West Virginia has added to its fast-growing transfer portal haul with the addition of former Arkansas offensive lineman Ty’kieast Crawford.
Crawford, listed at 6-foot-5, 324 pounds, had originally committed to UCLA out of the portal but announced his decision to flip via social media on Monday.
It’s a major victory for the Mountaineers, who’ve lost several pieces along the offensive line over the last two seasons and can really benefit from Crawford’s experience in the SEC.
A native of Carthage, Texas, Crawford signed with Charlotte out of high school as a member of the 2020 class, and played in six total games (three starts) with the 49ers before transferring to Arkansas.
Once in Fayetteville, Crawford saw his role expand, playing in 33 games and recording six starts for the Razorbacks over the last three seasons.
Crawford will have just one year of eligibility remaining for his time with the Mountaineers and should be a plug-and-play kind of player for Rich Rodriguez’s first season.
The transfer portal officially opened on Monday, December 9, 2024, and will remain open until Saturday, December 28, with an exception for players on teams who play bowl games after the window closes. According to NCAA data, 2,273 FBS football players entered the transfer portal in 2023-24 school year, with 1,558 (68.5%) undergraduates and 715 (31.5%) graduate transfers. Of the entrants, 57% reported that they enrolled in another school, 8% withdrew their names from the portal, and 35% are still active, transferred to a non-NCAA school, or left their sport.
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