WVU football officially began fall camp in preparation for their 2025 campaign on Wednesday – and with that came an update on a situation that will play a major role in determining who is on the field when the Mountaineers welcome Robert Morris University to Milan Puskar Stadium on Aug. 30 to open the season.
The Mountaineers added over 70 additions this offseason from the transfer portal as they overhauled the roster under incoming head coach Rich Rodriguez, who inherits the job for the second time in his career and for the first time since 2007. Most of those players were partaking in practice on Wednesday, but four athletes – edge rusher Jimmori Robinson, wideout Jeffrey Weimer, halfback Tye Edwards, and defensive back Justin Harrington – and are still deemed ineligible and waiting for a decision from the NCAA on whether or not they'll be granted waivers to play.
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After practice on Wednesday, Rodriguez discussed the hold-up with the media. During his comments on the matter, he shared that the eligibility issues that require waivers for his athletes closely resemble similar situations that players with other programs have dealt with.
"It's very frustrating. The NCAA I know has got a big job and there is a lot of waivers out there but for all of our guys there have been similar situations where other players have been in the exact same scenario and have gotten eligibility or have gotten injunctions that allow them to play. So that's where our hope is," Rodriguez said.
But until waivers are approved, the aforementioned players won't be joining the team for organized fall camp activities – which is an unfortunate situation situation given that multiple players awaiting waivers are expected to play significant roles in the team's rotation this season.
"They have to workout on their own and do everything on their own until then," Rodriguez said.