West Virginia’s Zach Frazier (54) calls indicators on the line in opposition to Texas Tech throughout an NCAA soccer recreation on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, in Morgantown, W. Va. (AP Photo/Gregory Payan)

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s All-American middle Zach Frazier has accepted an invite to play within the Reese’s Senior Bowl, which apparently indicators an finish to his collegiate profession after this season.

While no official announcement that he was going to bypass his COVID 12 months subsequent season and enter the NFL draft has been made by both the college or Frazier, accepting an invite to the Senior Bowl says he has made his determination.

The former Fairmont Senior star has yet one more 12 months of eligibility left and not too long ago stated he had not determined whether or not he would return to play it out at WVU.

He will graduate in December with a level in sports activities administration.

No WVU official would remark and it wasn’t clear whether or not or not Frazier may settle for a bid to the Senior Bowl and even play in it and maintain some type of his eligibility intact.

WVU head coach Neal Brown gave the impression to be giving off a touch that he anticipated Frazier to depart after this season on his Thursday evening radio present.

When requested about Frazier, he answered:

“You don’t know what you have until it’s gone. We need to enjoy these last three games with him on our team. We do some things at the center spot that no other teams can do, because of him. He’s going to play a long time in the NFL.”

That appears to incorporate all the pieces however a goodbye present.

Frazier is taken into account among the many two or three prime facilities within the nation, which suggests it will be no shock if he entered the draft.

WVU soccer General Manager Drew Fabianich not too long ago analyzed Frazier’s recreation on the Three Guys Before the Game Podcast:

“He plays longer than his length,” he stated. “He seems like he’s short-armed and he’s actually not. He’s 32.5 inches. Smart. Physical. Great quickness. He wants to remain involved on the second degree higher. His ft must comply with his arms.

“He’s gotten higher. Against Texas Tech, he performed very well. He performed very well in opposition to TCU, too. Does he have numerous knockdowns? Yes, he does. Is he tenacious? Yes, he’s. This at all times goes again to ‘Who does he remind you of?’ I stated he was higher than (Tyler) Biadasz. We at Dallas took Biadasz out of Wisconsin … and Frazier’s higher than him. And Biadasz is beginning within the NFL.

“Frazier’s going to play 10 years (in the NFL) if he stays healthy.”

He can be certainly one of eight gamers into account for the Wuerffel Trophy “presented to the FBS player who best combines exemplary community service with leadership achievement on and off the field, and among 16 finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy, presented to the college player with the best combination of academics, community service and on-field performance. That trophy is called the “Academic Heisman.”

Frazier is within the working, too, for the Rimington Award, given to the nation’s prime middle, and the Outland Trophy, introduced to the highest inside lineman within the nation.