BREAKING: WVU Loses Another Safety to Transfer Portal

The Mountaineer secondary gets even thinner.

Moments ago, West Virginia redshirt senior safety Jake Long announced on Twitter that he will enter the transfer portal and play elsewhere for his final year of eligibility.

I have made the decision to enter the transfer portal and weigh my options on where I will finish the last year of my football career. Thank you to everyone who helped me at wvu and throughout my time in college. Thank you to the fans for all the love you guys have showed me.

— Jake long (@Long22J) May 11, 2021

This past season, Long appeared in five games for the Mountaineers and totaled just four tackles in 112 snaps. For his career, Long made 12 tackles in 24 career games. He has dealt with a couple of injuries during his time at WVU which held him back in his development. He was injured his freshman year which caused him to be redshirted and then injured his wrist in 2018 forcing him to miss the entire season.

He becomes the 2nd Mountaineer safety to enter the transfer portal in as many days joining walk-on Jayvon Thrift.

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