West Virginia linebacker Josiah Trotter enters transfer portal

West Virginia Mountaineers linebacker Josiah Trotter (40) intercepts a pass during a college football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys (OSU) and the West Virginia Mountaineers at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, Okla., Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. / BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

West Virginia football has suffered it's first loss of a starter to the transfer portal.

ESPN's Pete Thamel reported on Wednesday that linebacker Josiah Trotter has told the outlet he will be entering the transfer portal following Neal Brown's firing from the program.

WVU starting linebacker Josiah Trotter is entering the NCAA transfer portal, he told ESPN. @TrotterJosiah had 92 tackles last year for the Mountaineers, 4 TFLs and an interception. He's the son of NFL Pro Bowler Jeremiah Trotter Sr. and brother of Eagles LB Jeremiah Trotter Jr. pic.twitter.com/hHpmnxDtFo
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) December 4, 2024

Trotter was one of the more consistent pieces of a WVU defense that struggled mightily in 2024 -- he played in all 12 games for the Mountaineers, recording 92 tackles, 4 tackles for losses, and 1 interception. He will have three seasons of eligibility remaining.

Trotter is the son of multi-time NFL Pro Bowler Jeremiah Trotter and the brother of current NFL star Jeremiah Trotter Jr. -- his father played collegiately at Stephen F. Austin from 1995-1997, while his brother starred collegiately at Clemson from 2021-2023.