Mike Casazza of EerSports.com spoke with Akheem Mesidor, who recently decided to leave the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Despite the recent media conference and public speculation, I have decided to transfer for my overall well-being and in pursuit of a better environment for my development on and off the field,” Mesidor wrote. “These last 48 hours have been extremely challenging and at times I felt unsafe on campus.”
“Everybody messaged me on social media insulting me and my family,” he said. “Also, not too long ago, one of our teammates was stabbed, so what could really happen?