Tulsa OL Transfer Walter Young Bear Signs with West Virginia

West Virginia beefs up the offensive line with a transfer from the AAC.

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Former Tulsa offensive lineman Walter Young Bear has officially signed with the West Virginia Mountaineers.

He chose West Virginia over offers from Cal, Liberty, North Carolina, Pitt, Stanford, UCF, Virginia, Western Kentucky, and a few others. Young Bear primarily plays left guard but can play just about anywhere on the interior. This past season, he was a Third-Team All-AAC selection.

He will have one year of eligibility remaining.

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Names in bold have signed.

Offense: QB Jaylen Henderson (Texas A&M), QB Max Brown (Charlotte), RB Tye Edwards (Northern Iowa), RB LJ Turner (Catawba College), WR Cyrus Traugh (Youngstown State), WR Cam Vaughn (Jacksonville State), WR Jarod Bowie (Jacksonville State), WR Oran Singleton Jr. (Eastern Michigan), TE Jacob Barrick (Jacksonville State), TE Johnny Pascuzzi (Iowa), OL Ty'Kieast Crawford (Arkansas), OL Walter Young Bear (Tulsa), OL Robby Martin (NC State), OL Wyatt Minor (Youngstown State), OL Kimo Makane’ole (LSU), OL William Reed (Princeton).

Defense: DE Braden Siders (Wyoming), DE Keenan Eck (Citrus College), LB Jimmori Robinson (UTSA), LB Chase Wilson (Colorado State), LB Ashton Woods (North Carolina), CB Derek Carter (Jacksonville State), CB Jordan Scruggs (South Alabama), CB Devonte Golden-Nelson (Akron), CB Jason Chambers (Appalachian State), CB Michael Coats Jr. (Nevada), S Justin Harrington (Washington), S Will Davis (Virginia Union), S Fred Perry (Jacksonville State), S Jordan Walker (Chattanooga), and K Ethan Head (Tulane).

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