Today begins the MetroNews countdown of the 10 Most Pivotal Mountaineers for the 2015 football season. These aren’t necessarily West Virginia’s “best” 10, or the ones appearing on those bloated preseason watch lists, but they’re the players whose production will be most crucial to filling roles and answering preseason questions. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Compliments from teammates being standard operating procedure, you saw heavy doses of reality tempering the praise for West Virginia’s Noble Nwachukwu back in 2013. “He’s an explosive player. If he wants to—if he puts his mind to it—he can get around anybody.