WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS NEWS

Ryan Ward - Committed to West Virginia Ward announced his committment to paly for West Virginia for the 2025 seasons via his X account Wednesday.

Impact Ward will join the Mountaineers following a single season with North Carolina. Teh 6-foot-3 tight end appeared in 11 games foer the Tar Heels in 2024, failing to record a target in that time. He will retain three years of eligibility with WVU moving forward.

MAY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Abram Murray - Commits to WVU Murray will transfer to West Virginia, he announced.

Impact The place-kicker spent the 2024 campaign with Miami (FL), hitting his lone field goal attempt and drilling all four extra point tries. He should have three seasons of eligibility remaining with the Mountaineers.

MAY 5 • ROTOWIRE

Kannon Katzer - Transfers to West Virginia Katzer is joining West Virginia, Pete Nakos of On3.com reports.

Impact Last season at Ferris State Katzer rushed for 1,128 yards and 11 touchdowns on just 128 attempts, resulting in him leading the nation (all divisions) in yards per carry. That monster season has earned him a place on the Mountaineers roster for the 2025 campaign.

MAY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Rich Rodriguez adds three more transfers to WVU roster - Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — Rich Rodriguez made a big splash in the transfer portal on Wednesday, adding two players from the SEC. Mississippi State offens...

APRIL 30 • DOMINIONPOST.COM

Rodriguez and Frost new to Big 12 in reunions with schools they won with in different leagues

Rich Rodriguez and Scott Frost are new to the Big 12 Conference

APRIL 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

College baseball notebook: Schlossnagle sweep against his old team solidifies Texas as nation's best

Texas got as much and maybe more than it hoped for out of its weekend series against Texas A&M

APRIL 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kade Hensley - Commits to West Virginia Hensley will transfer to West Virginia, per Chris Anderson of 247Sports.com.

Impact Hensley spent three years at Coastal Carolina, knocking through a career high and reliable 16-of-19 field goals for the Chanticleers in 2024. Now, the kicker will jump up a level and play for the Mountaineers, where he should immediately compete to be the team's starting placekicker.

APRIL 28 • ROTOWIRE

Jordan McCants - Transfers to WVU McCants will transfer to West Virginia, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports.com.

Impact McCants posted 15 catches for 146 yards in 2024 with Jacksonville State, and he'll now follow his head coach Rich Rodriguez to Morgantown. McCants, a 5-foot-11 slot receiver, will have two years of eligibility remaining with the Mountaineers.

APRIL 28 • ROTOWIRE

Jaylan Knighton - Headed to Morgantown Knighton will transfer to West Virginia, per Pete Nakos of On3.com.

Impact Knighton underwent season-ending knee surgery in September, cutting his senior season and his second campaign with SMU short. He'll now head to West Virginia for his final season, where he'll look to resume his role as a top tailback. The last time he got a full season to showcase his skills, Knighton ran for 745 yards and seven scores on 5.5 yards-per-carry with the Mustangs in 2023.

APRIL 28 • ROTOWIRE

Christian Hamilton - Transferring to West Virginia Hamilton is transferring to West Virginia, per Matt Zenitz of 247Sports.com.

Impact Hamilton is slated to join the Mountaineers after hauling in seven passes for 159 yards and a touchdown during his freshman season at North Carolina. The 6-foot-0 receiver will have three years of eligibility remaining for West Virginia.

APRIL 20 • ROTOWIRE

Grayson Barnes - Commits to West Virginia Barnes announced his commitment to West Virginia on Saturday.

Impact Barnes has the pedigree that should make him West Virginia's top option at tight end. For two years in a row, the TE logged more than 300 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Even if Barnes' 2024 output took a dip, he still recorded 31 receptions for 338 yards and four TDs.

APRIL 19 • ROTOWIRE

Preston Fox - Decided to return to West Virginia Fox has unretired from football and has returned to West Virginia for the 2025 season, Blue Gold Sports reports.

Impact Fox has rejoined the Mountaineers after announcing his intention to retire from football following the conclusion of the 2024 season. He recorded 12 catches for 131 yards in 2024, but his best year came in 2023, when he posted 26 receptions for 368 yards and two scores.

APRIL 8 • ROTOWIRE

WVU adds Texas high school running back Jett Walker to 2026 commitment list - Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — West Virginia has added another key piece to the 2026 recruiting class with a pledge from Georgetown (Texas) 2026 running back...

APRIL 3 • DOMINIONPOST.COM

College football coaching carousel tracker: Stanford hires Frank Reich as interim HC

The college football coaching carousel continues to churn throughout the offseason. Here who's on the move.

MARCH 31

WVU evens series with BYU after a 20-6 victory - Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — Spencer Barnett and Armani Guzaman combined for six hits and seven RBIs on Friday to lead the WVU baseball team to a 20-6 victo...

MARCH 29 • DOMINIONPOST.COM

NOTEBOOK: Jacksonville State transfers helping transition for WVU football - Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — Playing for West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez is a new experience for most of the members of the Mountaine...

MARCH 28 • DOMINIONPOST.COM

New WVU receivers coach Ryan Garrett surveying the field - Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — Looking for a depth chart for West Virginia University’s wide receiver corps? New receivers coach Ryan Garrett said not to expe...

MARCH 24 • DOMINIONPOST.COM

Rich Rodriguez's Tiktok ban brings back old-school coaching to West Virginia football | Sporting News West Virginia head football coach Rich Rodriguez wants his Mountaineers to go old school and avoid one particular social media site.

MARCH 16 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Rodriguez looks to fill out, toughen up roster over spring break - Dominion Post The West Virginia University football players will be away from campus for the next week for spring break. WVU coach Rich Rodriguez said it...

MARCH 15 • DOMINIONPOST.COM

NOTEBOOK: WVU football assistant Blaine Stewart taking a stab at the NFL - Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez is once again looking for a new assistant after inside receivers coach B...

MARCH 14 • DOMINIONPOST.COM

No TikTok dances for West Virginia as coach wants team to have 'hard edge'

West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Rich Rodriguez is "banning" his players from "dancing" on TikTok.

MARCH 12

Rhett Rodriguez growing in the family business - Dominion Post To say that WVU football – and the philosophies of head coach Rich Rodriguez – are ingrained in his son Rhett would be an understatement. Th...

MARCH 11 • DOMINIONPOST.COM

NOTEBOOK: Preston Fox rejoins WVU football team for senior season - Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia University football team added a name to its wide receiver room – a familiar one it had only to look to last...

MARCH 11 • DOMINIONPOST.COM

College baseball notebook: Oregon, UCLA and Washington win inaugural Big Ten series on the road

Three of the four West Coast schools came out of their inaugural Big Ten baseball series happy

MARCH 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Peyton Hall advances to Big 12 finals at 165 pounds, becomes WVU's all-time leader in wins - Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — Peyton Hall is now the all-time wins leader for the WVU wrestling team. The Chester native improved to 29-1 on the season at 16...

MARCH 9 • DOMINIONPOST.COM