MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Skyler Howard riddled Youngstown State with deep passes, matching his career-high of five touchdowns, and West Virginia overcame an early scare to prevail 38-21 Saturday.
The Mountaineers (2-0) trailed 14-7 late in the first half before tuning up their execution, piling up 624 yards and improving to 17-0 all-time against FCS teams.
Howard finished with 389 yards on 20-of-33 passing after sitting out most of this week’s practices with a rib injury.
“He was really limited in practice. It’s a nagging injury, so he didn’t take as many reps,” said West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen.