WVSN Daily Notebook: Aug. 12, 2021

The West Virginia Sports Now Notebook is a daily recap of recruiting news concerning West Virginia Football and Basketball.

Update (5:38 PM)- 

**West Virginia extends an offer to 2024 OT Daniel Calhoun (6’5”, 330) from Roswell, Georgia. Calhoun holds a big offer list from Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Central Florida and Wake Forest.

Update (12:14 PM)- 

**West Virginia extends an offer today to 2023 3-star athlete Aaron Gates from Trinity Christian School in Sharpsburg, Georgia. Gates (6’1”, 180) also holds offers from California, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, Michigan State, Pitt, South Carolina and Vanderbilt.

Update (9:35 AM)-

WVU Athletics is seeking singers to perform the National Anthem at our sporting events. Email us your audition, today! 🇺🇸🎶#HailWV pic.twitter.com/fk8n18aOfu

— WVU Sports (@WVUSports) August 12, 2021

Update (9:27 AM)-

Almost Heaven pic.twitter.com/oRjU7Vkzc0

— WVU Football (@WVUfootball) August 12, 2021

Update (9:17 AM)- 

**Record breaking stuff by former West Virginia ace Alek Manoah.

.@Alek_Manoah6's 11 Ks are tied for the most by a @BlueJays rookie pitcher. pic.twitter.com/9wQeaGR8Yr

— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) August 12, 2021

Update (8:39 AM)- 

**In the later hours of Wednesday night, 2023 four-star LB Raul Aguirre received a scholarship offer from West Virginia.

Aguirre announced his offer on Twitter.

#AGTG Blessed to Receive an Offer from the University of West Virginia @NealBrown_WVU @trey_neyer @Backendcoach12 @CoachLesley_WVU @Mansell247 @ChadSimmons_ @Rivals @RivalsFriedman @coachcfrazier 🙏🏼🟡🔵 pic.twitter.com/930dGXbSBH

— 4⭐️ LB POPO ESPN 300 (@lRaulAguirre) August 11, 2021

Aguirre is a Fayetteville, Georgia native who has been ranked by 247Sports as a top-100 prospect for the class of 2023. The 6-foot-1, 220-pound linebacker has received interest so far from Arkansas, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Aguirre is the second-highest linebacker that the Mountaineers have recruited for the class of 2023.