It’s not hard to understand why coaches in Neal Brown’s situation often hold off on naming a starter. Fall camp is all about competing for playing time, and in the particular case of West Virginia’s quarterback competition, you have two transfers who were absolutely promised every chance at starting when they agreed to come here. However, after an extremely diplomatic few months, Brown finally made the decision that Mountaineer Nation was not-so-secretly hoping for and named Jarret Doege the starter for West Virginia’s September 12th battle with Eastern Kentucky.
Doege started the final four games of the season in 2019 in relief of Austin Kendall after the latter struggled in leading the team to a 3-5 start.