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West Virginia Might Have Found Its Next Shutdown Corner
West Virginia and Garnett Hollis Jr., a match made in Almost Heaven.
The former Northwestern cornerback was very particular about where he wanted to go once he entered the transfer portal, meanwhile the WVU coaching staff had it as a top priority to go get an experienced, long corner that can help shutdown one half of the field. On February 20th, Hollis made the move to WVU official.
“I was just ready for a change. I got my degree and I kind of did everything that I wanted to in that program and for my last year I wanted to get everything I could out of college football,” Hollis said about entering the portal. “Coming to West Virginia, they have the fanbase, they have the winning record, they have a lot of players coming back that were key players and they got a good culture over here. Being able to talk to coach (Jevaughn) Codlin and coach ShaDon (Brown), and Drew (Fabianich) throughout the portal they just showed the initiative that I was looking for. I wanted to feel like I was wanted. Having conversations with them every day and getting that feel for them, it only felt right.”
A big part of Hollis’ decision was seeing what Beanie Bishop did in his one and only year at WVU after transferring in from Minnesota. Hollis cited that Bishop had 24 pass breakups last season while he was only targeted 37 times last season at Northwestern. Quite simply, there’s just more opportunities for corners to make plays in the Big 12 than the Big Ten. The coaching staff pitched Bishop’s All-American season and Hollis bought it.
“I got one year left so I’m trying to make the most out of it, I’m trying to get to the next level. So the school that I go to I need to be in a position that I can take that next step. Coach ShaDon, coach Cod, they all made me feel like I could do that. They made me feel like I can be a top round guy. They made me feel like I can come here and make plays. With Beanie’s success, they made me feel like I could make that same success. Just talking to them it felt like I had a true connection.”
Hollis even talked to Bishop a little bit before making the decision, where he raved about WVU’s coaching staff, strength coach Mike Joseph, and just the overall culture that exists in Morgantown. For the cherry on top, Hollis comes to West Virginia with one of his closest friends, Jaheem Joseph, who also transferred in from Northwestern.
“It’s been a smooth transition. I feel like the players really accepted me when I first got here, so that made it a lot easier and then I also had one of my former teammates come with me as well so the transition was a lot easier than me going somewhere where I didn’t know anybody. And then on the field, I feel like we gelled from the beginning. Being able to communicate, being able to talk out schemes, talk out different things on the field that we see and that we like and don’t like. I haven’t had any problems, it’s been a smooth transition.”
Because of Hollis’ length and size, it will allow West Virginia to play more press coverage than they have in years past. By season’s end, this could be one of the Big 12’s best transfers.
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For the first time since the 2015-16 season, the West Virginia Mountaineers women’s basketball roster will feature a West Virginia native.
Wheeling product Alexis Bordas transfers in after having a tremendous freshman season up the road at Duquesne, where she averaged 15.5 points (ranked fifth in the A-10) and 3.1 rebounds per game while shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc. At season’s end, she was named to the A-10 All-Rookie Team.
Morgantown’s Olivia Seggie was the last West Virginia-born player on the women’s hoops roster.
Of course, WVU was Bordas’ dream school. Pretty much her entire family went to school here and grew up coming to Mountaineer games, so Mark Kellogg probably didn’t have to do much convincing once he made it known that they wanted her.
“Chase Harler’s from Wheeling, so I came to a lot of his games. Jevon Carter, my brother, loved him. We watched a lot more of the men back then, but Kysre Gondrezick, she was someone that I always watched.”
When asked what it’s like to finally be in a Mountaineer uniform and practicing with the group, she responded, “Yeah, it’s great to finally be here and get to meet all my teammates and become such good friends with them already. It’s been super fun, and just seeing the difference from day one to now, and how much we’ve progressed already, it’s super exciting to see.
“All the fan support last night, we had an event, and just seeing all the fans and how it’s June, and everyone’s already so excited and rallies around this team,” she added. “I know it’s extra special being from West Virginia, and I’m sure lots of little girls will look up to me and hope to be playing here one day, so it’s great to be a role model for them, too.”
Nine times last season, Bordas registered 20+ points, and of course, as a true West Virginian would, she had her best performance against the Pitt Panthers, dropping 38 on them in an 84-69 win. She went 11/22 from the field in that one, including a 10/18 day from three-point range.
Bordas is a high-volume shooter from range, as 58.8% of her attempts came from downtown last season. When you shoot 34% from there and can maybe hit the high 30s, no one will care about the shot diet being so reliant on the three-ball.
Under the new rules, Bordas will have four years of eligibility remaining.
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CLENDENIN, W.Va . (WSAZ) – Gov. Patrick Morrisey visited Clendenin West Virginia Saturday during Summerfest.
10 years ago a devastating flood swept through the community.
The governor announced $450,000 of funding for a Streetscape project during a commemoration for the June 2016 flood. The funding will go toward Clendenin’s main street – improving sidewalks, landscaping, and other pedestrian amenities.
Funding for the project comes from the Transportation Alternatives Program – a federal initiative to fund smaller scale transportation projects.
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It was a phenomenal year for the West Virginia Mountaineers on the diamond, and even with the season having been over for over a week now, the honors continue to roll in.
On Friday, second baseman/catcher Gavin Kelly and left-handed starting pitcher Maxx Yehl were both named First-Team All-Americans by D1Baseball.com. It is the first time in program history that two Mountaineers have been recognized as First-Team All-Americans in the same season.
Gavin Kelly
Kelly was essentially everyone’s pick to have a breakout season for the Mountaineers in 2026, but I’m not sure anyone expected him to do it the way he did. He hit nearly .400 all year and went on a power surge out of nowhere toward the end of the season, becoming one of the top home run hitters in the country over the last month or so of the year.
Kelly was named a Golden Spikes Award semifinalist, the MVP of the Morgantown Regional, and is currently participating in the Team USA Collegiate National Team training camp in Cary, North Carolina. For the year, he hit .382 with 19 home runs and 63 RBI, cementing himself as a top draft prospect in 2027.
Maxx Yehl
Maxx Yehl was one of the best stories in all of college baseball that didn’t get talked about nearly enough. He was forced to sit out the 2025 season as he was recovering from Tommy John surgery, and prior to this season, Yehl worked exclusively out of the bullpen. The plan all along was to eventually stretch him out into a starter, and in his first year in the role, he was one of the best in the entire country.
Steve Sabins and Co. did a good job of playing it safe with him early, letting him only go two and four innings in his first two starts before turning him loose. There were a couple of moments where Mountaineer fans had to take a deep breath after he was removed from two starts, one of which was in the Morgantown Regional against Kentucky. He bounced back strong and two days later, pitched a gem against the Wildcats, helping the team advance to the super regionals for the third straight season.
Yehl finished the season with a 9-3 record, an ERA of 2.13, and 112 strikeouts to just 26 walks. He was also the first WVU hurler to win Big 12 Pitcher of the Year since Alek Manoah, who did it in 2019.
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