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Collin Smith commits to WVU football team

By Matthew Peaslee

Oct 29, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers safety Dravon Askew-Henry (6) cannot make an interception during the first half as TCU Horned Frogs wide receiver Kolby Listenbee (7) looks on at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 29, 2015; Fort Worth, TX, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers safety Dravon Askew-Henry (6) cannot make an interception during the first half as TCU Horned Frogs wide receiver Kolby Listenbee (7) looks on at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Collin Smith will help bolster the WVU football team’s defense in the future.

By committing to head coach Dana Holgorsen and the Mountaineers this week, Smith can focus on his senior season at Ligonier Valley High School and West Virginia can determine how he will be used when he dons the old gold and blue.

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The Mountaineers attracted Smith thanks in part to his unique athletic ability. He plays both ways at his suburban Pittsburgh high school, but is mainly seen as a quarterback at the prep level.

That will likely change when he comes to the WVU football program.

Smith is well-polished offensively, as well as defensively. That’s why he’ll likely transition to the defensive side, full time, with the Mountaineers. He can add depth at safety by the 2018 season and may be able to crack the depth chart shortly after that.

According to 247sports.com, Smith is a three-star prospect and in the Top 50 of all prospects within the state of Pennsylvania. He probably could have played quarterback at a lower level of college football, but Smith definitely made the right decision in coming over to the WVU football team.

The prestige of the Mountaineers certainly carries weight in this situation, as does the proximity of Morgantown to the Pittsburgh area. What’s also a good sign in this signing is that Smith used the proper “West Virginia Univeristy” name when announcing his decision on social media.

It seems that most athletic recruits butcher WVU into the University of West Virginia.

It’s safe to say that it will all be amended when those future Mountaineers arrive on campus, and you can’t blame a teenager for just being excited to earn a scholarship at the Division I level.

At this time, it’s good to see Smith is ready to help out when it’s his time on the WVU football field. Smith’s commitment was the latest this week as the team got a verbal from Alex Woods.

Woods comes to the Mountaineers from Lackawanna Community College, the same school that bred Kevin White.

In a few years, Woods and Smith will be continuing the success of the West Virginia defense, put in place by defensive coordinator Tony Gibson.

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