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WVU Muslim Student Association shares its culture for a day
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FRIDAY The WVU National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health and the WVU Extension Service are hosting the Women Love Your Heart event from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute. There will be free screenings, assessments and services, such as blood pressure, body fat, glucose/cholesterol and cardiac risk assessment.
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Cover photo by Ryan Alexander. Performers from the WVU production Dance Now begin their act. The event featured students and faculty from the WVU School of Theatre and Dance, as well as guest choreographers and visiting troupes.
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“Hijabi Monologues” shed light on Muslim woman experience BY AMY PRATT CORRESPONDENT West Virginia University Muslim women gathered Thursday to share their experiences and stories wearing the hijab in the United States through the Hijabi Monologues. The Hijabi Monologues aim to create a safe space for Muslim women to share their experiences. The Muslim women speaking in the Mountainlair shared stories about their decisions to wear—or not wear— the hijab and how it has affected their lives. The women also emphasized that wearing the hijab is a choice and how it ties to their own identities. Kany Aziz, a resident at WVU Medicine, spoke about her experience growing up in Florida wearing a hijab. She began wearing a hijab in fourth grade because she went to a private Islamic school, and all the other girls did. Aziz continued to wear it outside of school because that is what her mother did; there wasn’t a spiritual connection yet. That changed in middle school, when 9/11 happened.
“I discovered that wearing a hijab made me kind of a beacon, more of this representative person,” Aziz said. “Suddenly, it didn’t matter that I was 12, if somebody was walking down the street, they’re looking at me and they’re asking me questions.” Over the years, Aziz’s reasons for wearing a hijab have changed. She described being a hijabi-wearing doctor, talking about how her patients did not always trust her at first because of her hijab, and then later might ask questions about it. “Living my daily life, I’m constantly answering questions,” she said. “That’s my reason for wearing it now.” Jana El-Khatib, a sophomore psychology student, is a Muslim woman who chooses not wear a hijab. She is a native West Virginia, while her parents immigrated from Lebanon and Egypt. El-Khatib has never worn the hijab permanently. She views it as a choice between a woman and God, with no one else involved. “I personally feel that I’ve found avenues of connecting with God other than covering my hair. I still really respect every-
one who has chosen to wear the headscarf, especially with the challenges they may face,” El-Khatib said. “The hijab to me is a reminder of the daily struggle we go through as Muslims… I think part of the reason I did not wear the hijab was because of the culture that surrounded me, where it was not common to wear it.” Most of El-Khatib’s immediate family do not choose to wear the hijab, although she has family in the Middle East who does. Kaltume Usman Ndayako, a junior immunology and microbiology student, is an international student from Nigeria. She grew up in a country where most of the women wear a hijab. When something bad happened to people, sometimes the blame would be placed on them not wearing a hijab. Ndayako decided to wear the hijab. She said almost no one has seen her hair. Traveling to Europe, where her friends would tell her that in Europe, she didn’t need to wear a hijab. “I would tell them no. Whatever I do defines who I am and this is who I am,” Ndayako said. “I want to wear my hijab.”
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The MSA invited WVU students to wear a hijab for a day as part of its annual challenge “This is an awful thing going on in our society right now, and I want to show support in any way I can.” -Nikki Kaye, a journalism grad student, participated to show support for her best friend Dalia Elsaid, a grad student from Egypt.
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Muslim Student Association President Sara Berzingi wraps a hijab around Nikki Kaye as part of the WVU Hijab Challenge put on by MSA.
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Sara Berzingi wraps a hijab around students as part of the WVU Hijab Challenge by MSA.
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Community leaders share religious journeys BY ADRIANNE UPHOLD ASSOCIATE CITY EDITOR Two religious leaders spoke on the challenges they faced and why they became deeply involved in their faith at the Harless Center Thursday night, as part of the “Faith and Life Speakers” event. Rev. Traci Bowman, the interim chaplain minister at the Lutheran Campus Ministry at WVU, was born in a religious household that valued faith and education. “There were two things that I suppose I did a lot with and that I was good at, school and church,” Bowman said. “I got to the age that I thought what should I do with my life, and teaching came to mind.” Bowman spent seven years as a secondary teacher until she realized, as much as she enjoyed teaching, she wanted to explore a field in her faith. Bowman then went
through a four-year program to become a minister. It was a difficult experience though, as many churches did not want female ministers at the time. “My first pastor was a woman, and I was baptized by a female pastor,” Bowman said. “I didn’t know that was an issue until I was older and saw how other churches worked. While it has been a struggle, our church has moved on from that.” Bowman believes being a person of faith is especially important today, as they can help to change a world that she thinks is struggling. “If we want to talk about why it is important to have faith, especially now-adays, we are the ones who have a way of improving that,” Bowman said. Kip Curnutt, imam of the Islamic Center of Morgantown, is a white male who wasn’t born in Islam; he converted to Islam in his
early 20’s. He was first introduced to Islam when he was 11 years old, from his childhood friend who was from Afghanistan. After his friend moved away, Curnutt didn’t reconnect with Islam until he was watching a documentary about Afghanistan. Remembering his old friend, Curnutt started to study Islam and the language of the Prophet Mohammad. Curnutt moved to Morgantown and became heavily involved in the Morgantown Muslim community. “I don’t consider myself a faith leader, but I do consider myself someone who takes faith seriously,” Curnutt said. “I want to understand my religion as much as possible. Sharing my religion with people who have questions is what I want to do.” Trying to understand your creator, yourself as a human and the relationship between yourself and
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Kip Curnutt, an Imam at the Islamic Center of Morgantown, talks of his experience as part of the Muslim community in Morgantown on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. others, is what Curnutt believes Islam is fundamentally about. “When I first became Muslim someone told
me something that stuck with me since then,” Curnutt said. “Islam is not just something that you believe, it is something that
you do. That if the belief is genuine, then it results in certain actions that take place in your life.”
Student organization works to fight childhood cancer BY RACHEL ROGERS CORRESPONDENT Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease past infancy in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute. One student organization on campus is focused on raising awareness and donating money to pediatric cancer patients across West Virginia.
SOCK-IT, which was founded in the spring of 2015, works with WV Kids Cancer Crusaders, a nonprofit based out of Charleston, WV. WVKCC provides support and resources to childhood cancer patients and their families. Kelly Rowan Wymer, president of WVKCC, said individual family can receive up to $500 per year. “All of our money is t h ro u g h f u n d ra i s i n g ,”
Rowan Wymer said. The organization holds fundraisers throughout the year, including bake sales and a March Madness bracket tournament, to help families pay for medical bills and travel costs. “We have a lot of awareness booths,” said club President Jordan Brewer, a senior from Uniontown, PA. One of the organization’s biggest events, Workout for Awareness, is held annu-
ally in September, which is pediatric cancer awareness month. Members raise money by participating in a workout at Crossfit Ridgeline in Morgantown. “I like that we help people all over the state, not just in the Morgantown area,” Brewer said. Jaimie Blosser, a junior biology student from Boone County, enjoys helping families with the financial hardships they face when a child
is diagnosed with cancer. The group can donate funds to specific families. “We’re helping something bigger than ourselves,” Blosser said. Since its founding, the organization has raised more than $13,000 for families in West Virginia. Brewer believes SOCK-IT gives students a unique opportunity to help West Virginia residents. “I think it’s important to
be involved in student organizations that give back to the community,” Brewer siad. The organization is open to anyone, regardless of their major, Brewer said. “You don’t have to be a biology or public health major. I think that’s a misconception a lot of people have.” To get involved, students can follow SOCK-IT on Twitter, @wvusockit.
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OPINION
Sound Off: Fake news: the poison that Students Fake News threatens our democracy GUEST EDITORIAL MARYANNE REED HONORARY CORRESPONDENT AND DEAN OF THE REED COLLEGE OF MEDIA There’s an antidote to fake news. It’s called “journalism.” Journalism is the act of gathering information about current events and relevant issues and disseminating it to an audience. Its purpose is to help people make educated decisions about their lives, communities and government. Journalists are trained to seek the truth and to hold powerful individuals and institutions accountable. I was cheered by a recent DA editorial criticizing the phenomenon of fake news. I agree that the rise of fake news is a pernicious trend. It creates a fog of confusion that makes it difficult for the public to ascertain fact from fiction. It also erodes the public’s confidence in information of any kind, including that provided by journalists and media organizations. That distrust makes the American public vulnerable to manipulation by politicians, governments and other groups who have an agenda to disrupt our democracy. Based on my experience
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and observations, I have faith in the integrity and positive intent of most journalists, particularly those who are trained professionals working for established media organizations that have a proven track record over time. They are accountable to their readers and viewers, and their work is verifiable. As practiced by individuals and not algorithms, journalism is far from perfect. Journalists can be sensational in their pursuit of readers and ratings. Their work can be influenced by their own political biases. But I do not believe—nor have I seen any compelling evidence to suggest—that journalists are purposely trying to mislead the public by presenting information that is blatantly false. Elected officials—and those they appoint to leadership positions—should
not contribute to the fog of confusion by suggesting that factual reporting is “fake news.” This kind of rhetoric may score political points, but it threatens to undermine the important work done by actual journalists in their watchdog role. Historically, when autocratic regimes take power, one of their first actions is to eliminate freedom of the press. Conversely, when countries emerge from dictatorships, their people tend to embrace, empower and even revere independent journalism. Journalism is, and always has been, an essential component of a democratic society, in which the public is free to seek information that’s truthful and to challenge its government when it is not. Fake news is a real threat, perpetuated by those with
malicious intentions, who are exploiting the relative freedom and anonymity of the social web. And while it may be difficult to spot a fake news story that is intentionally designed to mislead, it’s not impossible. The best way to combat fake news is to be a thoughtful consumer of what you read, watch and share. You need to expose yourself to a variety of news sources, including those presenting points of view different than your own. You need to seek journalism produced by professional journalists who actually cover the news, not just opine about it. And you need to use your critical thinking skills to question information that seems too outrageous to be true. But if you want to fight fake news on the front lines, you might want to consider a career in journalism. At its best, it is a noble profession aimed at uncovering the truth and holding the powerful accountable for their actions and words. As a journalist, you may not always be popular, but you’ll have a front row seat to history and be paid to give people real facts, not “alternative” ones. Due to an editing error, an abbreviated version of this editorial ran in Wednesday’s edition.
“Fake news” has surged as a term to discredit information, but largely has no agreed upon definition. This makes for a hostile environment when it comes to even established journalists and news organizations. So what does “fake news” mean to you?
“News that is factually incorrect is fake news.” -Roark Sizemore -Freshman political science student -Morgantown, WV
“Fake news is a majority of what is posted on the internet that is not from a reputable source.” - Meliah Umstead - Freshman biology student -Morgantown, WV
“News sites that are not credible or backed by any kind of research are fake news.” -Gillian Debiak -Freshman nursing student -Pittsburgh, PA
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CULTURE
Dance Now! 2017 to showcase student performances through the weekend BY ERIN DRUMMOND ASSOCIATION CULTURE EDITOR Despite the groundhog’s prediction of six more weeks of winter, performers heated up the stage Thursday night at the annual production of WVU’s “Dance Now!,” and they’ll continue to do so throughout the weekend. The show invites the community to witness a wide variety of dance styles at the Lyell B. Clay Concert Theatre in the Creative Arts Center. Directed by General McArthur Hambrick, the production is a combination of works by students and faculty, with the help of guest stars and choreographers. “It’s always wonderful to see,” said Yoav Kaddar, the Director of the Dance Program. “This is what we work for in our classrooms and our rehearsals. This is an extension of our major, this is part of being a performer.” This year’s featured guest choreographers are from West Virginia, Kaddar said. They began working with students to prepare for the concert more than eight weeks ago. Alongside the WVU students, 37 guest students from the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater opened the evening last night. “It was awesome, I love it here. It was fun to be able to get out in the community and perform,” said Wyatt Johnson, a first year graduate student at the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater. “I loved being able to express my emotions through
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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School Dancers begin to wrap up thier opening act. ballet and share my love for it with other people.” Following the intermission of the show, Dance Now! features a piece in honor and memory of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. A copy of the original performance of the dance is part of the archives of the National 9/11 Museum in New York City. “There’s definitely a lot of emotional pieces this year, there’s a lot of moving ones,” said Thomas Gillette, a lighting designer for the show and WVU graduate student in Light Design and Production. “Some of them are definitely a lot more serious than others, so they definitely do pull at the heart.” Each dance is meant to convey a message to the audience. “This year compared to the
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Yoav Kaddar leans in for a kiss during his act. last two years we’re doing a lot of longer pieces,” said Daniel Niess, a senior painting major who has participated in the production. According to Niess, pieces in past years were three to four minutes, but this year, more time is allotted to ab-
sorb the message of each one. “For someone who likes to come see performances like this, it’s a great show to see.” Niess added. “People who haven’t, it’s a great first performance because it really is a top notch performance as well as you get to see guest
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Dancers finish their tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at Thursday’s performance. choreographers and faculty and students.” Before witnessing and learning about the various forms of dance at WVU, the
audience is given a tour of the WVU Art Museum. The final two shows will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.
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FASHION FRIDAY
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Harriet Tubman system. Tubman led hundreds to freedom in the North as the most famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, an elaborate secret network of safe houses organized for that purpose. She also helped the Union Army during the war, working as a spy among other roles. After the Civil War ended, Tubman dedicated her life to helping impoverished former Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in slaves and the elderly, establishing her the South to become a leading abolitionist own Home for the Aged. In honor of her life and by popular demand via an online before the American Civil War. She was poll, in 2016, the U.S. Treasury Departborn into slavery in Maryland in 1820, and successfully escaped in 1849. Yet she ment announced that Harriet Tubman risked her life and freedom and returned will replace Andrew Jackson on the center of a new $20 bill. many times to rescue both family memExcerpt courtesy of Biography.com bers and other slaves from the plantation
FASHION COLUMNIST Paris Couture Week is a showing of top fashion houses’ most beautifully handcrafted, one-of-a-kind designs on theatrical runway sets; avant-garde wearable art shares the stage with classically elegant wedding dresses and ball gowns. This year brought Viktor & Rolf’s collage of glittering fabric scraps and tulle, Maison Margiela’s deconstructed cutout dresses and Picasso-esque face motifs and Christian Dior’s gothic fairytale forest, complete with a grass-carpeted runway. Inspiration was in no short supply, and the couture runways lent to a few trends that can be easily adopted into your everyday wardrobe. Chanel served a futuristic twist on the house’s classics, sending models down the house-of-mirrors runway in silvery gowns and tweed suits. Elie Saab provided beautiful beading as always, in a blue and gold color scheme and accessorized with headbands. Givenchy’s collection had structural lace and fringe details. Giambattista Valli presented some shorter silhouettes on silk frocks printed with delicate florals, and longer embroidered gowns. A few similar elements were shared throughout these shows: belts, sheer fabric and feathers. While we can’t all afford runway prices, there are other places to explore for similar looks. Free People has a holographic silver belt à la Chanel for $28 (search for the “Dynamite Jean Belt” on freepeople.com). For a softer look, try the ASOS Bow Detail Waist Belt in silver, $22. ASOS also carries skinny, decorated gold belts (see Elie Saab) like the “Johnny Loves Rosie Occasion Belt in Rose Gold with Jewels,” $28 and the “Reclaimed Vintage Leather Knot Waist Belt,” $31. The sheer trend is one that can be adopted in many different ways; black mesh
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WVU braces for a tough second half of conference play BY DAVID STATMAN SPORTS WRITER
MEN’S BASKETBALL The West Virginia University men’s basketball team is about to turn the page to the next chapter of its season. The Mountaineers (18-4, 6-3 Big 12) are exactly halfway through the conference schedule, having played every other team in the Big 12 once. At 5 p.m. tomorrow at the WVU Coliseum, head coach Bob Huggins will start the second half of the Big 12’s round-robin schedule the same way he started the first: by taking on his former understudy, Brad Underwood, and the Oklahoma State Cowboys. West Virginia met with solid success in the first half of the Big 12 season, but Huggins is expecting the second go-around to be a bit tougher. “I’d say it is (more difficult) because not only are the
coaches familiar with what the other one wants to do, but I think the players understand a little bit better,” Huggins said. “This is a young league, a lot of young guys in this league. They’ve been through it one time already.” The Oklahoma State team Huggins faces tomorrow will almost certainly be tougher than the squad West Virginia trounced 92-75 in Stillwater more than a month ago. Although the Cowboys (148, 3-6 Big 12) started conference play with a six game losing streak, they’ve since rebounded to win their last four, including a Big 12/SEC Challenge win over Arkansas. Although Oklahoma State has managed to maintain its high-powered offense that averages 87.5 points per game—eighth best in the nation—they’ve experienced a defensive resurgence that has held teams to an average under 70 points during the Cow-
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Forward Elijah Macon drives the lane during WVU’s 85-69 victory over No. 2 Kansas on Jan. 24, 2017. boys’ recent win streak. “They’ve changed a lot,” Huggins said. “They’re still
running offensively what they ran before, but they’re running it better and maybe
with a few more wrinkles, but defensively they’ve changed a lot.” After comfortable wins over Texas Tech, TCU and Arkansas, the Cowboys rallied past the Oklahoma Sooners on Monday night to claim their first win in Norman since 2004. After trailing by three with less than 30 seconds to go, two Mitchell Solomon free throws and a Phil Forte 3-pointer off a Juwan Evans steal gave Oklahoma State a surprising 68-66 win. Evans, Oklahoma State’s star sophomore point guard, led the way with 24 points— helping him stay second in the Big 12 in scoring (18.3 points per game) and third in assists (5.4 assists per game). The Cowboys also boast the third-leading scorer in the conference in junior guard Jeffrey Carroll (17.2 points per game) and Forte ranks 11th at 13.9 points per game. However, WVU enters this
game on a high as well. The Mountaineers have won three straight, including a blowout win over then-No. 2 Kansas and a win in Iowa State’s notorious Hilton Coliseum on Tuesday night. As he stares down the second half of the conference season, Huggins sees a team that has improved in several key areas. “I think defensively for the most part, and I think we’ve gotten better in the halfcourt offense,” Huggins said. “I think we’re a much better halfcourt offensive team than what we were when the conference season started.” West Virginia put together one of its best shooting performances of the season in Tuesday’s 85-72 win in Ames, hitting 10 of 21 3-point attempts. Senior forward Nathan Adrian contributed a career-high 23 points, while Tarik Phillip scored 15 and Esa Ahmad added 14.
‘Eers eager to right the ship against Iowa State BY NEEL MADHAVAN SPORTS WRITER
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL With the gauntlet of the January schedule behind it, the No. 22 WVU women’s basketball team has set its sights on a much lighter February slate, starting with Iowa State on Saturday at the WVU Coliseum. Both teams enter this weekend’s showdown coming off a loss. The Mountaineers (16-
6, 4-6 Big 12) dropped a game on the road to No. 12 Texas, 6954, while the Cyclones (12-10, 3-8 Big 12) fell to No. 2 Baylor, 83-52. “We’ve just got to get better,” said WVU head coach Mike Carey. “At times, we don’t play hard on the floor. I know I’m only playing seven people, so I have to get five out of those seven to play hard and they got to be consistently playing hard.” Center Lanay Montgomery will look to continue her stellar
senior campaign for the Mountaineers. The 6-foot-5 senior has led the country in field goal percentage for most of the season at 69.7 percent, while nearly averaging a double-double with 12.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. She also leads the Big 12 Conference with 3.4 blocked shots per game. The Cyclones are powered by two guards, senior Seanna Johnson and sophomore Bridget Carleton. Both are averaging about 16 points per game,
which puts them in the top five in the conference in scoring. But Iowa State has struggled against ranked competition this season, going just 1-6 with its lone win against No. 22 Kansas State two weeks ago. In order to emerge victorious, the key for the Mountaineers will be to utilize a size advantage in the post. The Cyclones don’t have a player taller than 6-foot-3, while WVU has Montgomery at 6-foot-5, Kristina King at 6-foot-3 and Te-
ana Muldrow at 6-foot-1, who is known for playing bigger than her height. Against Texas Tech a week ago, Montgomery and Muldrow combined for 43 points, dominating the Red Raiders in the paint. In the backcourt, sophomore guard Tynice Martin— WVU’s leading scorer at 17 points per game—has struggled offensively in the past two games, scoring just eight points against Texas and 11 against
Texas Tech. She only shot a combined 6-for-21 from the floor in those two games. “All teams are going to do that to her,” Carey said about Martin’s struggles. “They are going to overplay her. Texas Tech did that to her. She’s going to have to learn to move without the ball and learn how to come off picks.” Saturday’s matchup against the Cyclones offers Martin another opportunity to get back on track for the Mountaineers.
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Plans constantly change in life, in sports and in the recruiting process—something West Virginia and its coaches are accustomed to like every program in the country. Recruits decommit. Coaches may rescind scholarship offers for a number of reasons—often academic— or both sides part ways in the end. It happens early in the process, but sometimes it occurs in the final days before National Signing Day. WVU recently experienced these effects—most
notably with Florida threestar receiver Mike Harley, who signed with Miami on Wednesday and is one of the many examples of altered arrangements in college football. “We always recruit for the what-ifs because I believe no kid is committed until the ink dries,” said WVU running backs coach JaJuan Seider. “If you recruit that way you’re not standing at the altar.” Harley was committed for seven months before he was no longer apart of WVU’s 2017 recruiting class, instead making the decision to play college football right in his own backyard. That’s why WVU sent out countless offers to receiv-
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You’ve always got to deal with it. That’s why at one position you might send out 50 scholarships hoping to get one or two guys. - JuJuan Seider, Former Runningbacks Coach ers spread throughout the country. Although Harley never made the final trek to Morgantown and signed the papers to be a Mountaineer, the school brought in three others at the position: Dominique Maiden, Reggie Roberson and David Sills. But Harley wasn’t the only case for the Mountaineers. They also lost defensive back Chris Hunt—who signed with UMass—and running back/Toledo signee DeAmonte King. “You’ve always got to deal with it,” Seider said. “That’s why at one position you might send out 50 scholarships hoping to get one or two guys. You’ve always got to keep recruiting and always have a backup plan.” Coaches assemble backup plans in case these situations arise, which happen every year. They recruit multiple players at a position to add depth, create competition and prepare for the “what-ifs.” It’s especially prevalent at a school in a smaller state like West Virginia, where highly-touted prospects aren’t as common as California, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. West Virginia produced seven FBS signees on scholarships this year according to Rivals.com, marking the state’s highest total in a decade. Three of those signed with WVU, but the others went to Louisville, LSU, North Carolina and
Tennessee. “I think the overall football aspect of it is improving, so we’re making a huge effort on trying to get some of these kids to stay home and play for the Mountaineers,” Holgorsen said. Despite it being one of the strongest years in recent memory, it’s not a frequent occurrence in the state of 1.8 million. There are more walk-ons that WVU ends up bringing in—around 12 from West Virginia in Dana Holgorsen’s estimation—forcing the coaching staff to recruit in other states along the east coast and across the country. The school is known for hitting South Florida in the past, building strong connections and relationships in the region. Although they brought in two from there this year, the class is dispersed with players coming in from a total of 12 different states. It’s what WVU is used to, facing a different circumstance than other schools in the Big 12 that are all located in or around Texas while also preparing for the always-changing plans in recruiting. “We don’t have a big instate base to stay here in the state. We’d like to,” Seider said. “It would be nice to sign 25 kids from West Virginia, but that’s not possible here. You’ve always got to deal with it.”
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