MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Former Martinsburg High School and Jacksonville State wide receiver Jarod Bowie has committed to play at WVU. Bowie played for new WVU head coach Rich Rodriguez for two seasons at JSU.
Fellow former Martinsburg Bulldog Jacob Barrick also committed to play at West Virginia on Monday afternoon.
Martinsburg’s Jarod Bowie named 2019 MetroNews Football Player of the Year:https://t.co/iyCQ9vjlrD #wvprepfb @MburgFootball pic.twitter.com/3YR1zZOGIH
— MetroNews HS Sports (@MetroNewsPrep) December 11, 2019
Bowie was named the 2019 MetroNews Player of the Year after leading the Bulldogs to a 14-0 season and the Class AAA state championship. Bowie finished his senior year with 1,078 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns
He played for his high school coach David Walker at Concord University for three seasons before transferring to Jacksonville State. In 2022, Bowie was a finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy, awarded to the Division II Player of the Year. He collected 102 catches for 1,773 yards and 18 touchdowns en route to Mountain East Conference Offensive Player of the Year honors.
Bowie played in three games for the Gamecocks in 2023. This season, he caught 13 passes for 209 yards while playing in all 14 games for the Conference USA Champions. In JSU’s Cure Bowl game against Ohio, Bowie reeled in four passes for 107 yards.
Barrick has played in 30 games over three seasons at JSU as a tight end. He helped the Bulldogs to the Class AAA state championship in 2021.
Also on Monday, former Tulsa offensive lineman Walter Young Bear committed to play at WVU. He is a native of Oklahoma and started for three seasons with the Golden Hurricane. Young Bear joins South Alabama cornerback Jordan Scruggs and Eastern Michigan receiver Oran Singleton as players to commit to WVU since Rodriguez was hired.
Former WVU running back CJ Donaldson announced he is transferring to Ohio State after playing three seasons with the Mountaineers.
#NEW HOME 🅾️ pic.twitter.com/oM0xwbNFn4
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