BREAKING: JT Daniels Named Starter For Backyard Brawl

Photo by Adam Hagy/Getty ImagesAt his press conference this afternoon, West Virginia Mountaineers head coach Neal Brown named JT Daniels as the starter for the Backyard Brawl to be held at Acrisure Stadium on September 1. Daniels, who first committed to USC out of high school, has played for both the USC Trojans and last season for National Champions Georgia Bulldogs.

Daniels transferred to the Mountaineers in April, following the annual spring game. Daniels’ commitment came with the statement that the Mountaineers analytics team announced that with JT, the Mountaineers believed they were a 10-win team.

he relationship with Graham Harrell set the stage,” the elder Daniels told 247Sports’ Tom…