WVSN Daily Notebook: Oct. 13, 2020

Welcome to WVSN Daily Notebook. This post will be updated with news throughout the day, so be sure to check back often to stay on top of everything that’s going on with WVU sports and West Virginia high school football.

UPDATE – 8:09 p.m.

The WVU rifle team will start the season ranked no. 3 in the first College Rifle Coaches Association poll.

The Mountaineers are ranked behind Ole Miss and Kentucky at one and two. They are ahead of TCU and Akron in the top five. WVU finished the 2019-20 season also ranked No. 3.

UPDATE – 5:24 p.m.

WVU women’s soccer is up to no. 7 in this week’s rankings.

🆙2⃣ spots 💪

📝: https://t.co/bX5BKsXi3k#HailWV ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/AtI9EZXnnF

— WVU Women's Soccer (@wvuwomenssoccer) October 13, 2020

UPDATE – 2:31 p.m.

2022 offensive line recruit Sullivan Weidman had a virtual visit with WVU.

Had a great virtual visit with @WVUfootball! pic.twitter.com/I6qw6tk3lx

— Sullivan Weidman (@sullyweidman) October 13, 2020

WVU showing some love 💙💛! pic.twitter.com/zPRoIRkDBv

— BJ Blake (@Bjj1k) October 12, 2020

Thanks for showing love @WVUfootball @Coach_Addae pic.twitter.com/uRQgm3qW45

— Terian Williams II "The Playmaker " (@T_WilliamsD1) October 12, 2020

UPDATE – 1:47 p.m.

WVU has offered 2022 wide receiver Jaylen Ward from Alabama. Ward (6-foot-2, 190 lbs.) is rated as a three-star receiver by rivals and the no. 17 recruit from Alabama. He also holds offers from Florida Atlantic, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Troy and Virginia Tech.

Truly Blessed to receive my 7️⃣th Offer from West Virginia University 🔵🏔#TrustTheClimb @SGasperWVU @GeradParker1 @NealBrown_WVU @SpainParkFB pic.twitter.com/FzQOFfCwFu

— ᒍᗩYᒪᗴᑎ ᗯᗩᖇᗪ🗡 (@JaylenWard8) October 13, 2020

UPDATE – 12:04 p.m.

Women’s soccer senior Stefany Ferrer-vanGinkel has been named the Big 12 offensive player of the week. Ferrer-vanGinkel scored a goal and had three shots on goal in WVU’s win over Texas Tech Friday night.

🅶🆆🅶 = Offensive Player of the Week 🤩

Congrats, Stefany!!

📝: https://t.co/rPxmg5o3Im#HailWV ⚽️ pic.twitter.com/ONEPgP4oKC

— WVU Women's Soccer (@wvuwomenssoccer) October 13, 2020

UPDATE – 7 a.m.

Baylor has a COVID problem, and on Monday Bears’ athletic director Mack Rhoades tried to put some of the blame for that problem on West Virginia’s visitor locker rooms.

Mack Rhoades says on SicEm365 Radio that he thinks the program had a false negative test and it could have been transmitted perhaps on the plane trip or in the smaller visitor locker room at West Virginia.

— Shehan Jeyarajah 😷 (@ShehanJeyarajah) October 12, 2020