Soccer
Mike Montoro
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia College offensive deal with Wyatt Milum, defensive lineman TJ Jackson II and linebacker Josiah Trotter had been named as 2024 All-Large 12 Convention postseason award winners, chosen by the league’s 16 head coaches and introduced right now by the convention.
Milum, a senior from Kenova, West Virginia, was honored because the Large 12 Convention Offensive Lineman of the 12 months and was named to all-conference first-team squad. Final 12 months, he was named a second-team honoree. Jackson, a senior from Millbrook, Alabama, additionally earned all-conference first-team honors, whereas Trotter, a redshirt freshman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was awarded the league’s defensive freshman of the 12 months.
Milum is the third Mountaineer to win the lineman of the 12 months award (Yodny Cajuste, 2018; Colton McKivitz, 2019) and the primary outright winner. He has performed in 47 video games, began 43, and has been used on 2,951 snaps over his four-year profession. This season, he has helped WVU rank No. 9 amongst Energy 4 faculties in speeding yards per recreation (192.7). WVU is certainly one of two FBS college with three gamers to have no less than 600 speeding yards. In 2023, he helped the Mountaineer speeding assault declare the No. 1 spot amongst Energy 4 faculties, averaging 228.9 yards per recreation
Milum additionally has not allowed a sack in 34 of the previous 36 video games through which he performed, together with not permitting any over the previous two seasons. He was named a semifinalist for the Outland Trophy, given to the nation’s finest inside lineman.
In 2024, Milum additionally has not allowed a quarterback hurry and solely seven pressures. PFF Faculty lists Milum as its No. 3 offensive deal with within the nation, grading out at 90.1. His 84.2 run-blocking grade is No. 6 and his pass-blocking grade (89.8) is No. 4. The offense has run for no less than 140 speeding yards in 26 of its final 28 video games since 2022.
West Virginia is tied for No. 10 nationally with 83 rushes gaining 10-plus yards, tied for No. 8 with 128 missed tackles compelled on runs, No. 14 with 1,647 speeding yards after contact and No. 19 with 141 rushes gaining a primary down.
Jackson performed in all 12 video games in 2024, beginning 9 after transferring for the 2024 season. He completed the common season with 38 tackles, together with 20 solo stops, 6.5 sacks, 13.5 tackles for loss and a fumble restoration. He’s at present No. 1 nationally in run protection grade (90.6) by PFF Faculty and tied for No. 25 nationally (82.3) amongst edge rushers total. He’s at present ranked No. 5 within the Large 12 in sacks. He had a season-high six tackles towards Pitt, Kansas and Arizona and completed with no less than one deal with for loss in eight video games and had no less than one sack in six video games. His high efficiency of the season was at Pitt the place he completed with a career-best 4 tackles for loss, tying him for fourth-best in class historical past and probably the most in a video games since 2018.
Trotter, WVU’s first Large 12 Convention Defensive Freshman of the 12 months, performed in all 12 video games and began 11. He was the nation’s main freshman tackler with 92 tackles, together with 36 unassisted tackles, assisted on a sack, 4 tackles for loss, give quarterback hurries, two cross breakups and an interception. He additionally was WVU’s second-leading tackler and was the group’s main tackler in 5 of 12 video games this 12 months. He completed with 4 double-figure deal with video games and had a profession finest 12 tackles towards Iowa State and Cincinnati. He additionally recorded no less than one deal with for loss in three video games, had a season-high 1.5 tackles for loss at Cincinnati and registered an interception at Oklahoma State.
Sixty-nine gamers had been acknowledged on the 2 all-conference soccer groups introduced right now.
West Virginia’s honorable-mention decisions embody tight finish Kole Taylor, offensive lineman Nick Malone, offensive lineman Tomas Rimac, kickoff/punt returner Preston Fox, defensive lineman Sean Martin and Trotter.
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders was the Offensive Participant of the 12 months, Colorado cornerback Travis Hunter was the Defensive Participant of the 12 months and Arizona State’s Kenny Dillingham was the Chuck Neinas Coach of the 12 months after main the Solar Devils to this weekend’s Large 12 Championship recreation at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, after being predicted to complete 16th within the preseason ballot.
Arizona State will face Iowa State within the championship recreation.
West Virginia will play No. 25 Memphis within the Scooter’s Espresso Frisco Bowl in Frisco, Texas, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 9 p.m.
