ORLANDO, Fla. – Playing without the guy who finished fourth in Heisman Trophy voting would seem to be a significant disadvantage for West Virginia this week. And playing without Will Grier will surely hinder the No. 16 Mountaineers in Friday’s Camping World Bowl against No. 20 Syracuse. But it might not help the Orange all that much, either.
West Virginia has had the benefit of spending the last two weeks practicing with Jack Allison and Trey Lowe, who spent the season as Grier’s backups. Syracuse has all of 11 plays on film to see what either quarterback has to offer.