MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia has filled its greatest position of need with National Signing Day on the horizon.
A’varius Sparrow, a 5-foot-9, 185-pound running back from Orlando, Fla., announced his commitment to West Virginia Friday morning.
West Virginia is the most prominent program to recruit Sparrow, who also received offers from Rutgers, Central Florida, Colorado State and Middle Tennessee State. Coincidentally, Middle Tennessee just filled its opening at running back with WVU graduate transfer Martell Pettaway.
Sparrow is graded as a three-star recruit by Rivals. His recruitment took off after a breakout senior season in which he rushed for 2,125 yards and 26 touchdowns in leading Jones High School to the state championship game before it lost to state power Miami Northwestern.