Three years ago the West Virginia football staff went into Harding High in Warren, Ohio, and picked up under-the-radar prospect Sidney Glover, who, when healthy, is now one of WVU’s most reliable defensive backs. The Mountaineers returned to Harding this year and grabbed commitments from two more defensive prospects -- safety Mike Dorsey and linebacker Davion Rogers . Here’s the latest scoop on Rogers, Dorsey and a few more players the ‘Eers are looking at …

D.J. Dota, head coach at Harding, gave us the rundown on Rogers, Dorsey and two other players WVU has eyeballed, lineman Santiago Mason and linebacker Lewellyn Coker.

Rogers, a 6-foot-6 playmaker rated the No. 29 outside linebacker in the nation by ESPN.com, recently told EerSports.com he was considering taking visits to a few other schools, specifically Michigan State. Dota, though, said he doesn’t think there’s much to worry about in terms of the Mountaineers keeping the highly rated linebacker in the fold.

“He’s going to work with them because they’re working with him,” Dota said, referring to Rogers being on the borderline of qualifying academically to enroll next fall. He should [qualify] but it’s close. It’s going to come down to the wire.”

Despite his unusual height for a linebacker, WVU’s coaches have told Rogers he’ll likely be able to stay at his favored position. Dota sees it the same way.

“I think he’ll be an outside linebacker. The biggest thing with him is, he’s 6-7, trying to tackle kids who are 5-8. That’s not very easy. That’s a long way to bend. So I think he’ll be better off at the next level” tackling taller players, he said. “He’s pretty athletic for a big kid. He kind of reminds me of [former Harding and Michigan star, and current Baltimore Raven] Prescott Burgess but I think he’s more athletic.”

Dorsey, meantime, is a 6-3, 210-pound safety who along with teammate Rogers committed to WVU back in April.

“Mike had a lot of offers and he chose West Virginia. He played quarterback as a sophomore and both of the past two years he’s played safety and split time at tailback. He’s pretty athletic for his size. He may be more of a linebacker, they’re recruiting him as a safety and their safeties are more like outside linebackers.”

Michigan State also pursued Dorsey hard, but he’s solidly committed to the ‘Eers according to his coach.

“No, I don’t think he’s going anywhere. It’s a place that fits him socially, a place that fits him academically and a place that fits him football-wise,” Dota said.

West Virginia offensive coordinator recruited both players.

“He’s been fabulous,” ‘Dota said. “They’ve done a good job getting them down there. They already know the program and they already like the town. It’s sort of like here in the hype for football and how important it is.”

It hasn’t hurt that Glover is enjoying his time in Morgantown.

“These guys, they look up to him, so that helped. He’s the type of guy that would tell them if he didn’t like it there,” Dota said.

West Virginia was also one of the first schools to recruit Harding offensive lineman Mason, a 6-4, 312-pound defensive/offensive tackle who has interested for several high-major programs. Mason, though, does not yet have an offer and the staff is continuing to monitor his play,” Dota said. The staff is also looking at Coker, a 6-foot, 205-pound outside ‘backer who doesn’t have any offers but has strong interest from Syracuse, Bowling Green, Cincinnati and Indiana.