COMMENTARY
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As the final play of last year’s game at Maryland unfolded, West Virginia’s Josh Lambert wasn’t widely hailed as an elite kicker, much less a Lou Groza contender.
He was just a sophomore trying to make amends.
On West Virginia’s previous series, Lambert’s first tiebreaker attempt from 43 yards was launched at a too-low trajectory and batted down.
Now Lambert spent the game’s waning moments blasting balls into a practice net, stealing glimpses as the offense squeezed 13 plays in the final 2:35 to give its kicker another chance.