MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Will Grier made throws short and deep, favoring David Sills, and tailback Justin Crawford broke loose for a 51-yard touchdown during West Virginia’s spring game Saturday.
Those highlights provided fans a glimpse of Jake Spavital’s play-calling, but Tony Gibson’s defense showed plenty of verve — dominating the second-unit matchups — to take a 54-21 victory in front of 6,415 fans.
Grier took his first public snaps since the Florida-Missouri game of Oct. 10, 2015, and threw for 202 yards on 12-of-18 attempts. He connected with Sills for 29- and 34-yard completions, while finding Ricky Rogers for a 60-yarder that setup Martell Pettaway’s 3-yard score.