University. Marchiol's response: "Definitely."

Former West Virginia Star Injured in Serious Accident

Morgantown, West Virginia - Former West Virginia Mountaineers wide receiver Winston Wright, Jr. was injured in a serious automobile accident while home in Savannah, Georgia. Wright, who transferred to Florida State following last season, "was taken to a hospital with a 'suspected serious' but non-life threatening injury from the accident on Saturday evening", according to Noles247. Wright was a front-seat passenger of the car that was hit and passengers had to be cut from the vehicle. Wright reportedly a serious leg injury and it's unclear at the time how much time he'll miss due to the injury. Wright, a redshirt junior, had 63 receptions for 688 yards and 5 touchdowns last season for the Mountaineers, and has two years of eligibility remaining to play for the Seminoles. Prayers out to Winston Wright and his family!