WVU Football Recruiting
West Virginia Sports Now Recruiting Notebook: May 28

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 5:40 p.m.
**WVU has now offered offensive guard Brad Harris Jr. from Philadelphia.
BLESSED to receive an offer from West Virginia University! pic.twitter.com/Ej8dEQzFYO
— Brad Harris Jr. (@b1radh) May 28, 2020
Harris (6-foot-4, 255 lbs.) is a three-star 2022 prospect out of St. Joeseph’s Prep. He has offers from Arizona State, Rutgers, Central Michigan and Michigan State.
Update 3:30 p.m.
**West Virginia has offered 2021 running back Antario Brown from Savannah, Georgia.
Extremely Blessed to Receive an Offer from West Virginia University❗️#TrustTheClimb @CoachTTrickett @Beach_Athletics @8timestatechamp @BigHomieMoe @TrainerOfSpeed pic.twitter.com/2AfGMlhiTr
— ManyHearts♥️✌🏿 (@antariobrown20) May 28, 2020
Brown (5-foot-11, 205 lbs.) is a three-star prospect with offers from South Carolina and Virginia Tech.
**WVU has also offered 2022 wide receiver Dakota Twitty.
#AGTG #Blessed to receive an offer from @WVUfootball. Thanks @NealBrown_WVU and @GeradParker1. @TJCAOfficialFB @threat_sports @SC_DBGROUP @prototyp2022 @247recruiting @rivalsmike @DonCallahanIC @ScoutNickP @scout_trout @Rivals pic.twitter.com/Qeo8BzGSFS
— Dakota Dak Twitty (@dakota_twitty) May 28, 2020
Twitty (6-foot-3, 195 lbs.) is a four-star prospect from North Carolina. He has power five offers from Kentucky, Louisville, Pitt, South Carolina and Virginia.
**Moving away from skill players, Neal Brown has also offered offensive tackle Joshua Simmons from San Diego, California.
Blessed to be offered a full ride scholarship to the university of West Virginia @CoachMooreWVU pic.twitter.com/T7bfl6ALUV
— Josh🐙 (@josh5immons) May 28, 2020
Simmons (6-foot-6, 280 lbs.) is a four-star 2021 prospect and one of the best recruits in California according to 247Sports rivals who both have him as the 26th best overall. Simmons has offers from Oregon, Georgia, Michigan, UCLA, USC, Washington, Arizona, Arizona State, Arkansas, Duke, Miami, Michigan State, Oklahoma and Penn State, among others.
**WVU has offered another future prospect with a lot of upside in 2023 running back Richard Young.
I Am Blessed to Receive An offer from West Virginia University 🔵🟡 @coachchaney96 @CoachChadScott @BALLERSCHOICE1 pic.twitter.com/X526qYXc3f
— Richard Young ⚡️ (@richard39495691) May 28, 2020
Young (6-foot, 190 lbs.) is from Lehigh Acres, Florida and already boasts an impressive offer sheet. Young has offers from Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Nebraska, Ole Miss, Penn State, Pitt, South Carolina, Rutgers, Texas A&M and Wisconsin.