Thursday afternoon, another former Mountaineer defender, defensive lineman Eddie Kelly Jr., told me that he will also pursue an extra year of eligibility and would like to play that season at West Virginia. The NCAA moved to a new age-based eligibility model earlier this summer, which will give student-athletes five years to play five seasons. Unfortunately, that rule does not pertain to those whose eligibility was exhausted under the previous eligibility rules — aka 2025-26 seniors. Kelly began his career at South Florida in 2022, transferred to Georgia Tech (2023), then to Missouri (2024), and WVU in 2025. In 12 games for the Mountaineers last fall, Kelly recorded 25 tackles, three passes defended, 1.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks.