West Virginia Sports Now Recruiting Notebook: May 13

Keep updated on all the news and notes concerning West Virginia recruiting in the WVU Sports Now Recruiting Notebook. If Neal Brown, Bob Huggins and their staff extend a scholarship offer, you’ll find out about it in our recruiting notebook.

UPDATE: 8:23 p.m.

**WVU has offered 2023 defensive lineman Tyriq Blanding.

Blessed to receive an offer from West Virginia University @CoachEugene10 @second2nonej @jaynycbee @CoachTTrickett @CjTurn2 pic.twitter.com/jVZW5WdRcm

— Tyriq Blanding (@Tyriq58) May 13, 2020

Blanding (6-foot-3, 255 lbs.) has finished his freshman season at Christ the King High School, NY. He also has offers from Miami, Syracuse, UMass and Pitt.

UPDATE: 3:02 p.m.

**West Virginia has offered wide receiver Skyler Bell just a few days before he is set to announce his commitment.

Blessed to have earned an offer from West Virginia University #HailWVU #TrustTheClimb 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/00pLLxEg5M

— Juice👑 (@_skylerbell5) May 13, 2020

Bell (6-foot-1, 185 lbs.) is from The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut. He is rated as a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and rivals. Both outlets also have Bell as the sixth-best prospect in Connecticut.

Bell tweeted that he will announce his commitment on May 20. He has power five offers from Georgia Tech, Iowa, Northwestern, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Virginia and Wisconsin.

UPDATE: 2:52 p.m.

**WVU has offered athlete Trevor Carter, coming off of his freshman year at Ironton High School in Ohio.

Excited and blessed to receive an offer from the West Virginia Mountaineers! @CoachVic_WVU @CoachWright37 @NealBrown_WVU pic.twitter.com/tdUFdVerzb

— Trevor Carter (@CarterTrevor18) May 13, 2020

Carter (6-1, 190 lbs.) is a 2023 prospect and already has offers from Arkansas, Pitt and Toledo. In his Twitter bio Carter lists himself as a safety, outside linebacker and running back. Since he tagged WVU DC Vic Koenning and OLB coach Dontae Wright in his tweet it seems WVU is interested in him at linebacker.

**West Virginia is in the top eight fo defensive end Ozzie Hoffler.

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— Ozzie Hoffler (@O_hoff2021) May 12, 2020

Hoffler (6-foot-3, 220) is a 2021 defensive end that is rated as a three-star prospect from Georgia. West Virginia offered Hoffler at the end of February. Also in his top eight are Boston College, Kansas, Virginia Tech, Central Florida, Temple, Wake Forest and Memphis.