DONE DEAL: West Virginia Signs Multiple Four-Star Recruits On Signing Day…

DONE DEAL: West Virginia Signs Multiple Four-Star Recruits On Signing Day

The Shotgun/Throwdown (12/5/24): Head Coach-less West Virginia Signs Multiple Four-Star Recruits On Signing Day

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FOOTBALL

Football lands multiple 4-star recruits on National Signing Day | The Daily Athenaeum
Twenty-one Class of 2025 recruits signed letters of intent to WVU Football on National Signing Day, according to a release from WVU Athletics Wednesday. WVU secured four players with four-star ratings

Despite Neal Brown’s firing, West Virginia signs 21 to 2025 recruiting class | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
West Virginia’s football program made headlines this week after coach Neal Brown was dismissed Sunday after the Mountaineers finished 6-6, ending his six-year tenure with a 37-35 record. That coaching uncertainty didn’t seem to scare away recruits for the Class of 2025.

WVU football signs in-state products Zah Jackson, Tyshawn Dues on early National Signing Day | Gold and Blue Nation
The two in-state prospects who previously committed to the West Virginia University football team signed their National Letters of Intent Wednesday morning.

‘It’s going to put WVU in the best place we’ve been in’: Baker reaffirms comitment to full revenue sharing | WV MetroNews
West Virginia remains in the early stages of its search for a 36th head football coach three days after moving on from Neal Brown following his sixth regular season with the Mountaineers. With more major change to the landscape of college athletics almost certainly on the horizon, WVU Vice President/Director of Athletics Wren Baker is undoubtedly expressing to candidates one of the key points he made during Tuesday’s media session when addressing the opening.

WVU starting LB Josiah Trotter enters transfer portal | WV MetroNews
One of WVU’s top defensive players is entering the transfer portal. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported Wednesday afternoon that Josiah Trotter will explore his options to transfer.

Cornerback TJ Crandall enters transfer portal | The Daily Athenaeum
Sophomore cornerback TJ Crandall has entered the transfer portal after one year at WVU, he announced in a post on X Wednesday.

WVU ATHLETICS

Track and Field Announces 2024-25 Indoor Schedule | West Virginia University Athletics
The squad kicks off the 2024-25 campaign by sending split squads to the YSU Icebreaker on Dec. 6 in Youngstown, Ohio at the Watson and Tressel Training Site. West Virginia then heads to the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener on Dec. 7 in Boston, Massachusetts, which will be held at the Track & Tennis Center.

Miles McBride reflects on Knicks fans serenading him with unique chant | ClutchPoints
Miles McBride can only bask in the adoration of Knicks fans as they serenade him with “Deuce” chants with each shot he lets fly.

Brett Yormark – ‘No way’ should Group of 5 champ outrank Big 12’s | ESPN
Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark clearly expressed his displeasure about the College Football Playoff rankings while insisting Wednesday that his conference’s champion should get a first-round bye over any Group of 5 champion.

Texas Tech Poaches Houston Defensive Coordinator Shiel Wood After Terrific 2024 Season | Heartland College Sports
Texas Tech has announced that the Red Raiders have hired Houston defensive coordinator Shiel Wood to a similar role in Lubbock.

Oklahoma State fires coordinators Kasey Dunn, Bryan Nardo | ESPN
Oklahoma State has fired offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn and defensive coordinator Bryan Nardo following the Cowboys’ 3-9 season, a source confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday.