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ORLANDO, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 18: Michael Coats Jr. #3 of the /West Virginia Mountaineers in position against the UCF Knights during the first half at FBC Mortgage Stadium on October 18, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Eston Parker/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images) | ISI Photos via Getty Images

The Shotgun Throwdown is our daily open thread, a place to keep tabs on what’s happening throughout the day.

This is your space to talk through the stuff that pops up throughout the day (and night) — news, rumors, random thoughts, questions, complaints, celebrations, anything you think feels worth talking about. I’ll be dropping in anything newsworthy as the day unfolds.

West Virginia news, Big 12 chatter, realignment whispers, recruiting nuggets, coaching rumors, portal watch, TV schedule griping, or just whatever’s bouncing around your head — it’s all fair game here.

[Three WVU true freshmen are turning heads this spring and each could factor into the starting lineup in 2026

Rich Rodriguez and Zac Alley are both surprised by how quickly their best freshmen have picked things up this spring.

wvnews.com](https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/true-freshmen-make-impressions-for-wvu-this-spring/article_65499dfe-fc36-4866-8e88-6816c558f5fe.html) [Michael Coats signs with the Browns as an undrafted free agent; Reid Carrico gets a Cleveland rookie mini-camp invite

Coats started all 12 games at corner for WVU last season. Carrico had 4.5 sacks and a forced fumble in two seasons as a Mountaineer.

wboy.com](https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-football/browns-pick-up-former-mountaineers-michael-coats-and-reid-carrico/) [Chase Wilson invited to New York Jets rookie mini-camp

Wilson posted 46 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions in his lone season with the Mountaineers.

wboy.com](https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-football/jets-invite-chase-wilson-to-rookie-mini-camp/) [Jeff Weimer invited to Chiefs rookie mini-camp after 21 receptions and two touchdowns at WVU in 2025

Weimer’s college career included stops at junior college, UNLV and Idaho State before his senior season in Morgantown.

wboy.com](https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-football/jeff-weimer-invited-to-chiefs-rookie-mini-camp/) [Edward Vesterinen earns a Vikings rookie mini-camp invite

The Helsinki, Finland native spent all five of his college seasons in Morgantown, posting 77 career tackles and 6.5 sacks.

wboy.com](https://www.wboy.com/goldandbluenation/wvu-football/vesterinen-invited-to-vikings-rookie-mini-camp/) [No. 12 WVU Baseball drops the series finale at Cincinnati after blowing a three-run eighth-inning lead

The Mountaineers fall to 28-12 and 13-8 in Big 12 play. Kelly and Schoenfeld each had two RBI in the loss.

wvusports.com](https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/26/baseball-cincinnati-rallies-to-defeat-mountaineers-and-take-series) [WVU Women’s Basketball lands 6-foot-7 center Hawa Doumbouya from VCU as its fourth transfer addition this offseason

Doumbouya has played at Maryland and VCU after redshirting at Virginia. She will be a redshirt junior at WVU.

wvnews.com](https://www.wvnews.com/bluegoldnews/wvu-adds-6-7-center-to-womens-basketball-transfer-list/article_8bb40a38-3bec-423d-a89e-3ea662a9cda7.html) [Former WVU baseball coach Greg Van Zant begins new chapter coaching high school softball in Bridgeport

Van Zant went 528-451-1 in 18 seasons as WVU’s head coach. He now coaches daughter Reese at Bridgeport High School.

wvmetronews.com](https://wvmetronews.com/2026/04/26/things-happen-for-a-reason-former-wvu-skipper-van-zant-enjoying-first-season-overseeing-bridgeport-softball/)

[WVU Golf heads to Prairie Dunes for the Big 12 Championship

The Mountaineers opened this morning at 9:30AM. Kaleb Wilson makes his fourth conference championship appearance.

wvusports.com](https://wvusports.com/news/2026/4/26/golf-heads-to-big-12-championship)

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