Unable to work his way into the quarterback picture at West Virginia, David Sills has asked for and been granted a release from his scholarship. He’s transferring and will have four years left to play three seasons, though Sills will pursue immediate playing time and head to a junior college out west — El Camino, I’m told — and with a pretty good recommendation from Dana Holgorsen.

“We appreciate everything David has done for the Mountaineer football program. He has done everything asked of him and has been a great teammate,” Holgorsen said. “He has decided to transfer to pursue his dream of playing quarterback in college. We wish him nothing but the best in all of his future endeavors on and off the field.”

This is a bummer for the offense. He was a pretty decent receiver despite having no experience, and a position that was a little thin in the spring and depending more than it wanted on new players is thinner and greener now.

It can’t be a surprise, though. He’s been classically trained as a quarterback, going to great lengths to secure that schooling, and even upon his debut in the fall, it was clear he wanted to be a quarterback.