There were at least three published reports yesterday insisting Spencer Boyd was transferring from Notre Dame to WVU. Maybe it’s the surname that makes these matters difficuly to nagivate, but that ended up not being the case.

And apparently it wasn’t really close to the reality perpetuated by others. That, it would seem, rattled WVU’s coaching staff.

The source said Boyd wanted to apply for a hardship waiver and immediate eligibility wherever he transferred to and that Boyd’s father, Scott, reached out to WVU Coach Bill Stewart.

The source said WVU again wanted to take Boyd as a slot receiver, but this time Boyd was open to the idea. If he could secure the hardship and eligibility, WVU was to offer him a scholarship, but the source said if Boyd had to follow normal transfer rules and sit out a year he’d then have to earn a scholarship and not before January.

The source said West Virginia again declined to offer a scholarship and was also concerned with Boyd’s grades. Boyd’s father called WVU on Sunday and said his son had found a school offering an immediate scholarship, regardless of when he was eligible, according to the source.