Happy 2026, everyone! As we turn the page on yet another year, it’s hard to believe just how much happened over the past 12 months. At this time last year, WVU fans were still adjusting to Rich Rodriguez’s return (he was hired in December 2024), Darrian DeVries was the basketball coach, baseball fans were wondering how well WVU could fare in Steve Sabins’ debut season as coach, and WVU’s rifle team was still looking for its 20th NCAA title.
While it is the offseason for WVU football, the next few months will be critically important for the fall season. The transfer portal is now open for football, and, as expected, a good chunk of the roster has already entered the portal. In some cases, these are players who are looking for a better situation. Some might have been holdovers from the Neal Brown era, who aren’t necessarily a fit for the schemes under Rich Rod (example: Nicco Marchiol, who I sincerely wish success wherever he lands). Other might be players who were buried on the depth chart, and decided to find a place where they could play more (many of these may have been advised by the coaches to seek a new home). There might be a few cases where a player was simply looking for more money. There are a few players who might have been interested in staying, and the coaches interested in keeping them, but at an NIL value below what the player wanted. Regardless, this will be a time where WVU will evaluate the over 1000 players in the portal, and hopefully find some who are good fits that will be able to contribute this fall.
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