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West Virginia defensive lineman Tomiwa Durojaiye commits to FSU football
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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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Shaw’s Double-Double Leads WVU to Win Over Temple – West Virginia University Athletics
Senior guard Sydney Shaw led the way for the Mountaineers after recording her first career double-double. The Miami, Florida native poured in 16 points to go along with 10 rebounds. Junior guard Gia Cooke also finished with 16 points and added a career-high four steals. All of Cooke’s points came in the middle two quarters to help the Mountaineers pull away.
West Virginia finished the game with four in double figures as junior guard Riley Makalusky scored 12 and sophomore forward Jordan Thomas added 10. In total, the Mountaineers had 10 finish the game with a made basket.
Senior guard Jordan Harrison finished the night with a season-high seven assists to go along with nine points. Junior forward Carter McCray also finished with seven points, four rebounds and two blocks.
The Mountaineers and Temple played to an even 11-point score to the three-minute mark of the opening quarter. A Makalusky three-ball and McCray’s two at the charity stripe gave WVU a five-point lead in the waning moments of the first. Shaw then cashed in on a buzzer-beating three at the end of the period to push the WVU advantage to eight points. West Virginia closed the first quarter on a 12-2 run and led 19-11.
West Virginia pushed its lead to its largest of the half, 13 points, when Cooke came up with a defensive steal and raced away to an open layup. WVU scored seven straight points at the charity stripe during a three-minute span before Thomas and Sydney Woodley each scored in the final minute to give the Mountaineers a 40-28 lead at halftime.
The second half was all the Mountaineers as they poured in 25 and 24 points in the third and fourth quarters, respectively. WVU pushed its lead to as many as 32 points midway through the fourth quarter.
WVU scored 24 points off turnovers and got a season high 34 points from the bench. The Mountaineer defense held the Owls to just 33.3% shooting and 25% from three. West Virginia was efficient from the floor, connecting on 52.5% of their attempts and 43.5% from beyond the arc.
The win moves the Mountaineers to 24-1 in non-conference games during the Kellogg Era. It also marks the 20th straight win at home, dating back to the end of the 2023-24 season. The home dominance is the second-longest home winning streak in program history, trailing only a run of 31 straight home wins from 2009-2011.
West Virginia moves to 27-6 all-time in the series against.
Of note, the Mountaineers have not lost at home to a non-Power 5 opponent since Dec. 20, 2012, vs. Duquesne. Additionally, the Mountaineers have won 38 straight non-conference regular season contests inside the WVU Coliseum dating back to the 2018-19 season.
Next up, West Virginia takes to the road for the first time this season on Friday, Nov. 14 for the Greenbrier Classic. The Mountaineers are set to take on No. 15 Duke in the neutral site matchup with tipoff set for 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
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