In the 24 hours before adding recruits during the Early Signing Period, West Virginia saw a pair of players, including a large one literally and figuratively in Josh Sills, make their way into the transfer portal.
First up, it was running back Martell Pettaway who opted to take his leave of Morgantown. Tuesday evening, the offensive lineman Sills became the second to enter the NCAA transfer database.
The SEC Network‘s Cole Cubelic was the first to report the starting guard’s imminent departure.
West Virginia Offensive Lineman Josh
— Cole Cubelic (@colecubelic) December 17, 2019
Sills has entered the NCAA transfer portal.
Of the two, Sills’ decision to leave the Mountaineers is the most significant.
Prior to the start of the 2019 season, the Ohio native had started 22 of the 25 games in which he played. He started the first two games of this campaign before going down with a season-ending ankle injury. Following the 2018 season, Sills was named second-team All-Big 12 by the conference’s coaches.
It had been thought that the 6-6, 326-pound Sills would either return to WVU in 2020 or enter the NFL draft. Now, it appears he’ll move on to another FBS school as a graduate transfer.
The upcoming season will be the lineman’s last year of eligibility.
A three-star member of WVU’s 2016 recruiting class, Sills was rated as the No. 60 offensive guard in the country and the No. 52 player overall in the state of Ohio. Only one offensive lineman in the Mountaineers’ class that year was rated higher than Sills.
