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After a long wait, West Virginia eager to put Iowa State in the rear-view mirror

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia found itself in a glass half-full/glass half-empty debate during its open week.

Was it better to have a week off to re-calibrate things after getting thumped 30-14 at Iowa State, or was it worse to have a few extra days for the scent of the loss to linger?

“It’s frustrating because it’s long until you get to play football again,” said safety Dravon Askew-Henry.

“I don’t think it’s the worst,” said right tackle Colton McKivitz. “I actually think it’s the best for us. Because it doesn’t matter who we’re going to play this week.