If you checked West Virginia offensive lineman Kimo Makane’ole’s WVU Sports bio Wednesday morning, it would say he weighed 198 pounds, the size of a running back or a wide receiver. Now, it’s corrected to his real weight of 298.

“I don’t know what that’s about,” Makane’ole said.

The last time he weighed around 198 pounds?

“Probably in like sixth grade,” Makane’ole said.

Makane’ole is one of the 50-plus transfers Rich Rodriguez added out of the transfer portal after he was hired this winter. Makane’ole was one of the bigger gets, coming from LSU.

But, in his final season with the Tigers, the redshirt junior, at the time, played defensive line instead of offensive line. In West Virginia, Makane’ole has swapped back.

“I’ve always been an offensive lineman,” Makane’ole said. “I know I pl

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