No, really. He plays for the Dunbar Poets, a nickname I can’t get enough of, but also does seem academically inclined, per his comments about his oral verbal commitment promise to WVU Tuesday.

“I went to West Virginia, and I felt like I was part of the family. … Besides, I thought I would play earlier at West Virginia. I did my homework, and West Virginia leads the Big East in Rhodes scholars. They graduate a lot of their players.”

I can’t recall someone making that point before. Maybe it’s happened, but not on my watch.

Word is cornerback Broderick Jenkins, from South Fort Myers (Fla.), also pledged Tuesday and receiver Terrance Gourdine may join soon as well. Gourdine is high school teammates with quarterback Geno Smith and receiver Stedman Bailey, who both joined the bandwagon in November.