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Posted by Russ on 2/4/2008, 9:00 pm, in reply to "More Commitments"
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We've picked up two more over the weekend. A fullback and defensive end.
--Previous Message--
: With national signing day less than a
: week away, West Virginia University
: coaches are stepping up their efforts
: to solidify the first recruiting class
: of the Bill Stewart era.
:
: The Mountaineers received commitments
: from four players this week, including
: a pair of highly touted junior-college
: defensive linemen.
:
: The newest member of the class may well
: prove to be one of its best. Tevita
: Finau, a 6-foot-5, 275-pound defensive
: end, committed to the Mountaineers
: Friday. After playing last season at
: Phoenix Community College, the Oahu,
: Hawaii native landed on the radar of
: several Pac-10 schools, as well as
: Colorado and WVU, among others. He was
: ranked one of the top 10 JUCO prospects
: in the nation by Rivals.com.
:
: Joining Finau in Morgantown next season
: will be Wesson (Miss.) Copiah-Lincoln
: Community College defensive end D.J.
: Shaw. The 6-2, 275-pounder was also
: said to be considering Louisville,
: Southern Miss and Kansas, among others.
:
: "I believe he'll have an impact
: next year," said Phoenix coach
: Dale Wolfley. "I'm not saying he's
: going to go in there and start, but I
: believe he'll get some playing time.
: He's quite a formidable force coming
: out of [the junior college] level.
:
: "He's got little-man moves in a
: big-man's body. He does things that are
: just unbelievable for his size. He has
: great feet, great explosion."
:
: Wolfley said Finau was impressed with
: his visit to Morgantown and took in the
: Mountaineers' win over Louisville.
: After the game, Wolfley said Finau
: joined WVU's players in singing
: "Country Roads" to celebrate
: the victory.
:
: "That really struck a chord with
: him," Wolfley said. "He
: really understood what it meant to be a
: Mountaineer."
:
: Wolfley also credited the current
: Mountaineer coaching staff with luring
: Finau to WVU.
:
: "I believe it was the
: coaches," he said. "Coach
: [Jeff] Casteel did a great job, and
: Coach Stewart and Coach [Bill]
: Kirelawich.
:
: "I think [Finau] has tremendous
: potential. He's a very solid student.
: He has good character, good manners.
: He's just a joy to be around."
:
: West Virginia has also added
: commitments from Jorge Wright of Miami
: (Fla.) and linebacker Bernard Smith of
: Atlanta, Ga.
:
: Smith committed to Mississippi early in
: the recruiting process, then appeared
: headed to Western Kentucky as late as
: early January before opting for WVU. He
: recorded 125 tackles and 12 sacks as a
: senior at Mays High School, earning
: All-City and All-State honors as well
: as a spot in the Georgia North-South
: All-Star Game.
:
: Wright, a 6-3, 260-pound defensive
: end/tackle from Dr. Michael M. Krop
: High School in Miami, visited both West
: Virginia and Auburn before picking the
: Mountaineers.
:
: The latest group of recruits pushes the
: number of WVU commitments to 18.
: National signing day is Wednesday.
:
:
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