MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Though frustrations have been evident during West Virginia’s three-game losing streak, Neal Brown doesn’t want to hear any foul language around the football facility. Especially not the f-word.
Freshman.
“I’ve got to stop using the F-word,” Brown said. “It’s a built-in excuse for those kids, for our staff and maybe myself. We’re a no-excuse operation. We’re playing a lot of young people. But here’s the deal: we’ve played seven games now. These guys have all gotten experience.”
Brown may not be using the word anymore, but he’s seeing it everywhere. The Mountaineers have six freshmen or redshirt freshmen listed atop the depth chart before Thursday night’s game at Baylor — receivers Bryce Wheaton, Winston Wright and Sam James, center Briason Mays, left guard James Gmiter and tight end Mike O’Laughlin.