MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – From the first whistle of spring practice, West Virginia coaches have made it crystal-clear that the running backs are the focal point of this year’s offense.
Needless to say, no one was anticipating a vanishing act in Week 1. With James Madison sold-out to stop the run, the Mountaineers were stymied for 1.4 yards per carry. Kennedy McKoy and Martell Pettaway never gained more than 5 yards on a single carry.
That has to change starting this week at Missouri.
“Will we come out and run the ball like Army? I don’t know,” said West Virginia coach Neal Brown.