ORLANDO, Fla. – Even though Dana Holgorsen wanted to downplay it, there was no ignoring the players who weren’t there for West Virginia on Friday night.
“I could make a bunch of excuses,” Holgorsen said. “But we played a good team. Give Coach [Dino] Babers credit… it helps to have all your guys, but I thought we had good practices.”
Despite missing four offensive starters, No. 16 West Virginia was still good enough to hang with Syracuse for three quarters. But their absence was felt on a couple key plays in the fourth as the No.