West Virginia beats Baylor on Senior day

However, West Virginia’s size and physical play dominated. “Coach Bennett said, ‘It’s not the end of the season”. “It was pretty smooth for the first six weeks and then we kind of lost our focus for a while”.

Baylor held the momentum for almost three quarters in the final regular-season game for acting coach Jim Grobe, but that changed on two plays. Virginia knocked off the Mountaineers 70-54 last season.

“I wouldn’t say there is anything specific”, Thompson said about opponents hurting Virginia in the paint.

“You (the media) all get wrapped up in the playoffs and forget that the bowls are a reward for our guys having an outstanding season”, continued Holgorsen.

“All he does is win”, Holgorsen said.

Senior guard London Perrantes headlines the UVA roster, named a First Team Preseason All-ACC candidate.

Of course all of that is conjecture until Saturday night when WVU Director of Athletics Shane Lyons accepts the invitation that is expected to be made following the game.

“I think we finish the season strong”, he said.

No. 25 West Virginia held on for a 66-57 victory that snapped the Cavaliers’ 24-game home winning streak before 14,623 at John Paul Jones Arena.

But, it didn’t come easy. But the Bears were flagged for illegal blocking and the Mountaineers recovered on the re-kick.

West Virginia: Virginia was just the third major program the Mountaineers have faced this season – they drubbed IL and lost to Temple – and none of their next five opponents are daunting, but there’s enough experience and toughness built into their pressing style that staying healthy is Job One before Big 12 play.

The Cavaliers (7-1) had just fallen on their home court for the first time since 2015, when Duke spoiled College GameDay with a 69-63 victory.

The Cavaliers committed a season-high 14 turnovers against the Mountaineers. Neither would come close to those numbers on Saturday.

“We actually played better today”, Grobe said. “Skyler is a good quarterback, but he can be a little careless with the ball so it was our plan to confuse him with our coverages”.

When the Mountaineers got the ball back, Crawford started the series with a nice 9-yard run then Shorts hauled in a 7-yard catch for a first down.

After having a hard first half, Bob Huggins’ and Press Virginia were ready to play in the second. The Bears were penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct and West Virginia took over at the Baylor six. But Smith was stripped of the ball on a pass attempt and Howard recovered at the Baylor 30 with 27 seconds left.

Howard was just 10-for-26 for only 111 yards. And the team took the lead for good when the Mountaineers’ senior signal-caller found Jennings on his 58-yard bomb with 2:04 left in the third quarter.

Josh Allen led Wyoming with 248 yards passing and three touchdowns. Kyzir (White) has a hand that we’re hoping to wrap up and club it up and see if he can play.

“When it’s time, it’s time”, Gross said.

“It was insane”, Grobe said. You go against a team that is that physical and that aggressive with their defense, it makes you understand how attentive you have to be, offensively, with the ball, blocking out defensively and just ready because they are going to not quit. “We wanted to take advantage as best they could when they overhelped”.

Holgorsen, 45, earned $2.9 million this season, including a base salary of $250,000.