West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that Jasir Cox, a 6-foot-1, 209-pound, fifth-year senior from Kansas City, Missouri, has signed a grant-in-aid and will transfer to WVU from North Dakota State. He will play on the defensive side of the ball.
Athletics
The West Virginia University baseball team continues its five-game homestand with a Big 12 Conference series against No. 18 Texas, presented by Humana, from May 6-8, at Wagener Field at Monongalia County Ballpark.
WVU senior swimmer Abigail Riggs, of Morgantown, has been named one of the 2021-22 Reed College of Media's Outstanding Seniors. She serves as the co-president of the WVU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
Nineteen members of the WVU track and field team have been named to the 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Track and Field Team with 36 women across the conference who earned the honor with a 4.0 grade point average.
WVU athletics announced the launch of Icon Suite, an innovative name, image and likeness tool from Icon Source, the leading digital marketplace connecting brands and athletes for endorsements and partnerships, for all Mountaineer student-athletes and community members.
After helping the Mountaineers to a Big 12 series win at Kansas, freshman infielder Grant Hussey of the WVU baseball team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.