MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – As 2020 came to a close, Caden Biser saw an uptick in honors and recognition.
The Howley Award, a first team all-state bid, multiple college scholarship offers and a particularly special Preferred Walk-On offer from WVU football coach Neal Brown highlighted the senior’s accomplishments. Now, before the first month of 2021 has closed, the linebacker has chosen to take Brown up on his offer.
Biser is the second Morgantown High standout in two years to receive and accept a PFO offer from the Mountaineers, following WR Preston Fox. Further, he adds his name to the long list of Mohigans to don the old blue and gold in the last decade.
“I’m excited. I can’t wait to get on campus and experience being a WVU football player,” Biser said.
Not to mention, out of all of MHS football coach Sean Biser’s sons, he’s the only one to suit up for the Mountaineers. But he doesn’t look at the situation like that and rather views his siblings as role models to help him accomplish a dream of his.
“My brothers and sister, they’re all successful,” he said. “I look up to them.”
While at WVU, Biser will be studying sports and exercise psychology. His goals for his academics are simple: Get a degree, make good grades and be successful. That doesn’t mean his game will take blows, though. His goals are just as high – and attainable – for his athletic career.
“I know it’s going to be hard, it’s not going to be a cakewalk,” Biser said. “My main goal is to show them I’m there to play, work hard, give them my time and be invested in the football program.”
Should he had garnered a scholarship rather than a PFO, Biser noted his mindset wouldn’t have changed. He’d still have the drive to work hard and show the coaches he trusts the climb.
“I’m going to try and be the hardest worker possible and show them that I’m worth the time. Go there every day to get better. Either way, my mindset would stay the same,” Biser said.
So why WVU over Robert Morris, Glenville, Frostburg, University of Charleston, Wheeling and others?
“Every little kid’s dream that lives in West Virginia is to be a Mountaineer. It was definitely my dream, and I looked up to them, always go to their games and it amazed me to be on that field,” Biser said. “There was the opportunity so I thought it was best I took it.
“It took some thought. I talked to my mom and dad about it, but it was my dream school. That had leverage over the other schools.”
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