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WVU Takes Second Swing at Landing Former Top Recruit in West Virginia
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West Virginia is again within the combine for cornerback Isaiah Johnson, who was the top-rated participant within the state again within the 2021 recruiting class. After spending two years at Arizona State, the Bluefield, WV native elected to enter the switch portal.
Johnson appeared in 4 video games earlier than redshirting in 2021 and this season, he appeared in six video games totaling 16 tackles, two go breakups, and one sort out for loss.
Popping out of highschool, Johnson selected the Solar Devils over different provides from Texas A&M, Tennessee, LSU, USC, Oklahoma, Georgia, Texas, and West Virginia amongst a number of others.
The Mountaineers made the highest 8 for Johnson, whereas Arizona State didn’t. Johnson acquired his provide from ASU roughly two weeks after releasing his prime eight faculties. Simply days after receiving the provide, Johnson dropped his prime 5 faculties, which West Virginia was not featured in.
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Since coming into the portal, Johnson has acquired provides from Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Miami, Ole Miss, Oregon State, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia.
Evaluation from SI All-American on Johnson:
“Athletic and speedy, Johnson is a defensive again with some positional versatility on the back-end. He may ultimately slot in properly as a boundary nook along with his dimension and athleticism, however it will not be stunning to see him develop right into a beginning security in faculty. Whereas there are some uncooked areas of his sport that have to be refined, comparable to his transition/plant-and-drive footwork and press-man method on the line of scrimmage, Johnson possesses elite size and pace, together with good ball abilities. He’ll discover a dwelling in a collegiate secondary and develop right into a starting-caliber back-end defender.”
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Chester Frazier was appreciative of his time spent coaching at his alma mater Illinois. And the success that came with it with two championships in three years and an Elite 8 run in the tournament.
But Frazier wanted an opportunity to further grow in his role in order to prepare him for his next step up the coaching ladder and West Virginia provided that.
“It just needed something that I thought fit me a little bit more. And again, as I continue my journey to be a head coach, I wanted to learn something different,” he said.
It was a chance for Frazier to get back to his East Coast roots considering he’s from Baltimore and as well as work with a head coach in Darian DeVries that he had often watched from afar given how the pair aligned offensively and defensively.
The two had not met each other, but Frazier had done his homework watching Drake games as well as talking to others in the industry.
“He’s a winner, does things the right way. And I heard nothing but glowing remarks from my peers on his coaching style. So it drew me here,” he said.
Combine those two factors and it made the job an attractive position for him when it came open.
“It made a lot of sense when the job came open to make the move,” he said.
On the offensive end, West Virginia will continue to use a lot of ball movement with good sets and actions. Overall, it will be selfless basketball and they want to get out and play in the open court with the ability to slow it down when they need to. On the defensive end, the Mountaineers will be tough and stingy with a physical and connected brand of basketball which they’ve shown to date.
Some of the identity of this current team is still developing but the team is competing at a higher level than when the team first arrived and roles are starting to be established.
“I think connectivity has been the biggest piece. They’re getting along, they love each other and they’re playing hard. And that’s the only thing you can ask as a new group with so many new guys,” he said.
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