WVU wide receiver Singleton Jr. removed from roster
Move could result in more playing time for Gallagher
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West Virginia lost a player during the bye week.
Slot wide receiver Oran “ManMan” Singleton Jr. is no longer listed on WVU’s roster and is no longer with the program. He was ruled out against BYU, according to the availability report, and was questionable on the first report.
The only indication of what happened was that running back Jahiem White posted on his Instagram “Free 3,” which is Singleton’s number.
Singleton transferred from Eastern Michigan in the offseason and was pretty active this season out of the slot, running a lot of plays on jet sweeps. He rotated in with Rodney Gallagher and Jarod Bowie this season. Singleton had four carries for 34 yards and then four catches for 22 yards.
Without Singleton going forward, Gallagher and Bowie should see more action in the slot. All three were listed as “ORs” on the depth chart.
The wide receiver room is already thin. Wide receiver Jaden Bray was ruled out for the season after Week 2, and wide receiver Preston Fox has been banged up. Idaho State transfer Jeff Weimer has received more action the past couple of weeks, slowly easing into the season after not practicing all summer because of NCAA eligibility issues.
This isn’t the first player removed from the roster this season. Senior defensive back Devonte Golden-Nelson was removed from the roster on Sept. 21. He was quickly replaced by offensive lineman Ethan Chill, who was added shortly after.
Quarterback Nicco Marchiol is reportedly medically redshirting and plans to transfer after the season, but he’s still with WVU. He hasn’t been on campus since he left for Arizona the week leading up to BYU, according to Rich Rodriguez.
WVU hasn’t added another player to the roster since Singleton was removed.
“ManMan, his route running is special,” inside receivers coach Logan Bradley said in the summer. “When he’s on, he’s on. At any moment, he can make a route look special. I like to tell him it’s coaching, but I tell him all the time there’s something in that Florida water.”