West Virginia’s Cyncir Bowers, proper, carries the ball during a recreation in opposition to TCU earlier this season. (Photo by David Pennock)
West Virginia suffered one other loss, in an in depth winnable recreation, and is formally knocked out of bowl competition. The hopes of taking part in any extra video games after Texas Tech are over. There’s nothing actually to play for aside from satisfaction and ending off on a excessive notice.
For the seniors, Texas Tech will likely be their final recreation on the faculty degree, so profitable the ultimate recreation, in opposition to a caliber of opponent just like the Red Raiders in entrance of the Milan Puskar Stadium crowd, can be particular.
“Coming back home, you just want to finish what you can control, and that’s this next game, the right way,” redshirt senior broad receiver Jeff Weimer stated. “I think that’s going to be something we lean on to prepare the best we can to do that. I think it means a lot to a lot of people. I think that is something we can draw from, is really playing for one another, especially the seniors like myself.”
It received’t be straightforward. The odds aren’t out but, however the Mountaineers will certainly be a double-digit underdog because it hosts the fifth-best workforce within the nation and the most effective workforce within the Big 12.
Luckily, the Mountaineers have a bye week to organize. There are a whole lot of areas that want correction, and a few of them are the identical as the primary bye week initially of October. The offensive line must do higher in run blocking, and the protection wants to wash up some massive performs within the air.
At least, WVU has its quarterback, which was a query heading out of the primary bye. After throwing for 353 yards, breaking his personal true freshman report, Scotty Fox Jr. needs to be the quarterback within the closing recreation.
Other than fixing these errors, it’s going to be a whole lot of self-reflection. Starting with the way you need to be remembered, particularly for a lot of the seniors. The seniors might surrender and transfer on with their lives, or they may battle and exit on a excessive notice.
Weimer stated a lot of the bye week will likely be spent on inside reflection and dealing collectively as a workforce.
“I think it’s going to be coming together as a team, and working hard, so that way we are prepared for whoever we got next,” Weimer stated. “On top of that, building more chemistry, just being prepared for the next game. I think it’s going to come down to that. Relying on one another to do that.”
That’s what a lot of the season comes right down to. The coaches inform the gamers on the sphere and put them able to succeed, but it surely’s as much as the gamers to execute and put the hassle on the sphere. Imagine the offensive line executed and had somewhat extra push to get that one yard. Maybe they’d be taking part in to maintain the bowl recreation hopes alive.
Many gamers will go their separate methods after the season. Some will return, few will go to the professionals, and so much will likely be trying for jobs. But if WVU desires to have any success in opposition to Texas Tech and to complete the season with momentum, it’ll be on the gamers working collectively to make that occur.
“I think it’s always like that,” Weimer stated. “I think in the season, it’s always the people in that room, in the locker room, and trying to stick together. As far as camaraderie and playing for one another. That’s what I think it is. I think just trying to keep the outside noise the outside noise, and focus on what we can control, and keeping the locker room together.”