West Virginia heart Jimmy Bell will enter the switch portal.
The 6-foot-10, 285-pounder, began all 34 video games for the Mountaineers final season averaging 4.8 factors and 5.2 rebounds per contest.
However, this spring Bell hung out with the soccer group his choices and the potential for making the change over to the gridiron. It was a transfer that was designated to see the place he stands within the sport and if there was a future there.
That time period was deemed as a trial interval by West Virginia head coach Neal Brown, however evidently Bell will likely be searching for alternatives elsewhere together with his ultimate season of eligibility.
A two-sport athlete in highschool, Bell might be alternatives in both or each at his subsequent cease. The information isn’t essentially stunning as Bell now will likely be trying to find a brand new vacation spot.
A local of Saginaw, Michigan, Bell began his profession at St. Louis earlier than transferring to Moberly Area Community College the place he obtained a scholarship supply from the Mountaineers. That would lead Bell to Morgantown the place he performed one season with this system.
Bell turns into the third West Virginia participant to enter the switch portal this low season becoming a member of an inventory that additionally consists of Jamel King (Kennesaw State) and Josiah Davis (Tennessee Tech).
The Mountaineers now have 13 scholarship gamers for the 2023-24 season though the Mountaineers proceed to have a look at plenty of targets.
