Reid Carrico Reflects on Time at WVU, Calls Himself a ‘Mountaineer for Life’

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – When Reid Carrico transferred to WVU ahead of the 2024 season, he did so looking to earn more playing time and a chance to lead. Two years later after his final college game, Carrico shared what his time as a Mountaineer means to him.

“I’ll be a Mountaineer until the day I die,” said an emotional Carrico following West Virginia’s 49-0 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday.

WVU LB Reid Carrico: “I’ll be a Mountaineer until the day I die.”

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He even offered a sales pitch to future recruits, both high school athletes and transfers, about why to pick West Virginia over any other offers.

While Carrico didn’t enjoy the team success he may have hoped for at WVU – his tenure included going 6-7 in Neal Brown’s final season in 2024 and then 4-8 during year one of Rich Rodriguez’s return in 2025. Carrico’s first year at WVU also saw his old team, Ohio State, win the College Football national championship.

Despite the struggles for the team, the Ironton, Ohio native said he came into his own as a player, saying that’s a big reason why he doesn’t regret his decision to come to West Virginia.

Earlier in the week, Carrico offered a candid assessment of where he believes the WVU program is headed while discussing the end of his college career and previewing the 2025 season finale on Tuesday.

“I’m excited to see what the team does next year and the teammates that I still have around here in Morgantown, I’m excited to watch and see how they play when it’s year two and maybe they’ll more comfortable in the system,” explained Carrico.

WVU LB Reid Carrico Offers Candid Assessment of Program’s Culture

He then brought up how his optimism is rooted in how the team responded to their brutal losing steak. Being able to turn their level of play around and pick up a couple big wins speaks to the character of the team, according to Carrico.

“For a culture standpoint, it’s getting there. I don’t know that it’s all the way in yet but dag on sure working for it.”

Carrico finished his senior season with 39 solo tackles for 69 in total and 4.5 sacks. He recorded 54 with just 17 as solo in 2024. Ironically enough, Carrico’s highest tackle total in any game came in his last, leaving everything on Mountaineer Field with 11 tackles and sack.

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