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West Virginia defensive lineman Tomiwa Durojaiye commits to FSU football

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2 years ago

January 9, 2024

West Virginia defensive lineman Tomiwa Durojaiye commits to FSU football

Florida State football continues to cash out in the NCAA transfer portal, landing its seventh commitment since Saturday.

West Virginia defensive lineman Tomiwa Durojaiye announced his commitment to FSU on Tuesday.

He is the Seminoles’ third defensive lineman addition out of the portal joining Colorado State transfer Grady Kelly – who committed on Sunday – and Georgia transfer Marvin Jones Jr, who announced his commitment on Dec. 18.

“I’m excited to be adding Tomiwa to the Nole Family,” FSU head coach Mike Norvell said in a press release announcing the signing. “He is a great playmaker who has just scratched the surface of what we believe his potential is. He’s going to be a wonderful addition to our defensive front as he combines explosive movements with great size, strength and intelligence.”

“He will be an impact player who will help uphold the standard of our Seminole defense. Tomiwa is a great young man who has a very high ceiling within our program.”

The 6-foot-4-inch, 278-pound redshirt freshman played in all 13 games for the Mountaineers this season, recording 23 tackles, six tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and a quarterback hurry.

This was his lone season at West Virginia as he transferred in from Kentucky.

During his one season at Kentucky, he saw action in three games and didn’t record any stats. He’s a native of Philadelphia and attended Middletown High School in Middletown, Delaware, where he was named the 2021 Delaware 3A Defensive Player of the Year.

During his career, he totaled 58 tackles, 25.5 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass breakups. Durojaiye helped Middletown to a 2021 DIAA Class 3A state title.

He was a 3-star prospect and ranked as a No. 2 Class of 2022 player out of Delaware. He originally committed to Kentucky over Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech, South Carolina and Northwestern.

Durojaiye joins a defensive line room made up of, Dennis Briggs, Darrell Jackson, Joshua Farmer, KJ Sampson, Daniel Lyons, D’Nas White, Jamoire Flagg and Kelly. There were a handful of defensive line exits including Fabian Lovett (NFL Draft), Malcolm Ray (transferred to Rutgers) and Ayobami Tifase (transfer portal).

FSU also graduated Braden Fiske who left a major impact on the line in his lone season at FSU.

FSU Football 2023 Winter Transfer Tracker

Transfers in:

Marvin Jones Jr., DL, Redshirt sophomore – Georgia

DJ Uiagalelei, QB, Jr, Quarterback – Oregon State

Jalen Brown, Fr., Wide receiver – LSU

Earl Little Jr., R-Fr., Defensive back – Alabama

Grady Kelly, R-So., Defensive lineman – Colorado State

Jaylin Lucas, Jr., Running back – Indiana

Davonte Brown, 4th-Jr., Defensive back – Miami (FL)

Malik Benson, Jr., Wide receiver – Alabama

Tomiwa Durojaiye, R-Fr., Defensive lineman – West Virginia

Transfers out:

CJ Campbell, RB, Redshirt sophomore (Florida Atlantic)

Preston Daniel, TE, Redshirt junior

Dylan Brown-Turner, LB, Freshman:

Markeston Douglas, TE, Redshirt Junior (Arizona State)

AJ Duffy, QB, Redshirt freshman (San Diego State)

Bless Harris, OL, Redshirt senior (TCU)

Rodney Hill, RB, Redshirt freshman

Tyler Keltner, K, Redshirt senior (Oklahoma)

DJ Lundy, LB, Redshirt junior (Colorado)

Malcolm Ray, DT, Redshirt junior

Daughtry Richardson, OL, Freshman (Florida Atlantic)

Qae’shon Sapp, OL, Freshman (Louisiana Monroe)

Thomas Shrader, OL, Redshirt junior (Appalachian State)

Ayobami Tifase, DL, Redshirt freshman (Georgia Tech)

Tate Rodemaker, QB, Redshirt junior (Souther Miss)

Gilber Edmond, DE, Redshirt junior

Goldie Lawrence, WR, Freshman

NFL Draft declarations

Keon Coleman, WR, junior

Jaheim Bell, TE, Redshirt junior

Trey Benson, RB, Redshirt junior

Jarrian Jones, DB, Redshirt senior

Fabien Lovett, DL, Redshirt senior

Johnny Wilson, WR, Junior:

Kalen Deloach, LB, Redshirt senior

D’Mitri Emmanuel, OL, Redshirt senior

Tatum Bethune, LB, Redshirt senior

Akeem Dent, DB, Senior

Renardo Green, DB, Senior

Jack Williams covers Florida State athletics for Tallahassee Democrat. Contact him via email at jwilliams@tallahassee.com or on X @jackgwilliams.

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Fairmont woman admits to trafficking drugs in north central West Virginia

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April 2, 2026

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Fairmont woman admits to trafficking drugs in north central West Virginia

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Fairmont woman has pleaded guilty in federal court for trafficking meth in north central West Virginia.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia announced via press release that Michelle Gallo, 57, of Fairmont, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of meth and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime.

According to court documents, Gallo admitted to working with others to sell meth and other drugs and had firearms with her during this work.

Gallo faces 10 years to life in prison for the drug charge and five years to life for the firearms charge.

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West Virginia school enrollment falls again, with Northern Panhandle counties hit

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April 1, 2026

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West Virginia school enrollment falls again, with Northern Panhandle counties hit

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — New data from the West Virginia Public School District shows student enrollment continues to drop statewide, with noticeable losses in counties across the Northern Panhandle.

In Marshall County, enrollment is down by more than 2.5%, a loss of more than 100 students. Neighboring Ohio County is also seeing a decline, reporting a 3% drop that continues a trend of shrinking classrooms.

“But declining enrollment is happening statewide and, of course, that happens here as well so we just continue to work really hard to make sure that we continue to provide the best programs available for our kids,” Ohio County Schools Superintendent Dr. Kim Miller said.

Statewide, the declines are part of a larger trend that can affect school funding because enrollment numbers play a key role in how much money counties receive, and whether they receive money at all.

“We don’t get state aid formula because of the amount of tax revenue that we bring Marshall County and a few other counties do not. So we are independently funded in that manner,” Marshall County Superintendent Shelby Haines said.

The decline is often linked to factors such as population loss, lower birth rates and families moving out of state.

“When you have West Virginia dollars leaving our state, that is certainly a challenge,’ Miller said. “We want to be able to retain as many dollars as we can, so we can provide the best educational opportunities for our kids.”

Education leaders say they have noticed the decline but have not had to adapt yet and are still providing the highest quality education for the students they have now.

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Arizona baseball drops midweek home game to West Virginia

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April 1, 2026

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Arizona baseball drops midweek home game to West Virginia

It’s hard to defend free bases.

Arizona pitchers struck out 16 batters and only allowed five hits on Tuesday night, but they also issued 10 walks and hit two batters in a 7-4 loss to West Virginia at Hi Corbett Field.

“We gave them pretty much all seven runs,” UA coach Chip Hale said. “They did a good job of base running and putting some pressure on us, but the walks, the hit batsmen, the error, those things kill you.”

Arizona (9-19) fell to 0-9 this season when walking six or more batters. Last year, in reaching the College World Series, the Wildcats only walked six or more six times, and still won four of those games.

“It wasn’t like they they batted you around,” Hale said he told the five pitchers who threw Tuesday. “We just gave them those free ones, and then you advance them with some passed balls and some wild pitches, and that’s what winning teams take advantage of.”

Arizona led 2-0 on a 2-run home run by Carson McEntire, his team-leading 6^th of the season, but West Virginia scored seven times over the next three innings with only the last two coming via a hit. The others scored on a wild pitch, fielding error, passed ball, hit batter and groundout.

Yet the UA also had some very good pitching. Jack Lafflam threw two scoreless innings to start, with one hit allowed and two strikeouts, but Hale said the true freshman “didn’t feel great” so he was pulled as a precautionary measure. Matthew Martinez struck out six over 2.1 scoreless innings and another true freshman, Benton Hickman, struck out four over the final two innings including two after loading the bases with one out in the 8^th.

The Wildcats finished with seven hits, two by McEntire, who drove in three and is tied for the team lead with 19 RBI.

Arizona remains home to host ASU for three games beginning Thursday night. The finale on Saturday night is on ESPN2 but also happens to coincide with the Final Four.

“I would hope we can put some stuff on (the scoreboard) between innings,” Hale said.

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