Johnston (S.C.) Strom Thurmond defensive end Brandon Williams hadn’t heard from West Virginia prior to receiving a scholarship offer from the Big 12 Conference program.

But now the 6-foot-5, 230-pounder, plans to make a visit to the program when possible.

The Rivals.com three-star prospect previously had a top two of Virginia Tech and Wake Forest after making visits to each prior to the start of the mandated NCAA dead period.