MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia says it had added two transfers on offense for the 2018 season.
Football coach Dana Holgorsen announced Monday the additions of tight end Jovani Haskins and wide receiver T.J. Simmons.
The 6-foot-4, 245-pound Haskins redshirted at Miami as a freshman in 2016.
The 6-2, 202-pound Simmons saw action in 12 games at Alabama last season, mostly on special teams.
Both will have to sit out the 2017 season under NCAA transfer rules and will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Earlier this month the NCAA cleared transfer quarterback Will Grier to play at West Virginia at the start of the season.
Holgorsen confirmed Grier’s eligibility.
While at Florida, Grier was suspended by the NCAA in October 2015 for one year for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. The suspension would have sidelined him for about half of the 2016 season, but he decided to transfer that April.
Grier said the failed test was because of an over-the-counter supplement he used. He appealed, but the NCAA upheld the suspension.
In six games as a freshman at Florida, including five starts, Grier completed 66 percent of his passes for 1,204 yards, with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions.
Grier participated in spring practices with the Mountaineers this year. Now a junior, he’s expected to take over the starting job left by the departed Skyler Howard.