WVSN Notebook 5/23: WVU Football Offers, Former Mountaineer Finds New Home

The West Virginia Sports Now Daily Notebook is a daily recap of news concerning WVU Athletics.

Update (7:46 PM) – 

WVU offers a class of 2025 4-star DB Ben Hanks (6-foot-1, 150 pounds).

Blessed to receive an offer from university of West Virginia 🔵🟡 #AGTG @MiamiBTW_FB @Coach_IceHarris @On3sports @Rivals @ChadSimmons_ @NealBrown_WVU @Backendcoach12 pic.twitter.com/Pe4mLeRe3V

— Ben Hanks Jr (@benhanks_) May 23, 2023

Update (3:36 PM) – 

Former Mountaineer DB Caleb Coleman commits to Texas State.

I won’t fold or bend or break I swear I’m SOLID as they come! #COMMITTED #LLK💙 #TakeBackTexas🤠 pic.twitter.com/r3MWQtzmMi

— Caleb Coleman (@CalebCTwenty20) May 23, 2023

Update (2:02 PM) – 

WVU special teams coordinator Jeff Koonz visited a high school in Toronto, Ohio.

We really appreciate @CoachKoonz and @WVUfootball for stopping by Toronto HS today to talk about some of our rising prospects!!! @MarchbankMason @AndySilverthorn @KinseyZebulin pic.twitter.com/4imCJCdZf2

— Josh Franke (@Coach_Franke) May 23, 2023

Update (10:30 AM) – 

WVU football sends a couple offers to class of 2025 players Julian Mendez (6-foot-1, 195-pound LB from Florida) and Jacob Joseph (6-foot-3, 215-pound Edge from Florida).

Extremely blessed to receive an offer from West Virginia University!!!! 🟦🟨 #agtg #blessed @TheCribSouthFLA @CoachRack75 @chop_ortega @MohrRecruiting @adamgorney @Andrew_Ivins @Coach__Lal @larryblustein @FootballHotbed @Dwight_XOS @CoachMacho pic.twitter.com/659xg7peLy

— Julian Mendez (@showout00) May 23, 2023

Blessed to receive an offer from West Virginia University! @CoachRack75 @Coach__Lal @CoachMacho @chop_ortega @TheCribSouthFLA pic.twitter.com/eec6cltxAg

— Jacob Joseph (@JacobJoseph07) May 23, 2023

Update (9:30 AM) – 

A Cincinnati, Ohio native signs with WVU football as a PWO.

HUGE SHOUTOUT of CONGRATS to @AndersonRaptors Student-Athlete @chandlerstarks9 & his FAMILY on his commitment to take his ACADEMIC & ATHLETIC talents to West Virginia University to play Football!!!@_AHS_Football @WVUfootball @mlaughman @MikeDyer @ENQSports #AHSisFAMILY pic.twitter.com/7x5e4yWbWU

— AHS Athletics (@AHSRaptorsAD) May 23, 2023

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