MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia sophomore outside linebacker VanDarius Cowan will be suspended for the first four games of the season, a program source confirmed on Wednesday. It is an NCAA-mandated suspension due to “eligibility issues.”
Cowan has yet to play a game for the Mountaineers. Per NCAA rules, he sat out last season after transferring from Alabama.
Mike Casazza of 247Sports was first to report Cowan’s suspension. Cowan will miss West Virginia’s games against James Madison, Missouri, North Carolina State and Kansas before he is eligible to return against Texas on Oct. 5.
It seems safe to say the suspension did not catch anyone within the West Virginia program by surprise.