COMMENTARY
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When the season began Wendell Smallwood wasn’t the favorite to lead his own team in rushing, much less the Big 12 conference.
Yet internally, he carried designs on becoming West Virginia’s best player, designs he initiated into action last winter, designs he has incrementally shared as his premiere status became evident this season.
“I wanted to lead this offense,” he said after beating back Texas 38-20 on Saturday. “Knowing that we lost Kevin (White) and Mario (Alford), I wanted the guys to be able to depend on me.