Some help is already here
April 18, 2016 by Mike Casazza
Touchdown reception by @chasinbandzz on the play #Practice10 #WVU pic.twitter.com/hUxyBLTLau
— Kyle Butler (@Kyle__Butler) April 12, 2016
Marcus Simms is one of a handful of true freshmen already on campus who seems likely to play in the fall. Simms has missed three straight Saturdays following the death of his older brother, but when he’s been around, he’s made plays. This is not a guarantee, but it’s possible he defensive end Reese Donahue, running back Kennedy McKoy avoid redshirts. Maybe four others have a shot, and so far all of them have made the most of enrolling early to get used to what others will encounter later.
“You come in and you’ve got prom coming up, you’re riding on a Blue Bird and you should still be taking senior English,” WVU offensive coordinator Joe Wickline said. “These are some mature guys to be able to come to college and take a load of coursework and go through what we put them through downstairs [in the weight room] and the demands we have upstairs.
“The spring’s a little lighter. It’s not the same as other times, but by the same token, they should still be in high school, so from a maturity standpoint, we like what we have.”