A mix of clouds and sun in the morning followed by cloudy skies during the afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 91F. Winds light and variable..
Tonight
A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Cloudy early with partial clearing expected late. Low 73F. Winds light and variable.
A mix of clouds and sun in the morning followed by cloudy skies during the afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 91F. Winds light and variable..
Tonight
A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible early. Cloudy early with partial clearing expected late. Low 73F. Winds light and variable.
Alonzo Addae is a man who isnòòò½ÊÓƵ™t afraid to move and experience different things.
He grew up in Canada in the Toronto suburb of Pickering, where he attended St. Maryòòò½ÊÓƵ™s Catholic Secondary School. In 2015, he shifted south of the border, enrolling at The Peddie School, which is a highly-regarded prep school in New Jersey.
His first-team all-Mid-Atlantic Prep League performance for the Falcons that season earned him a scholarship offer from New Hampshire, and he spent the next three years at the FCS program in Durham. He redshirted the first year and then played in 24 games over the next two.
Wanting to test himself at the FBS level, he looked to move again after the 2018 season. He placed a call to his cousin, Jahmile Addae, who was òòò½ÊÓƵUòòò½ÊÓƵ™s cornerbacks coach at the time, and that conversation got Alonzo packing again, this time with Morgantown as his destination.
He arrived in the summer of 2019, but at that time most transfers had to sit out from game action due to NCAA rules. Thus Addae had to be content with strictly practice work in his first year with the Mountaineers.
òòò½ÊÓƵœI definitely wanted to be out there. òòò½ÊÓƵ a competitor, it hurt sitting on the sidelines while others were on the field,òòò½ÊÓƵ admitted the 5-foot-10, 290-pound safety of missing the 2019 season. òòò½ÊÓƵœBut at the same time, I tried to use that year to better my skills. They put me in the developmental program, so I had a lot of time to concentrate on lifting and running and getting my body ready. Then I was able to go up against the starting offense in practice since I was a member of the scout team. I tried to make the most of the opportunity, attacking every day with the idea of getting better.òòò½ÊÓƵ
Little was known of Addae by those outside the òòò½ÊÓƵU program prior to the 2020 campaign. An FCS player trying to transition to the Power 5 level left many questions, but Alonzo answered almost all those positively once he got onto the field last season. He started all 10 games for the Mountaineers at free safety and was second on the team in tackles with 66 stops to go along with two interceptions and five pass deflections. His efforts earned him second-team all-Big 12 honors.
Addae was a fifth-year senior last season, but because of COVID, the NCAA didnòòò½ÊÓƵ™t count 2020 toward the eligibility clock any fall or winter student-athlete. Thus he had the opportunity to return to òòò½ÊÓƵU in òòò½ÊÓƵ™21 for a sixth college year.
With all that experience, including a full season in West Virginiaòòò½ÊÓƵ™s defense, Addae expects to be even better this time around.
òòò½ÊÓƵœI have a much greater knowledge of this defense,òòò½ÊÓƵ Addae said. òòò½ÊÓƵœLast year being my first year, the formations and the motions and things like that often were new to me, at least at game speed. Now having a year under my belt gives me a better understanding of our defense, the pieces around me and how opposing offenses like to attack us.òòò½ÊÓƵ
