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Traditional recruits give WVU football a solid class

By Matthew Peaslee

Nov 28, 2015; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers players celebrate after beating the Iowa State Cyclones at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2015; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers players celebrate after beating the Iowa State Cyclones at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 3, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Martin Luther King running back Martell Pettaway smiles after committing to the West Virginia Mountaineers at West Virginia University during national signing day at the Horatio Williams Foundation headquarters. Mandatory Credit: Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press via USA TODAY NETWORK
Feb 3, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Martin Luther King running back Martell Pettaway smiles after committing to the West Virginia Mountaineers at West Virginia University during national signing day at the Horatio Williams Foundation headquarters. Mandatory Credit: Kirthmon F. Dozier/Detroit Free Press via USA TODAY NETWORK /

RB – Martell Petteway

POSITION: Running back

HEIGHT: 5-foot-9

WEIGHT: 200 pounds

HOMETOWN: Detroit, Mich.

HIGH SCHOOL: Martin Luther King

RATING: 3-star

OTHER OFFERS: Illinois, Iowa Minnesota, Cincinnati, Michigan State, Northwestern, Vanderbilt

SKINNY: WVU football extended its wide-spread recruiting footprint into Big 10 territory and scored a solid running back in Petteway. He was regarded as the No. 8 prospect in Michigan by ESPN and the No. 1 RB in Michigan by Scout. Petteway rushed for 1,600 yards as a senior with 22 touchdowns and had nearly 5,000 yards for his career. He capped off his senior season with a state championship victory and a 14-0 record.

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