Over the past several days, the West Virginia Mountaineers have been hit with players leaving the program and entering the NCAA Transfer Portal. It may feel like the Mountaineers are just hemorrhaging players and there is no hope. Well, it should be noted that the Mountaineers opponent in their upcoming bowl game, the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on December 27 at 5:30 PM, will also be without several players and unfortunately for the North Carolina Tarheels, it will be multiple key players who helped guide them to an 8-4 season.
The biggest loss is quarterback Drake May, who announced yesterday that he would forego the bowl game to focus on the NFL Draft, where he is in consideration for the number one overall pick in the upcoming 2024 Draft.