The Shotgun/Throwdown (4/18/24): Rodney Gallagher fits in snaps as a defensive back as two more Mountaineers enter the portal.
Introducing The Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily digest of West Virginia sports news (that we haven’t already covered in another piece), along with a healthy dose of everyday distractions and sarcastic humor. Please feel free to discuss anything we missed in the comments section.
West Virginia University Athletics: Brown’s Program Reset Is Starting To Pay Dividends
Neal Brown changed the direction of the Mountaineer football program sixteen months ago. His football program is in a far better place now than it has ever been, despite his reluctance to say so. This is his first year at West Virginia.
Notepad: Gallagher gets a look at defensive back after showcasing qualities appropriate for the position | WV MetroNews
Football in the spring is mostly
Growth: Gallagher getting consideration for a defensive back position | EerSports.com
Gallagher was the highest-rated player in WVU’s 2023 class, a decorated high school quarterback who spent his true freshman season learning how to play receiver. He’s squeezing in extra snaps as a defensive back because the Mountaineers see his lateral quickness for the position and a way to develop a player who might help the defense.
WVU defensive lineman out for the spring, possibly longer | EerSports.com
WVU redshirt freshman Corey McIntyre Jr. suffered a knee injury and will miss the remainder of the spring, likely longer.
Kobe Johnson enters the portal, leaving WVU with just three scholarship players | EerSports.com
Kobe Johnson, the starting guard, has signed up for the NCAA Transfer Portal. With the 6-foot-3 junior leaving the team, West Virginia University now has just three scholarship players on the roster after he started 26 games for the Mountaineers this season.
WV Sports Now: WVU’s Jeremiah Bembry accessing the transfer portal
Guard Jeremiah Bembry of West Virginia is reportedly using the transfer portal, as reported by WV Sports Now and The Portal Report. Bembry played for the Mountaineers for one season.
DeVries Names Associate Head Coach Chester Frazier | West Virginia University Athletics
Chester Frazier has been named associate head coach of the West Virginia University men’s basketball team by head coach Darian DeVries.
