WVU Football Team Gets Needed Boost as Iowa Senior Transfers to Mountaineers; Eligible Immediately
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on May 13, 2016 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
West Virginia University football coach Dana Holgorsen has announced that Maurice Fleming, a 6-0, 205-pound cornerback and a senior transfer from Iowa, has signed a grant-in-aid and will be eligible for the 2016 football season.
Maurice Fleming, CB, 6-0, 205, Chicago, Ill./Iowa
2015 (r-Jr.)
• Played in 14 games, recording 17 tackles and five pass breakups
• Recorded three solo tackles and two pass break-ups vs. Illinois State
• Had one assisted tackle against Iowa State as defense allowed no points and just 66 yards total offense in the second half
• Registered one solo tackle, two assists and two pass breakups against North Texas
• Recorded two tackles at Illinois, including one solo stop and one assist
• Had one assisted tackle against Maryland
• Finished with one solo tackle and one pass breakup against Indiana
• Recorded two solo tackles and one assist against Purdue
• Started at cornerback in 28-20 win at Nebraska for second career start, recording one assisted tackle
• Saw action in 45-16 Rose Bowl loss to Stanford, recording one assisted tackle
2014
• Played in 11 games, recording eight solo tackles, three assists and one pass breakup
• Started at cornerback in 24-20 win at Pitt, for first career start as defense allowed just three points in the second half
• Finished with one solo stop and one assist at Pitt
• Had one solo tackle and one pass breakup against Northwestern as defense allowed just 180 yards total offense
• Had one solo tackle against Wisconsin
• Recorded career-high five tackles vs. Tennessee, including four solo stops and one assist
2013
• Played in eight games, recording three solo tackles and one forced fumble
• Recorded first career action against Western Michigan, recording two solo tackles and a forced fumble
• Finished with one solo tackle against LSU in the Outback Bowl
2012
• Redshirted
High school honors
• Played for coach Tyson LeBlanc at Curie Metropolitan High
• Earned four letters as defensive back and quarterback
• Named all-state as a senior
• First team all-conference and all-city as a junior after earning second team all-conference honors as a sophomore
• Team won Chicago Public League title in 2010 and advanced to state playoffs four straight years
• Team captain as a junior and senior
• Completed 19-of-29 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns as a senior, while rushing for 103 yards and a touchdown and recording 15 tackles and one interception on defense
• As a junior rushed for 1,003 yards and 17 touchdowns while completing 165-of-265 passes for 2,011 yards and 18 touchdowns
• Recorded 47 tackles and three interceptions on defense
• As a sophomore completed 102-of-198 passes for 1,409 yards and 14 touchdowns and rushed for 502 yards and 11 scores
• Rushed 49 times for 195 yards and a touchdown as a freshman
• Also lettered in basketball and track.
