Former quarterback has found a home at running back and is in line to be a contributor to the Mountaineers’ offense as a redshirt freshman … made the move to running back while redshirting last fall and impressed at the position both on scout team and during spring practice … came out of spring drills with a grip on the top backup spot behind projected starter Ricky Fergerson … with a stout 6-2, 210-pound frame, could provide Appalachian with a power runner to be a change of pace from the diminutive Fergerson.

2012: Redshirted.

High School: Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com … spent 2011 season at Milford Academy, a prep school in upstate New York (New Berlin) after attending high school at Lynbrook H.S. on Long Island … shared quarterbacking duties for a Milford squad comprised mostly of Division I prospects and helped lead the team to a perfect 12-0 record in 2011, playing against other prep schools and collegiate junior-varsity teams (including JV squads from Army, Yale, Lehigh, Robert Morris and Wagner) … accounted for four touchdowns (two rushing, two passing) and completed 63.6 percent of pass attempts in only campaign at Milford  …  led Lynbrook to the 2010 Long Island Class III championship, accounting for 21 touchdowns and 10 two-point conversions along the way … ran for three touchdowns and two two-point conversions in the LI championship game … coached by Bill Chaplick at Milford Academy and Steve LoCicero at Lynbrook ... also lettered four times in track and field with a 42-foot triple jump and 11.1-second 100-meter time and twice in baseball.

Personal: Full name is Paul Magloire, Jr. ... born Dec. 16, 1992 (20 years old) ... son of Mireille Lamour-Prophette ... older brother, Mitchell, played linebacker at the University of Akron … cousin of former NBA all-star Jamaal Magloire, who won a national championship at Kentucky in 1998 ... majoring in criminal justice.