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Former Michigan player Keith Washington transfers to WVU football team

By Matthew Peaslee

MORGANTOWN, WV - SEPTEMBER 03: General view as seat cushions await fans before the game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and Missouri Tigers at Milan Puskar Stadium on September 3, 2016 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV - SEPTEMBER 03: General view as seat cushions await fans before the game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and Missouri Tigers at Milan Puskar Stadium on September 3, 2016 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Keith Washington is leaving Michigan and joining the WVU football team, it was announced this week.

According to Blue Gold News, Washington was with Michigan for two years. He played sparingly with the Wolverines before leaving Ann Arbor to play at a junior college. Now, he is with the WVU football team and can make an impact right away.

At 6-foot-2, 180 pounds, Washington is a good size to appear in the West Virginia secondary. He will be eligible to play on the WVU football team for three years and he will likely step into a starting spot right away. He will have plenty of time to capitalize on his solid season of play at Copiah-Lincoln junior college.

According to 247sports.com, Washington was recruited by WVU assistant Doug Belk. Belk has been a nice addition to the staff coming from his early career with the Alabama football program. However, the West Virginia defense struggled mightily this season in certain games. With the Big 12, there will always be pass-happy programs looking to torch the secondary. Belk probably relayed to Washington that there would be plenty of opportunities to make big plays as a defensive back with the Mountaineers.

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Michigan fans were sad to see Washington go. Comments in a MLive.com story reveal that Washington had a great attitude and those fans also express that they will support him with the WVU football team.

Washington, himself, showed love back to the Michigan fanbase with his tweet that told he would be joining the Mountaineers.

Using the hashtag #TakeMeHome18 is a great idea and seems to unite the new players recruited to be Mountaineers. Other incoming WVU football players, like Aliquippa’s Kwantel Raines, have recently said that they, too, will be on the recruiting trail trying to convince top players to join the next class of Mountaineers.

The 2018 class could be one of the best classes in decades for the WVU football team. It also looks to be the best under current head coach Dana Holgorsen.

Holgorsen signed an extension last season that will keep him in Morgantown for at least the next five years. Some WVU football fans disagree with those terms and state that Holgorsen hasn’t done enough to warrant a big contract.

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However, if he can pull together this recruiting class and they go on to compete for championships in two to three years, he will have done his job to the fullest.

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