Have you ever changed your mind? Of course you have. Recently, the West Virginia football program was the beneficiary of two players changing their minds – former Wake Forest inside receiver Devon Brown and ex-Notre Dame middle linebacker Steve Paskorz, who will be spending the last season of their collegiate careers in Morgantown.

In honor of all those mind changers out there (my wife included), here is my list of the top four-year transfers in Mountaineer football history.

Naturally, I reserve the right to change my mind on any of these …

10. Michael Beasley (Maryland) – Beasley, the older cousin of WVU consensus All-American cornerback Aaron Beasley, spent the first two years of his collegiate career at Maryland before eventually reaching his epiphany. While at Maryland, Beasley set a Mountaineer Field record with his 74-yard touchdown run in the ’88 game against WVU before switching jerseys. In 1990, Beasley was West Virginia’s leading rusher with 607 yards and three scores prior to making the switch to flanker in 1991, when he caught 17 passes for 272 yards and two TDs. Beasley’s 63-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter helped West Virginia pull out a close win against Temple in 1990.

9. Terry White (Ohio State) – The former all-Big 10 defensive back at Ohio State produced 71 tackles and picked off three passes as a junior for the Buckeyes before packing up his things and heading to Morgantown. After sitting out the ’86 season, White had an exceptional senior season for the Mountaineers in 1987, leading WVU with three interceptions while making 74 tackles and forcing a pair of fumbles in 11 starts.

8. A.B. Brown (Pitt) – Brown, a prep All-American running back out of Salem, N.J., left Pitt after spending one season with the Panthers in 1985, somehow convincing Pitt coach Foge Fazio to let him transfer to rival West Virginia. Brown repaid Fazio's generosity with a 110-yard rushing performance in 1988 to help the Mountaineers knock off Pitt, 31-10. Brown rushed for 975 yards and scored six TDs as a junior in 1987 before wrapping up his career with 962 yards and seven scores as a senior. A.B. averaged an impressive 5.1 yards per carry during his Mountaineer career.

7. Jake Kelchner (Notre Dame) – West Virginia unsuccessfully tried to recruit Kelchner out of high school, but after two seasons at Notre Dame the Mountaineers had better luck landing “Jake the Snake” a second time around. Kelchner led the country in passing efficiency in 1993 (176.0) but he fell three attempts short of the NCAA’s qualifying minimum. Kelchner teamed with Darren Studstill to lead West Virginia to its second undefeated, untied regular season in five years in ’93 before the Mountaineers fell to Florida in the Sugar Bowl. Kelchner completed 110-of-174 passes for 1,688 yards and 12 touchdowns with only three interceptions as a senior.

6. Ryan Mundy (Michigan) – Mundy started 18 of 35 career games at Michigan in 2004-07 before coming to West Virginia as a fifth-year senior in 2007. Mundy was immediately injected into the starting lineup at safety and teamed with Eric Wicks to give the Mountaineers one of the best defenses in the Big East, helping WVU to a 10-2 regular season record and a share of the conference title. Mundy produced a season-high 11 tackles in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma, helping West Virginia record an impressive upset victory over the Sooners. In 13 games that year, Mundy accumulated 62 tackles, seven forced fumbles and picked off three passes.

5. Tom Keane (Ohio State) – Keane, a Bellaire, Ohio, native, began his collegiate career at Ohio State in 1944 where he lettered for the Buckeyes before World War II intervened. When the war ended, Keane decided to resume his playing career at West Virginia, where he led the Mountaineers in total offense with 508 yards and an average of 6.4 yards per play in 1947. Keane was also the team’s best punter and also a force on defense in the secondary that year. He was the 18th overall pick of the 1948 NFL draft, helped Los Angeles to the 1951 NFL title and later played in the 1953 Pro Bowl for the Baltimore Colts

4. Owen Schmitt (Wisconsin-River Falls) – Schmitt always believed he could play football on college football’s biggest stage, and after spending a year at Wisconsin-River Falls, he decided to come to WVU as a walk-on in 2004 to prove it. A year later, he was a starting fullback in arguably college football’s best backfield with Pat White and Steve Slaton, and then ended his career on a high note by leading West Virginia to a Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma in 2007. In 38 career games, Schmitt averaged 6.3 yards per carry and scored 13 touchdowns while rushing for 1,003 yards.

3. Joe Marconi (Maryland) – Marconi, from nearby Frederickstown, Pa., had his sights set on the big time at Maryland before homesickness caused him to leave training camp after just a week at College Park. He ended up at WVU, where he became an instant hit in coach Art “Pappy” Lewis’s wing-T offense. Marconi averaged 5.5 yards per carry and winded up in the end zone 18 times for his career, helping WVU to an 8-1 regular season record in 1953 and a meeting against Georgia Tech in the 1954 Sugar Bowl. Marconi later became an all-pro fullback for the Chicago Bears in the early 1960s.

2. Bob Orders (Army) – Orders, a Huntington High standout in football and basketball, spent two years playing for legendary coach Earl Blaik at Army before deciding to transfer back to West Virginia for the 1952-53 seasons. Orders became a regular center for two of the finest Mountaineer teams in school history, helping WVU to a combined record of 15-4 and a meeting against Georgia Tech in the 1954 Sugar Bowl. Orders earned first team All-America recognition by the NEA News Service and was a third-team UPI All-American in ’53. He was also named the state’s Amateur Athlete of the Year as well.

1. Jeff Hostetler (Penn State) – Don Nehlen had two big breaks when he first took over the West Virginia football program in 1979 – inheriting quarterback Oliver Luck and then enticing Jeff Hostetler to transfer from Penn State. The ‘Hoss was a part-time starter for the Nittany Lions, pairing with Todd Blackledge, before choosing to chart a different course in Morgantown. He became an immediate starter for the Mountaineers in 1982, and in his very first game against Oklahoma, passed for 321 yards and four touchdowns to lead them to a stunning 41-27 upset victory over the nationally ranked Sooners, earning national player of the week honors in the process. Hostetler led WVU to the 1982 Gator Bowl as a junior, and then helped West Virginia defeat Kentucky in the 1983 Hall of Fame Bowl. He still ranks among the school’s single-season leaders in total offense, yards, completions, touchdown passes and passing efficiency. Hostetler later played on two Super Bowl championship teams with the New York Giants before reaching the Pro Bowl with the Oakland Raiders in 1994.

Honorable mention: Eugene Napoleon (Pitt), Kantroy Barber (Colorado), Ade Dillon (Navy), Jon Gay (Kentucky), Greg Jones (Miami), Basil Proctor (Miami), Milton Redwine (Miami), Cooper Rego (Notre Dame).

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