WVU Adds Linebacker and Pass Rusher in Portal, Including From Big Ten - The Dominion Post

WVU adds linebacker and pass rusher in portal, including from Big Ten - The Dominion Post

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia added a linebacker and a pass rusher, adding another Power Four-level player to its 2026 roster. Illinois linebacker Malachi Hood is reportedly transferring […] The post WVU adds linebacker and pass rusher in portal, including from Big Ten appeared first on The Dominion Post.

Veteran Big Ten Transfer LB Malachi Hood Picks WVU Football

Bringing physicality to the linebacker room, Illinois transfer Malachi Hood committed to join the WVU football roster on Tuesday night, per 247 Sports. The addition of Hood, 6-foot-2, 235 pounds, provides West Virginia with a productive Power Four transfer with starting experience. Hood recorded 44 total tackles, 28 solo stops, a pass deflection, a sack and a forced fumble in 2025. After jumping in the portal on the first day it opened on Jan. 2…