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A Blanche Ely defensive back declared his college intentions on national television for the second consecutive year. Michael Carter orally committed to West Virginia on Saturday during NBC's live broadcast of the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio. Last year, former teammate Patrick (Johnson) Peterson committed to LSU on national television. ''I will head to West Virginia,'' said Carter, who became the third Broward County prospect to commit to the Mountaineers, joining Eugene Smith (Miramar) and Stedman Bailey (Miramar). Miami Northwestern running back Daquan Hargrett has also committed to the Mountaineers. Carter, a 5-11, 160-pound defensive back, said he chose West Virginia over Miami, Florida, Minnesota and Georgia. Carter had two interceptions for an Ely defense that averaged 72 passing yards allowed per game this season.

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January 4, 2009  10:15 AM ET
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Good job Bill!

January 4, 2009  12:08 PM ET
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It looks WV is puttin' the fence around Broward county.....

January 4, 2009  03:01 PM ET
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Hellz yeah!!!! Stewart hired Doc Holliday to recruit the deep south, and that's what we are getting. It's shaping up to be the best WVU recruiting class of maybe all time. Let's GOOOO Mountaineers!!

January 4, 2009  03:58 PM ET
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I wonder if RR regrets leaving. The chief put a spell on him. Failure at Michigan!

January 4, 2009  03:59 PM ET
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Has a coach ever bailed on team that is heading to a BCS bowl?

January 4, 2009  07:07 PM ET
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Keep recuiting well!!! And lets get started on some aggressive football playing. I LOVE WV FOOTBALL

January 4, 2009  08:29 PM ET
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This is great for WVU football, but these young kids from South Florida are in for a real shocker in Jan and Feb when they feel how cold it gets in Morgantown.

January 4, 2009  09:47 PM ET
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He knows it'll be cold - but he probably wanted to go some place he could play some time in the next two years... and we're pretty stocked right now.

January 4, 2009  09:58 PM ET
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Let's Go Mountaineers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

January 5, 2009  09:19 AM ET
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This is a nice score for us. Though I think this kid sees that he may get some PT from the start and that may have affected his decision. Either way glad to have him. We needed some position players in the defensive backfield not just converted athletes.

January 5, 2009  09:50 AM ET
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Originally posted 08:29 PM ET  01.04 by rman111

This is great for WVU football, but these young kids from South Florida are in for a real shocker in Jan and Feb when they feel how cold it gets in Morgantown.

It's not like their headin' to Ann Arbor.....

January 5, 2009  11:36 AM ET
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Originally posted 09:50 AM ET  01.05 by CRIMSONandCREAM

It's not like their headin' to Ann Arbor..

actually, there are. We have a good class this year...better than WVU's according to all of the experts.

January 5, 2009  11:38 AM ET
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oh, you are talkin about the weather

January 7, 2009  04:01 AM ET
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hah...I love all the nubs that have to get in their Michigan and RR shots in a thread that has nothing to do with either...

good haul for WVU...now maybe their fans and others will move on

January 7, 2009  09:58 PM ET
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Originally posted 04:01 AM ET  01.07 by aaron1185

hah...I love all the nubs that have to get in their Michigan and RR shots in a thread that has nothing to do with either... good haul for WVU...now maybe their fans and others will move on

The shots couldn't be directed at a nicer coach and more upstanding program.

 
February 6, 2009  01:28 AM ET
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Originally posted 08:29 PM ET  01.04 by rman111

. . . these young kids from South Florida are in for a real shocker in Jan and Feb when they feel how cold it gets in Morgantown.

Looks like he is going to be in for an even bigger shock now that he changed his commitment from WVU to Minnesota.

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