Pettaway stays ready

Pettaway has embraced the bruiser role in the West Virginia backfield. While a constant phrase used by college coaches, Martell Pettaway is a testament to that. Ten games into his true freshman season a year ago, Pettaway seemed destined for a redshirt.

Four-star DT Tyler Shelvin will redshirt at LSU after NCAA partially denies eligibility

The state of Louisiana’s top recruit will not be playing for the state’s top football team this fall. Four-star defensive tackle Tyler Shelvin will enroll at LSU next week, according to the Baton Rouge Advocate, but will not be eligible to play in 2017 following a ruling from the NCAA on his status. The news is a big blow not only to Shelvin, but to the Tigers who are thin on the interior defensive line and were hoping to rotate in the 380-pounder this year. Shelvin’s high school coach told the paper that the NCAA “partially denied” the defender’s eligibility, forcing him to redshirt in his first year on campus. He reportedly took several classes over the summer in order to meet requirements

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  Tyler Shelvin to Enroll, Take ‘Academic Redshirt’

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  LSU's nose tackle depth thinning with Tyler Shelvin's absence, Ed Alexander's situation

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