Moments ago, Gavin Crawford announced he will transfer to Virginia Tech, making him the fourth addition of Moore's tenure.
The 6-foot-3, 300-pounder was rated an 87 by 247Sports, making him a three-star prospect out of high school. He held 19 scholarship offers, ultimately choosing West Virginia over Florida, Maryland, Michigan State, UCLA, and others.
247Sports scouting analyst Hudson Standish described Crawford as a "violent finisher who can operate with effectiveness when asked to pull or climb to the second level and pick off backers."
He has four seasons of eligibility plus a redshirt season remaining and projects as an interior lineman at the collegiate level.
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Give me Moore!
Serious question: Was WVU's OL good last year? Not trying to be a dick, but they were 6-7 like we were.
I don't think they were world beaters but I don't think they sacked their own QB multiple times either.
My outlook on it is this. Our OL was putrid last year (and multiple years before) wholesale change is fine in my book, if they quickest way we can get going in the right direction is to bring in a bunch of guys familiar with Moore even if they're not a massive step up talent wise (I believe just about all of them are a talent step up from everyone except maybe Chaplin when Chaplin wanted to play) then it makes sense to me.
They were a strength of the team. Kind of like how we had two AA Dlinemen and well we couldn't stop anyone. So while better than what we had they also fit the mold Moore wants so they probably play as a unit way better than anything we saw last year. Not saying they are going to walk us down the field like the 1989 WVU squad but they are a big upgrade for us.
From Google AI
In 2024, the West Virginia University (WVU) offensive line received high praise, earning the 86.9 grade in PFF's ratings. They were also named to the Foundation for Teamwork's 2024 Midseason Honor Roll for the Joe Moore Award. Wyatt Milum, the left tackle, stands out as a standout performer, leading all tackles with a 90.9 grade.
Key highlights:
High PFF Grade:
West Virginia's offensive line was the only unit in the country to earn 84-plus grades in both pass-blocking and run-blocking.
I think they were the better part of the offense.
As opposed to VT's offense last year, where the OL was a clear weakness.
that's being generous to our Oline
I look at it this way, Moore knows who on that WVU line can play and he's seen what we have. Can he cobble together one good OL between the two of them? Hopefully he's bringing over the pieces to help and taking the best of ours to get to 5.
I know you don't like 'advanced' stats, but two highlights that stood out to me:
But I think the piece that stands out most to me is that it seems like he's able to convince every recruit that he is the only coach who can develop them. Beyond that:
Thank You- we have been awful at Power Success rate- so please bring that on.
From what I understand, OL is one of the few places that WVU actually did pretty well. If we just replaced ours with theirs and everything else remained the same, we would have been a much better team last year.
Was their 6-7 season against colleges like St Mary's School for the Blind and Lame or was it against upper tier football programs?
Wins... 6...
U Albany 49-14
Kansas 32-28
Oklahoma State 38-14
Arizona 31-26
Cincinnati 31-24
UCF 31-21
Losses... 7...
Penn State 12-34
Pitt 34-38
Iowa State 16-28
Kansas State 18-45
Baylor 35-49
Texas Tech 15-52
Memphis 34-42
They scored over 30 points nine (9) times.
Huge Get. Big Body, aggressive.
Two of the transfer OL from WVU are Good Counsel guys. The more we get from the WCAC the better (Moore has that connection).
Crawford had UF, UGA, Tennessee offers out of HS.
Am I reading this wrong or did he enroll in January and transferred after spring practice?
He has four seasons of eligibility plus a redshirt season remaining and projects as an interior lineman at the collegiate level.
Not complaining either way, but think Moore recruited him vs actually coached him so far.
You're not reading it wrong. He was a December signee, enrolled in January, and is transferring to VT after one semester at WVU.
To be fair, the group that he signed up for moved to VT.
to be even more fair: morganhole is a dump and i wouldnt want to live there either
French's impact on my football knowledge...I looked at Crawford's senior highlights and focused only on his feet
This is the way!
Out on vacation, but seeing a new OL come in, have to post.
Looks like he profiles as a Guard...possibly putting some context to Bob Schick's decision.