beaverbaseball 10 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 The Mountaineers came out on top in what was one of the most rugged slugfests of the 2004-05 recruiting season on Tuesday when five-star running back Jason Gwaltney announced live on ESPNews that he will sign with West Virginia University http://westvirginia.rivals.com/default.asp?SR=RivalsFP He is ranked #15 overall in the nation. I think WVU running game will continue to be great over the next few years with this prospect. WVU has 30 committed prospects including 2 from around here Nate Sowers-Martinsburg Zac Cooper-Weir(this dude scared me, he almost stopped us from even making it to the big game) haha MARSHALL had a total of 16 committents. And not one of them are from West Virginia. I think we need to get more prospects from our state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhsfan88 22 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 I heard from my cousin, who is from Bluefield, that Marshall got a commitment from the #1 RB out of the state of Florida. Heard they beat out FSU,Florida,Miami and LSU for this guy. J/w if any of you had heard anything about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 I just now checked on it and the only RB from Flordia that Marshall got is Deondrea Lindsey/RB 2 star, 6-0/175 St. Petersburg, FL You can check it out at this website: http://marshall.rivals.com/commitlist.asp?Sport=1&Year=2005&School=153 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhsfan88 22 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 The site you gave is for last years recruiting. Here's the 2005 one web page It says they have a commitment from a 3 star player named Paul O'Hara, maybe this is the guy I was told of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 It is possible It does say that he second school was Flordia so it good be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhsfan88 22 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Maybe he can come in and be a nice 3rd down back or something b/c i think that a certain Mr. Bradshaw will probally being handling the running duties next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 haha yea im happy to see Bradshaw doing good up at Marshall. As long as he can stay out of trouble I think he will have a Great season if not a All-American Season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhsfan88 22 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 I'm not saying what he did was right but it might have been a blessing in disguise that he got kicked out of UVA and then got a chance at Marshall to play RB. If he stayed at UVA he might have never seen the field until his junior year and might have never had the chance to play on offense, where i think he excels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 That is true. I think Marshall is a good school for him anyway. Even though the Prestige isn't as big as Virginia, he will see more playing time and more publicity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhsfan88 22 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Yeah Marshall is a very good fit for him and maybe he can follow the like of Pennington, Moss, and Leftwich and make it good in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 He has a chance 2 We will just have to wait and see how he progresses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 I have found Gwaltney High school Stat's Gwaltney rushed for 2,377 yards and 37 touchdowns as a senior. He rushed for 5,112 yards, 90 TDs and scored 546 points during his first three years. He runs a 4.5 in the 40 He also caught 11 passes for 169 yards. Gwaltney is strong, bench pressing 390 pounds, squats 415 and has a 33-inch vertical jump. He carries a 2.7 GPA and has scored a 860 SAT (March retake). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 He better improve those test scores or he won't qualify, even with the sliding scale... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 That is true. But he will prolly be studying alot since he can take it over in March Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue02 11 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Anyone see the picture of WVU's coach holding the Mayo, after he signed Gwaltney he is making the schools news paper sports editor eat it because he said he couldn't sign a top RB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 HAHA that is halrious do u have the site to the picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue02 11 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaf/photo?slug=wvds10302022256.west_virginia_signings_wvds103&prov=ap There it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 thanks man That jar of mayo is freakin HUGE lol It is gonna suck for that newspaper guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 I wonder if it is the same writer that dogged WVU (WVU can't compete with the Big Boys) in his column last week... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBlue02 11 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 Dont mention it,and yeah it probably is but we all know whos the better team. VT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Dont mention it,and yeah it probably is but we all know whos the better team. VT [/ QUOTE ] WVU!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 This coming up year vt will be better, Seeing that wvu lost all of its big play makers to the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaverbaseball 10 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 That is true but Tech lost some players 2. I still think WVU and Louisville will battle it out for the Big East Conference Title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 He's ranked 15th in the top 100 players He's ranked 3rd for running backs in the nation He's ranked 1st in the New York Top 15 players WVU has just gotten maybe one of its best recruits ever... And he turned down offers from the 2 time defending champion USC trojans to play for the mountianeers.... he's 6 foot, 234 pounds, and runs a 4.6/40 and led his team to a divison 2 title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefieldRocks 14 Report Share Posted February 3, 2005 If your a WVU then you'll like this, I found it while i was looking for some facts about jason gwaltney. Its pretty much highlights of wvu's 2003 season...I suggest you watch my personall favorite video. It was voted espn's 2003 top college football play of the year... wvu highlights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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