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— Isaiah Hardy (@hardy_RT78) January 25, 2017

I’m not sure West Virginia was desperate for an offensive lineman or even an immediate need player up front, but you don’t turn down a chance to dance with a specimen like this one.

“There were probably 30 schools that came in and wanted to offer on the spot,” said Lackawanna head coach Mark Duda. “You see him on film, and then you see him in person, he’s just a good looking player. [But] he hasn’t really responded to a lot of schools. He’s just had interest in a couple of them.”

Just because he’s quiet off the field does not mean that Hardy is not a monster on it. He is listed at 6-foot-7 and 335 pounds, and while Duda says Hardy has slimmed down into the 320 range, he’s 6-7 “on a bad day.” He combines that size with overwhelming strength to become one of the better junior college linemen in the country, drawing interest and verbal offers from Missouri, Auburn and more.

“He’s an extremely good one-on-one blocker. He’s just so mammoth to run around and almost impossible to run through him,” said Duda. “There might not be 10 specimens like him in the entire NCAA. He’s a guy on the verge of becoming an unbelievable player if he goes to the right place.”

WVU is now at 19 signed and/or committed players. Prepare yourself: You’re not going to see that go to 25 — there’s no room or need for a full class — and I wonder if there’s more than one or two additions before Wednesday.