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Nicco Marchiol passed for one touchdown and threw for another, Jahiem White had two short TD runs and West Virginia beat Robert Morris 45-3 on Saturday in Rich Rodriguez's coaching return with the Mountaineers. Heavy favorite West Virginia scored easily on possessions to start each half but struggled in between in the season opener for both teams. The Mountaineers lost fumbles on three straight drives in the second quarter and let its Championship Subdivision opponent hang around for a while to the dismay of Rodriguez, who coached at West Virginia from 2001 to 2007 and was hired last December to take over for the fired Neal Brown.

West Virginia led just 10-3 at halftime before White had TD runs of 1 and 4 yards in the third quarter. The second score came after linebacker Reid Carrico recovered a fumble at the Robert Morris 24. White rushed for 93 yards on 18 carries. He's taken over the bulk of rushing load this season after splitting duties a year ago with the now-departed CJ Donaldson. Marchiol was efficient and improved to 4-0 as a starter. The junior completed 17 of 20 passes for 224 yards, including a 46-yard TD toss to Cam Vaughn, who made an over-the-shoulder catch in stride down the right sideline. Vaughn, who came with Rodriguez from Jacksonville State, had seven catches for 127 yards. Marchiol opened the scoring with a 10-yard TD run. The Mountaineers also got fourth-quarter TD runs of 26 yards from Cyncir Bowers and 59 yards from backup quarterback Scotty Fox Jr. - West Virginia/AP College Football

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QB Nicco Marchiol, West Virginia
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08/31/24 - Tye Edwards, rSr/2026, West Virginia, 6-2, 225 (DS#4 FB) + More +

Aidan Dunn threw for three touchdowns, Tye Edwards ran for two scores and Northern Iowa topped Valparaiso 35-7 on Saturday. Opening at home for the first time in 14 years, the Panthers piled up 481 yards and held the Beacons to 124 in the first meeting between the teams. Edwards led the way with 177 yards on 15 carries, scoring on runs of 54 and 12 yards. Amauri Pesek-Hickson added 100 yards on 17 carries as Northern Iowa piled up 365 yards on the ground. With 29 first downs, the Panthers held the ball for almost 42 minutes. Dunne was 12 of 17 through the air for 116 yards. Layne Pryor had a 21-yard scoring reception and Pesek-Hickson had 20-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter. Dunne capped the scoring with a 5-yard toss to Sergio Morancy early in the third quarter. Valparaiso put together a 75-yard drive early in the second quarter with Mike Mansaray scoring on a 1-yard plunge. - AP College Football

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FB Tye Edwards, West Virginia
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11/26/23 - Ty French, rSr/2025, West Virginia, 6-1, 225 (DS#51 OLB) + More +

2023 ALL-BIG SOUTH-OVC FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION FIRST TEAM: DL - Ty French, Sr., Gardner-Webb,...French was a First Team All-Conference selection for the fourth straight year. A Buck Buchanan Award Finalist for the second straight year, French set a new school record for career sacks with 30.5. That mark passes GWU Hall of Famer and former Green Bay Packer Gabe Wilkinson (1990-93) who held the old mark of 28.5. French also set a new school record for career tackles-for-loss with 58. His 17.5 tackles-for-loss this season are tied with Jason Burns (1990) for the eighth-most in a single season and are the 10th most in the FCS. French has also forced three fumbles this season, the seventh most in the FCS. - Gardner-Webb Football

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OLB Ty French, West Virginia
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02/26/23 - Beanie Bishop Jr., rSr/2024, West Virginia, 5-09, 180 (DS#37 CB) + More +

Defensive back Beanie Bishop, who played in all 13 games during the 2022 season for the Gophers, announced Thursday on Twitter that he has entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer. Bishop, who came to Minnesota in January of 2022 after playing four seasons at Western Kentucky, made 29 tackles, including 20 solo, and had one sack and one pass breakup for the Gophers last year.

The Louisville native had 76 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 12 passes defensed and three interceptions in 36 games at Western Kentucky. In 2021, he was named first-team All-Conference USA. Bishop will have one year of eligibility remaining. Bishop is the fourth defensive back to transfer from Minnesota since the end of the 2022 season. He joins Michael "Flip" Dixon (Rutgers), Jalen Glaze (Florida A&M) and Steven Ortiz (Massachusetts). - Minneapolis Star Tribune

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CB Beanie Bishop Jr., West Virginia
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02/22/23 - Oluwaseyi Omotosho, rSr/2026, West Virginia, 6-2, 251 (DS#999 DE) + More +

On paper, the numbers from 2022 aren't amazing. In 13 games, OSU outside linebackers combined for 5½ sacks and 12 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. While they may not have put the opposing quarterback on the ground at the good clip, they had a big impact on the defensive passing numbers. Opponent's quarterbacks often threw passes a beat or two before they wanted, causing plenty of misfires and 12 interceptions. What took place in 2022 should continue to build this spring and into the 2023 season. The Beavers return all the key outside figures from last season, and have added significant pieces.

There should be opportunity this spring, as senior John McCartan and junior Ryan Franke are out with injuries. In addition, Riley Sharp will spend the spring at tight end, to see if it's a fit. That opens the door for redshirt freshman Mathias Malaki-Donaldson and transfers Nikko Taylor and Oluwaseyi Omotosho to show where they might fare on the 2023 roster. Omotosho, a hybrid defensive end/OLB, is interesting. He had a breakout season in his third year at Wyoming, with 6 ½ sacks and 46 tackles. Omotosho didn't begin playing football until his high school junior year, so improvement is expected. - The Oregonian

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DE Oluwaseyi Omotosho, West Virginia
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01/21/23 - Davoan Hawkins, rSr/2024, West Virginia, 6-3, 266 (DS#121 DT) + More +

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

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DT Davoan Hawkins, West Virginia
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01/15/23 - Luke Hamilton, rSr/2024, West Virginia, 5-11, 240 (DS#999 FB) + More +

West Virginia received a commitment from Towson transfer fullback/tight end Luke Hamilton on Friday night. The 6-foot, 245-pound Cumberland, Maryland, native was a CAA Preseason All-Conference Team selection at fullback prior to his redshirt senior season in 2022, but his season was cut short three games in due to an injury. "I'd like to thank all of the coaches that recruited me during this process and believed in my abilities, but with that I couldn't pass up the opportunity of a lifetime," Hamilton tweeted in his commitment announcement. "Country Roads, I'm comin' home." - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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FB Luke Hamilton, West Virginia
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01/13/23 - Devin Carter, rSr/2024, West Virginia, 6-3, 207 (DS#58 WR) + More +

West Virginia received a commitment from North Carolina State transfer wide receiver Devin Carter. Carter played in nine games last fall with N.C. State, recording 406 yards and two touchdowns on 25 receptions as a junior. - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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WR Devin Carter, West Virginia
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01/12/23 - Doug Nester, rSr/2024, West Virginia, 6-7, 308 (DS#34 OT) + More +

One of West Virginia's most experienced players is returning for a fifth and final season of college football. Doug Nester, the Mountaineers' right guard, announced Thursday he is coming back for a third season at WVU, which will be his final go-around at the college level. A native of Kenova and former standout at Spring Valley High School, Nester began his college career at Virginia Tech where he played in 19 games and started 17 at right guard over the 2019 and 2020 seasons.

Nester then opted to transfer to West Virginia and started all 13 games at the same position in 2021. In his second season with the Mountaineers, Nester made 11 starts between right tackle and right guard. With the exception of last season's loss to TCU, Nester has started each of West Virginia's other 24 games over the last two years. Nester had previously said he was undecided on whether or not he would return in the week leading up to WVU's final game of the season at Oklahoma State. - WV MetroNews

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OT Doug Nester, West Virginia
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01/08/23 - Oluwaseyi Omotosho, rSr/2026, West Virginia, 6-2, 251 (DS#999 DE) + More +

Oregon State got a boost to its defensive front Friday when Wyoming defensive end Oluwaseyi Omotosho announced he's transferring to the Beavers' program. The 6-foot-2, 246-pound Omotosho played at Wyoming for three years. Omotosho has three years of eligibility remaining. Omotosho had a breakout season in 2022 after playing three games in 2021.

Omotosho had 46 tackles, including 7 1/2 for losses, and 6 1/2 sacks. Omotosho had sacks in five games, including three against Northern Colorado. Among schools to offer Omotosho were Washington State and Virginia Tech. Omotosho fills a need up front with two-year starter Simon Sandberg graduating. Omotosho, whose parents immigrated from Nigeria, didn't play football until his high school junior year in Houston. - The Oregonian

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DE Oluwaseyi Omotosho, West Virginia
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01/08/23 - Michael Hayes II, rSr/2025, West Virginia, 5-09, 185 (DS#19 K) + More +

West Virginia received a commitment late Friday evening from Michael Hayes, a transfer from Georgia State who handled kicking and punting duties for the Panthers. Hayes, a 5-foot-9, 189-pound Florence, South Carolina, native, went 11-of-14 on field goals this season and was perfect within 30 yards. He was 2-of-4 from the 30-39 yard range, 5-of-6 from 40-49 and 1-1 50 yards and beyond. He went 41-of-42 on extra points. Hayes averaged 42 yards per punt on 56 punts this fall for Georgia State, who went 4-8, with eight traveling 50-plus yards and 17 that landed inside the 20. He also handled kickoffs for the Panthers. - Charleston Gazette-Mail

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K Michael Hayes II, West Virginia
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12/19/22 - Michael Hayes II, rSr/2025, West Virginia, 5-09, 185 (DS#19 K) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: K - Michael Hayes (RS Jr, K - Florence, S.C.),...One of the few kickers in the nation who handle placekicking, punting and kickoffs ... In his first season as the primary placekicker, he hit 11-of-14 field goals and 41-of-42 extra points ... Went 6-for-7 on field goals of 40-plus yards ... Hit a career-long 51-yarder for the third-longest field goal in school history ... Georgia State's leading scorer with 74 points ... Averaged of 64.2 yards on kickoffs with 47 touchbacks ... Three-year starter at punter who averaged 42.1 yards in 2022 ... Career punting average of 41.5. - Georgia State Football

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K Michael Hayes II, West Virginia
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12/16/22 - T.J. Jackson, rSr/2025, West Virginia, 6-0, 287 (DS#37 DT) + More +

2022 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM: DL - T.J. Jackson, Troy (So., DL - Millbrook, Ala.),... T.J. Jackson is one of just 12 players nationally to have at least 8.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and 14.5 tackles for loss this season...Jackson is one of 20 players in the country with 1.5 sacks in three games this season (tied for third) and is tied for 13th nationally with at least 1.5 tackles for loss in five different games. - Troy Football

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DT T.J. Jackson, West Virginia
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12/16/22 - Dante Stills, rJr/2023, West Virginia, 6-4, 286 (DS#18 DT) + More +

2022 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: Dante Stills (DLoY),...The 6-foot-4, 290-pounder established a career best with four assisted tackles and 17 sack yards in the season opener against Pitt and matched his career best with three TFLs in the Iowa State game. He forced fumbles in the Pitt and Oklahoma games and recovered a fumble in the season-ending victory at Oklahoma State. - West Virginia Football

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DT Dante Stills, West Virginia
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12/16/22 - Wyatt Milum, Sr/2025, West Virginia, 6-7, 313 (DS#10 OT) + More +

2022 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: Wyatt Milum (OL),...West Virginia's honorable mention choices were linebacker Jasir Cox, running back CJ Donaldson, wide receiver Sam James, defensive tackle Jordan Jefferson, linebacker Lee Kpogba and offensive tackle Wyatt Milum. - West Virginia Football

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OT Wyatt Milum, West Virginia
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