Gabriel taking leadership role for WVU freshmen looking to start this fall
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia defensive lineman Nate Gabriel started playing college football at 17, which is unusual because most college athletes and students start at 18. Gabriel was a 3-star out of Florida and, at 19, is now a veteran on the team in his third year. Usually, a veteran is in their 20s. “Coming in about two and a half years ago, never would have thought that now everybody’s calling me unc, even though I’m only 19,” Gabriel said. “But, I guess I kind of took that role, but I’m not really mad at it. Gotta be the older guy. Gotta be an example to these young ...