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Offensive position battles after Week 1 win over Tennessee

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — After scoring 40 points on only 61 plays in its opener, the offense for No.17 West Virginia garnered mostly positive evaluations Sunday. (Those represented the fewest plays in a WVU victory since Dana Holgorsen’s first season in 2011.)

If beating Tennessee made for a chest-thumping start, the encore against FCS opponent Youngstown State means an opportunity to further clarify position battles. Here’s how three of them look entering Week 2:

Pettaway is the top back

Over the last two weeks the staff saw Martell Pettaway emerge as the starter, and his 56 yards on nine carries did nothing to dissuade that decision.