West Virginia Picks Up Commitment From Another Mountaineer Legacy

The West Virginia Mountaineers have had a nice little string of success when it comes to signing legacy recruits - most notably the Stills brothers - and it doesn’t look like that trend will be slowing down anytime soon. Indian Hill standout defensive end Jalen Thornton announced his plan to follow in his father’s footsteps and take that country road to Morgantown, West Virginia.

Jalen’s father, of course, is Mountaineer great John Thornton. Thornton played 41 games at West Virginia, between 1995 and 1998, and registered 162 tackles and 15 sacks in his time in Morgantown. John was a two-time All-Big East selection and earned first team All-American honors from The Sports Network. Thornton…