West Virginia has been hot on the recruiting trail over the past couple of weeks and that continued on Thursday with a commitment from the Junior College ranks.
The Mountaineers have added a pledge from Keenan Eck, an edge rusher from Citrus College in Glendora, California, after a recent visit to Morgantown on January 10.
Eck, listed at 6-foot-3, 235 pounds, has spent each of the past two seasons playing JUCO football and had 26 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, and 6.0 sacks for Citrus College in 2024.
Before that, Eck played the 2023 season at Black Hills State, logging 13 tackles, 8.5 sacks, and four forced fumbles.
“A lot of interest just in the way I play the game. I’m electric off the edge and make a big impact when I get in the pocket. They highlighted that a lot and definitely want me to be a competitor in the spring,” Eck said via WVSports.com.
Eck is expected to play as a boundary edge or linebacker, where the Mountaineers hope to utilize his speed and versatility in covering both the run and pass.
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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