COMMENTARY
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jared Barber scooped and scored instead of feeling scarred. Skyler Howard beat the program he once idolized. Dana Holgorsen team-surfed around the locker room.
Could Saturday have been any thicker with redemption?
West Virginia wrung more satisfaction than you would’ve thought possible from beating a 4-6 team. But considering the sort of ill memories associated with Texas, the gratification didn’t seem out of place.
Before each practice last week, Dana Holgorsen forced players to rewatch the aftermath of 2014’s loss in Austin—blissful, laughing Longhorns lifting and tossing Charlie Strong.