MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Baltimore defensive lineman Marcus Coleman, committed to West Virginia since mid-July, has re-opened his recruitment, according to a report from Rivals.com.
Mountaineers coaches and Coleman “have decided to mutually part ways,” Rivals writer Keenan Cummings noted Friday.
A 6-5, 290-pound defensive tackle from St. Frances Academy, Coleman is rated a two-star prospect by Rivals and a three-star recruit by 247Sports. He holds offers from Virginia, North Carolina, N.C. State, Syracuse, Washington State, Marshall and other mid-majors.
That leaves Fairmont’s Darius Stills as the lone defensive lineman committed for 2017, though WVU remains in pursuit of Plantation, Fla., defensive tackle Lamonte McDougal, a Washington State pledge who remains open to visiting other schools.
The Mountaineers also made the final four for defensive end Brendan Bordner of Hilliard, Ohio, joining Cincinnati, Navy and Rutgers. And there seems to be a growing interest in Eastern Arizona Junior College defensive tackle Walter Palmore, a 6-4, 305-pounder who also holds offers from Georgia, Missouri, Kansas State and Houston.