COMMENTARY
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Justin Arndt’s fifth preseason camp at West Virginia reminds him how he barely withstood his first.
Outsized and completely out of the running for practice reps—much less playing time—he was an invited walk-on who considered walking away. A high school football hero turned insignificant. Counting the list of linebackers ahead of him became a depressing practice ritual.
“Man, I remember how much I hated this,” he said. “You come in and you’re not given as many opportunities as the scholarship kids, so you’re just watching. You’re not getting many reps and you’re thinking, ‘I can’t do this.