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Kimo Makane’ole Switching Positions… Again | WVU Football All 105
All 105 is a West Virginia Sports Now series profiling each member of the 2025 WVU Football Roster.
Plenty of players on this year’s Mountaineers team took a circuitous route to where they are now, whether bouncing from school to school or transferring from junior colleges in an attempt to prove themselves, but redshirt senior offensive lineman Kimo Makane’ole might take the cake.
The 6-foot-4, 298 pound lineman spent the first three seasons of his college career (including a redshirt year) on the offensive line at LSU before the Tigers coaching staff decided to try him on the defensive line in 2024. While Makane’ole saw the most playing time of any season in college to date, appearing in ten games, he hit the transfer portal at the end of the season. Now, the Mountaineers list him back on the o-line.
Makane’ole’s profile fits that of a backup offensive lineman, able to pop in and give the starters a break or contribute on special teams.
56 • Kimo Makane’ole, redshirt senior offensive line
Last year: Playing at LSU, the Tigers tried Makane’ole out on the defensive line, where he appeared in 10 games. Now, he’s back to the other side of the ball with West Virginia.
Stats: 19 games across three college seasons, splitting time between the offensive and defensive lines.
Camp outlook: WVU Football saw enough out of Makane’ole during spring camp to decide to play him back on the offensive line.
Projected role: Expect Makane’ole to serve as a backup in 2025.
Accolades, highlights: Makane’ole’s ability to play on both sides of the ball makes him an intriguing story even as a backup.
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