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West Virginia To Hire Tony Washington As WR Coach

According to Pete Thamel on Twitter, the West Virginia Mountaineers are set to hire Tony Washington from Coastal Carolina to fill their open wide receivers coaches spot.

The spot was recently vacated by Gerad Parker, who left the Mountaineers to become the tight ends coach at Notre Dame.

Washington spent four years in the NFL, playing for the Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars and New England Patriots. Following his time in the NFL, he became the Offensive quality control and wide receivers coach at East Carolina in 2018 before becomes a graduate assistant and wide receivers coach at Louisville in 2020.