Hawaiian Offensive Lineman to visit WVU this weekend?

West Virginia may be getting a surprise visitor on the last weekend of recruiting before signing day on Wednesday February 6th. The following appeared in today's Salt Lake Tribune......

It seems like there comes a time during the recruitment of high-profile athletes when those athletes stop talking to newspaper reporters and Web site hosts and information is funneled through another source, such as a high school coach or family member.I get the feeling that's what is happening with some of the Kahuku, Haw., football players that Utah is recruiting and with Uona Kaveinga, the four-star linebacker that committed to BYU but is now said to be considering USC.

So, I called Kahuku coach Reggie Torres today, and he had some interesting information, especially regarding Benji Kemoeatu, the four-star offensive lineman whom Utah is dying to get.

To wit:* West Virginia is making a late run at Kemoeatu, but hasn't decided whether it will offer a scholarship or not."Benji is getting calls from [West Virginia], so he wants to see what they are doing first before he decides anything," Torres said. "If West Virginia gives him an offer to fly there [this weekend], that's what he is going to do."* USC also recently made contact with Kemoeatu.

http://blogs.sltrib.com/recruiting/2008/01/football-west-virginia-jumps-in.html

I believe WVU is interested in this player as a center prospect. Kemoeatu has a brother who plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers just 70 miles north of Morgantown. Stay tuned as Mountaineer Cave will continue to update this situation, along with many other developing stories, as signing day draws closer.

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4 big basketball recruits attend Georgetown game

WVU men's basketball coach Bobby Huggins hosted 4 big time hoops recruits this past weekend as WVU got a head start on future recruiting classes.

These four recruits(signing year next to name) were at the GTown game on unofficial visits.......

Bobby Capobianco 2009

Zeke Marshall 2009

Allen Payne 2010

Stevie Taylor 2011

Capobianco is a 6-8 230 pound power forward out of Ohio who is an excellent defender and rebounder. Marshall is a 6-11 245 pound center just up the road at McKeesport. Payne is a 6-6 215 pound swing man from the buckeye state who could be the crown jewel off what will be a fantastic 2010 WVU class. Taylor, also of Ohio, is a 5-5, 155 pound point guard who can fly up and down the court.

Huggins was recently quoted as saying that he and his staff will start recruiting kids as early as their 8th grade year. Looking at the list of visitors for the Georgetown game one can see that Bobby Hugggins, Dave Hahn, Larry Harrison and Eric Martin are hitting the recruiting trail hard.

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Mountaineers add JUCO defensive lineman

D.J. Shaw was holding out hope he would earn a scholarship offer from a top Division I school. Schools like Ohio University and Jackson State offered up free rides, but the 6-2, 275 pound player from Meadville, MS was looking for a better offer. WVU coaches stopped by to watch some tape at Copiah-Lincoln Junior College and liked what they saw out of Shaw. A scholarship was offered and now Shaw has become the latest addition to the Mountaineers 2008 recruiting class. With standout defensive linemen Keilen Dykes and Johnny Dingle headed to the National Football League it became imperative that the Mountaineers find a few players who could step in right away. Shaw has the strength and experience to compete for time at nose tackle for WVU with returning letter winner Chris Neild. Some will consider this a reach, but I think it is safe to say that the WVU coaching staff is not just going around handing out scholarship offers to those who can't compete at this level. Only time will tell, but Shaw will at the very least provide some size and depth along the Mountaineer defensive line.

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Mountaineers land athletic defender

Atlanta Mays defensive end Bernard Smith gave his verbal pledge to the West Virginia Mountaineer football coaches today. Smith was so sure of his decision after his weekend in Morgantown he called Arkansas Razorback coaches to tell them he wouldn't be making his scheduled trip to the SEC school next weekend. Smith gives the Mountaineer coaching staff another versatile, athletic defender in the 2008 class. Recruiting Coordinator Doc Holliday may have a few more tricks up his sleeve in the very near future. Be sure to check back at Mountaineer Cave frequently as more good news on the recruiting front is said to be imminent.

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WVU hoops loses to Georgetown and the officials 58-57

The Mountaineer men's basketball team was robbed by Ed Hightower and his crew of bumbling, fumbling officials at the West Virginia University Coliseum this evening. I wish I had the answers as to why game officials have a problem with WVU, but it is obvious there is something that they don't like about the Mountaineers. Hopefully the team can rebound and defeat Cincinatti on Wednesday night in Morgantown.


Head football coach Bill Stewart and his assistants brought several Mountaineer football prospects to the game tonight, including their #1 target on the list, Josh Jenkins. It appears that WVU has fought of Florida $tate and Ohio $tate to secure the services of the 6-4, 290 pound offensive lineman. Mountaineer Cave will be parading around town over the next 24 hours and will have another update on the football recruiting weekend as well as the results of emergency services attempt to remove Len Elmore's head from Georgetown basketball head coach John Thompson III's anal cavity. Yup charmined.

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WVU Football Recruiting

It is a big recruiting weekend for WVU as signing day is about 10 days away. Mountaineer recruiting coordinator Doc Holiday and company have been on the road recruiting since joining head coach Bill stewart's staff. The biggest news of the weekend thus far revolves around Parkersburg High School phenom offensive lineman Josh Jenkins. Josh officially visited last weekend and will be back in town on Saturday for an unofficial visit. He will join 6-8 other high school prospects at the WVU Coliseum Saturday night for the basketball game vs. Georgetown. While no official list of recruits has been released from the Puskar Center, there is little doubt that WVU is in good shape to finish the 2008 recruiting class out with several highly regarded prospects. Keep visiting Mountaineer Cave for updates throughout the weekend.

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