ARLINGTON, Texas – At the current rate, West Virginia might become the first college football program with players from the State of Georgia and the Republic of Georgia.
Two of WVU’s recent commitments hail from overseas. Class of 2020 defensive back Jairo Faverus plays his high school football in England, but originally hails from the Netherlands. Class of 2021 tight end Viktor Wikstrom is from Sweden.
So how is Neal Brown getting his foreign intelligence on these guys?
It all goes back to an old college connection. Even though they played at UMass nearly a decade apart, Brown knows former Minutemen defensive tackle Brandon Collier, who runs a scouting service based in Germany.