West Virginia announced the signing of defensive lineman Davoan Hawkins on Tuesday. Hawkins, a 6-foot-2, 286-pound senior, joins the Mountaineers after spending the last three seasons at Tennessee State. He was at Kentucky for three seasons before that. He finished his career with Tennessee State with 92 tackles, including 18 for loss and eight sacks. He also had five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and blocked two kicks.This past fall he had 31 tackles, with five for loss, a sack, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries. The Lauderdale Hill, Florida, native played in 11 games the year before and in all seven of the team's games during the Ohio Valley Conference's 2020 season, which was postponed to spring 2021 due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. - Charleston Gazette-Mail