MORGANTOWN, W.Va — In the aftermath of a 35-6 loss, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder took responsibility for what looked like a foolish gamble early in Saturday’s second quarter.
An outside pitch on fourth-and-inches from his own 43 never stood a chance. Defenders immediately swarmed running back Alex Barnes for a 4-yard loss, and West Virginia turned the short field into a seven-play touchdown drive to lead 14-0.
Yet the 78-year-old Snyder said he would make the same decision again:
“I can’t coach a team that can’t get six inches on a play.”
After WVU took a 35-3 lead in the second half, Snyder switched quarterbacks from Skylar Thompson to Alex Delton.