West Virginia Football: 5 overreactions from win over Kansas

LAWRENCE, KS - SEPTEMBER 23: Justin Crawford #25 of the West Virginia Mountaineers runs for a touchdown past Keith Loneker Jr. #47 of the Kansas Jayhawks in the second quarter at Memorial Stadium on September 23, 2017 in Lawrence, Kansas. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images) /

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1. The ground game can carry the Mountaineers

Led by senior running back Justin Crawford and sophomore running back Kennedy McKoy, the Mountaineers put together quite the ground attack against the Kansas defense. The fact that West Virginia was able to keep pace with what the Jayhawks rushing attack was doing is very impressive.

Crawford led the Mountaineers in rushing yards with 125 on 18 carries and one touchdown. He has already eclipsed his rushing touchdown total from one season ago as he has improved from four touchdowns to six.

McKoy emerged as a real threat with 105 yards and two touchdowns. He also led the team in yards per carry at 8.8. The combination of Crawford of McKoy continues to prove to be one of the best backfield duos in the Big 12.

Will Grier also added another 51 yards and two touchdowns. In total, West Virginia rushed for nearly 300 yards and averaged 6.7 yards per carry. Kansas is not much of a test in that regard, but the Mountaineers were still able to showoff their versatility on offense.

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