COMMENTARY
ORLANDO, Fla. — A fistful of questions as No. 16 West Virginia (8-3) faces No. 20 Syracuse (9-3) in the Camping World Bowl:
Can a motivated defense lift West Virginia?
The premature departure of quarterback Will Grier has split the fan base, dominated headlines and lopped a pile of points off the betting line. Just don’t ask defensive coordinator Tony Gibson if this talk of meaningless bowl games has bled over to the upperclassmen on his side of the ball.
“It’s important to our guys — they’re all playing,” Gibson said.