MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that Doug Nester, a 6-6, 327-pound, sophomore offensive lineman from Huntington, W.Va., has signed a grant-in-aid and will transfer to WVU from Virginia Tech. Nester will have three years of eligibility remaining to play during a four-year period.
Doug Nester, So., OL, 6-6, 327, Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley/Virginia Tech
2020 (So.) - Virginia Tech
Doug Nester, So., OL, 6-6, 327, Huntington, W.Va./Spring Valley/Virginia Tech
2020 (So.) - Virginia Tech
- Played for coach Justin Fuente at Virginia Tech
- Played in eight games and started seven at right guard
- Helped lead Virginia Tech to No. 4 among Power 5 in rushing yards (240.1), No. 6 national ranking in rushing touchdowns (27) and No. 14 in total offense (440.7)
- Hokies ran for 200 or more yards in eight games, 250 or more yards in six games and 300 or more yards in three games, including 350 against Boston College, 324 at Duke and 314 against NC State
- Part of a line that helped produce 400 or more yards of total offense in nine games, including 495 yards against NC State and North Carolina
- PFF College National Team of the Week against Boston College
- PFF College ACC OL of the Week against Boston College
- Played in 11 games and started 10 at right guard
- PFF College All-Freshman Honorable Mention
- Helped lead Virginia Tech to No. 23 among Power 5 in rushing yards (176.1)
- Saw his first collegiate duty with a start at right guard vs. Old Dominion
- Started the next five games in that role
- Sat out contests at Notre Dame and vs. Wake Forest ue to injury before returning to the starting lineup at Georgia Tech for the remainder of the year
- Helped pave the way for the Hokies to run for 200 or more yards in six games, including a season high 254 yards against North Carolina
- Part of offensive line that blocked for the offense to finish with 400 or more yards of total offense in seven games, including a season-high 490 yards against North Carolina and 483 yards against Virginia
- Played for head coach Brad Dingess at Spring Valley High
- Played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl
- 2018 Stydahar Award winner, signifying West Virginia's top offensive lineman
- West Virginia All-State three-time selection
- Helped lead Spring Valley to the 3A state championship game three straight years
- Also played basketball and participated in track and field (shot put, discus)
- Rated as a four-star recruit according to 247Sports' composite ranking
- Ranked as a Top 10 guard nationally and Top 125 prospect by 247Sports
