They don’t call it God’s Country “Wild & Wonderful” for nothing, y’all.
According to multiple media outlets HERE and HERE and HERE, West Virginia safety Derrek Pitts Jr. was cited Friday night for having a concealed weapon on school property while under the age of 21. Pitts was attending, or at least attempting to attend, a basketball game at his former high school in Charleston, WV, late last week when a handgun was found under the driver’s seat in his vehicle in the parking lot.
The 19-year-old Pitts acknowledged to police officers that the weapon was his and subsequently received the citation. He was not permitted inside of the school to attend the game.
“We are aware of the matter and will handle it internally,” a statement from the university read.
A three-star member of WVU’s 2017 recruiting class, Pitts was rated as the No. 2 player at any position in the state of West Virginia. He was the highest-rated signee in the Mountaineers’ class that year.
As a true freshman, Pitts played in nine games.