The news came out on Wednesday that Nicco Marchiol will be departing the WVU football program at the end of the season and entering the transfer portal, coming just hours after it was announced Marchiol plans on taking a medical redshirt for the rest of he season.
Rumors had begun to circulate that Marchiol's career with the Mountaineers may be coming to an end as early as last week, when WVU head coach Rich Rodriguez announced to the media that Marchiol was dealing with "mid-foot pain" and was consulting with specialists in Colorado, where Marchiol is originally from.