Mountaineer Football Announces Offensive Line Addition
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – (January 14, 2024) - West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that Xavier Bausley, a 6-foot-5, 315-pound, redshirt sophomore offensive lineman from Dunbar, West Virginia, has signed a grant-in-aid and will transfer to WVU from Jacksonville State. He will have three years to complete his three years of remaining eligibility.
Xavier Bausley, OL, 6-5, 315, r-So., Dunbar, W.Va./South Charleston HS/Jacksonville State
2023 (r-Fr.)
Played for coach Rich Rodriguez at Jacksonville State
Named to The Athletic Freshman All-America Second Team and Pro Football Focus College All-CUSA team
Named to CUSA All-Freshman team
Started 11 games at right tackle for the Gamecocks
Helped lead Jacksonville State to a 9-4 record and a win in the R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Key part of an offensive line that led the Gamecocks to third-best rushing offense in FBS
Helped pave the way for an offense that averaged 236.6 yards per game on the ground and ran for at least 140 yards in every game but one in 2023, including seven games with more than 200 yards and a league-record 522 rushing yards against Louisiana Tech
2022 (Fr.)
Redshirted
High School
Played for coach Donnie Mays at South Charleston High
Two-time West Virginia AAA All-State Second Team performer
Led the Black Eagles to the 2020 West Virginia Class AAA state title
Anchored the Black Eagles’ offensive line, which opened the way for an offense that averaged more than 500 yards per game
Personal
Son of Jason and Kimberly Bausley
One of two children (1 brother)
Majoring in computer science
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – (January 14, 2024) - West Virginia University football coach Neal Brown has announced that Xavier Bausley, a 6-foot-5, 315-pound, redshirt sophomore offensive lineman from Dunbar, West Virginia, has signed a grant-in-aid and will transfer to WVU from Jacksonville State. He will have three years to complete his three years of remaining eligibility.
Xavier Bausley, OL, 6-5, 315, r-So., Dunbar, W.Va./South Charleston HS/Jacksonville State
2023 (r-Fr.)
Played for coach Rich Rodriguez at Jacksonville State
Named to The Athletic Freshman All-America Second Team and Pro Football Focus College All-CUSA team
Named to CUSA All-Freshman team
Started 11 games at right tackle for the Gamecocks
Helped lead Jacksonville State to a 9-4 record and a win in the R&L Carriers New Orleans Bowl
Key part of an offensive line that led the Gamecocks to third-best rushing offense in FBS
Helped pave the way for an offense that averaged 236.6 yards per game on the ground and ran for at least 140 yards in every game but one in 2023, including seven games with more than 200 yards and a league-record 522 rushing yards against Louisiana Tech
2022 (Fr.)
Redshirted
High School
Played for coach Donnie Mays at South Charleston High
Two-time West Virginia AAA All-State Second Team performer
Led the Black Eagles to the 2020 West Virginia Class AAA state title
Anchored the Black Eagles’ offensive line, which opened the way for an offense that averaged more than 500 yards per game
Personal
Son of Jason and Kimberly Bausley
One of two children (1 brother)
Majoring in computer science
