Thursday morning, the West Virginia Mountaineers announced the signing of Akron cornerback transfer Devonte Golden-Nelson.
Golden-Nelson chose the Mountaineers over offers from Cal, Coastal Carolina, Eastern Michigan, Houston, Kent State, Miami (OH), Oklahoma State, Tulane, UConn, UMass, UNLV, Western Michigan, and a few others.
He began his career at Memphis, where he appeared in just four games over two seasons. While at Akron, Golden-Nelson totaled 66 tackles, 10 passes defended, two interceptions, and 0.5 tackles for loss in 29 games. Over half of that production came this season as he tallied 33 tackles and seven passes defended…