West Virginia Football: Grading the Mountaineers at midseason

With nearly half the season out of the way West Virginia football sits at 3-2. How has each position graded out in the first six weeks of the season?

So far in 2017, it’s been good news-bad news for WVU football. The good news is that the Mountaineers have held their own against every good team they’ve faced. They were tied late with both No. 21 Virginia Tech and No. 8 TCU, and were within striking distance of a win.

Now the bad news: they lost both of those games. Not being able to get over the hump is, unfortunately, starting to become a trend for WVU. Of course, all that can change with a few wins against a suddenly-wide open (thanks Iowa State!) Big 12.

With that said, let’s take a look at how the Mountaineers have fared so far this season.

Quarterback – A

This was easy. With Will Grier running the show, everybody assumed that WVU would boast one of the better offenses in the nation, and they haven’t disappointed. They’re averaging ninth in the country in scoring (43.8 points per game), third in the nation in total yards (577.4 yards per game), and have the nation’s sixth best passing attack, averaging 364.2 passing yards per game.

Grier is a big part of that, averaging 9.4 yards per attempt and has already thrown for 16 touchdowns compared to just four interceptions in five games.

It’s safe to say that Grier has met every challenge and fulfilled expectations throughout the first half of the season.  He was in complete control of the offense from the very first snap, and if the success of the team relies on his arm, the Mountaineers will be in good shape.