Kingston (Ga.) Cass 2026 Rivals250 quarterback Brodie McWhorter He knew West Virginia was where he wanted to spend his college career, so he felt no reason to wait any longer.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound McWhorter publicly announced her engagement on Monday after she had initially planned to wait until July 4 to make her choice known.
It was a decision McWhorter informed the coaching staff at the end of his unofficial campus visit in June inside head coach Neal Brown’s office.
“I wanted to move forward and let the Mountaineer Nation know where my home was,” he said. “I felt very comfortable.”
A big reason for that level of comfort was the bond forged with quarterbacks coach Tyler Allen. The assistant was constantly present at his recruitment and made no secret of his place on the board of directors.
“We spoke immediately and he told me that you are my number one man. You are our top priority,” he said.
That was only further strengthened when McWhorter traveled to West Virginia for a youth event and then again for a spring practice to see how the coaching staff handles its players.
“It was different. I tell people all the time that you just have to go there and see it to believe it. Morgantown is truly different. That was the turning point,” he said.
West Virginia had the offensive scheme that McWhorter was looking for at the college level and seeing how the coaching staff has been able to develop Garrett Greene was another important factor.
“Just watching what West Virginia does is basically the same thing I do now,” he said.
The Rivals.com four-star prospect then returned to his most recent trip to campus for a multi-day visit and that’s when he informed the coaching staff that he planned to be a Mountaineer. He broke the news to them along with his family over the phone and the coaching staff was elated to hear the news.
“They were super excited and it was a great feeling,” he said.
It was his most extensive visit to date and he was able to spend even more time with Allen and Brown discussing his suitability for the program.
The plan all along was for McWhorter to commit before the start of his junior season so he could focus his efforts on the remainder of his high school career and develop his body at the next level. He also wanted to be an active recruiter and already started working there by calling several prospects to join him.
“I want to build the class. We will have the best class in the history of West Virginia, it will be special,” she said.
The plan is for McWhorter to enroll early at Morgantown and will now continue to work on developing his game ahead of his junior campaign as he prepares for the next step.
And McWhorter made no bones about the impact the coaching staff and the way they handled his recruiting had on his decision-making process, especially Allen.
“He is more than a coach. “He is a great person on and off the field,” he stated. “He was probably the number one reason I’m a mountaineer.”
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