Chedester Steps Down As UPD Head Phil Scott Named Interim Chief
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Semester begins, returns students Alum sees dreams play out on the Deans fi lling out critical role for to unconventional education big screen WVU p. 3 p. 5 p. 9 @DailyAthenaeum Th e Daily Athenaeum dailyathenaeum [email protected] WVU’s Independent Student Newspaper THURSDAY JANUARY 21, 2021 www.thedaonline.com Chedester steps down as UPD head Phil Scott named interim chief BY JARED SERRE “It truly has been a privilege to lice Department in 2011, previously lead the University Police team these worked with the Morgantown Police EDITORINCHIEF past two years, and I look forward to Department. He spent six of those continuing to protect and serve our years as the chief of police. After two years as chief of the West campus community in my new role “Obviously I’m not going to turn Virginia University Police Depart- while focusing on my health at the the department on its ear or any- ment, William “W.P.” Chedester is same time.” thing,” Scott told the Daily Athe- stepping down. Chedester joined the department naeum in a phone interview. “We Chedester, who has served as the in 2002, serving in a variety of roles have a good department, good peo- department’s chief of police since before being elevated to chief follow- ple. We’ve got a good foundation 2018, cited health reasons as the rea- ing the retirement of Bob Roberts. there, so there’s not going to be any son for his departure from the role. Chedester will continue working as radical changes of any sort. “After careful consideration in a lieutenant with the department. “Th ere’s always room to improve, consultation with my family, health PHOTO BY GREG ELLIS PHOTO VIA WVU Phil Scott, who currently serves as and if we see an opportunity, I’m not care providers and WVU colleagues, William “W.P.” Chedester has served as chief of Phil Scott, WVUPD interim chief of police. the department’s deputy chief, will going to hold back from doing that I have made the diffi cult decision to WVUPD since 2018. lead the department on an interim just because I’m the interim. If some- step down from my position as Uni- sions regarding a timeframe for hir- basis. thing needs done, we’ll do it.” national search for a permanent re- versity Police chief,” Chedester said ing the new chief. Scott, who joined the WVU Po- Th e University plans to conduct a placement. Scott told Th e DA that he in a statement. has not been involved in any discus- Huggins says transfer rules changes could cause chaos ple just grabbing guys from the trans- Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats. these potential rule changes with the ball Bowl Subdivision) or men’s ice BY CHARLES MONTGOMERY fer portal and then guys going in the A rule change hasn’t been adopted ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. hockey. If they are transferring to a SPORTS EDITOR transfer portal.” by the NCAA yet as a vote is expected “What’s going on with the imme- Division I school for any of the pre- Usually when a student-athlete in January to decide on the possibility diate transfer, eligibility and all the viously-listed sports, they may be Sweeping changes may be com- transfers, there is a long, arduous of permanent changes to the trans- other things in our game, I think guys eligible to compete immediately if ing through the NCAA, and none may process that a player goes through to fer rules. are just going to sit down and eval- they were not recruited by the orig- be more impactful than the potential become eligible. When student-ath- Huggins compared the possibil- uate off of fi lm,” Huggins said of re- inal school and have never received changes to the transfer portal. letes transfer to a new school, they ity of the new transfer portal rules to cruiting changes. “I think the major- an athletics scholarship. Many college coaches have seen have to sit out a year before being el- that of professional free agency and ity of what’s going to happen is just - Th ey are academically and athlet- the possibility of the transfer rules igible to play for their new university trading. Huggins also believes there stealing from other programs, steal- ically eligible at their previous four- changing as something that is wrong if they meet certain NCAA standards. will be dedicated departments in pro- ing isn’t the right word, I guess. Tak- year school. for college athletics. West Virginia With rule changes stemming from grams once this new way of college ing guys from other programs.” - Th ey receive a transfer-release head men’s basketball coach Bob the COVID-19 pandemic, many play- athletics takes full shape. Th ere are three conditions that agreement from their previous four- Huggins has taken the opportunity ers in college basketball are getting “I don’t know if it’s become a sci- student-athletes must meet right now year school. to voice his opinion on the subject waivers to be immediately eligible ence yet; I think it is going to come to in order to transfer to another pro- While the COVID-19 pandemic when asked. the fi rst year that they transfer. Now that,” Huggins said. “I think people gram from the NCAA: has brought immediate changes “I think it’s going to be like profes- in terms of former West Virginia for- are going to be hired to just evaluate - Th ey are transferring to a Divi- throughout college athletics, the po- sional sports in just trading pieces,” ward Oscar Tshiebwe, who trans- players from there.” sion II or III school, or they are trans- tentially new transfer rules might be Huggins said. “I think it’s going to be ferred midseason this year, there is no Huggins sees recruiting taking ferring to a Division I school in any the most significant changes that what you see from now on in peo- possibility of him playing during the a major shift in athletics and how sport other than baseball, men’s or come to college sports in these event- 2020-21 season for head coach John things will change dramatically by women’s basketball, football (Foot- ful times. 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