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West Virginia Football: 3 Takeaways vs Texas Tech

By Connor Muldowney

LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 03: Quarterback Will Grier
LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 03: Quarterback Will Grier /
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FORT WORTH, TX – OCTOBER 07: Will Grier #7 of the West Virginia Mountaineers carries the ball against L.J. Collier #91 of the TCU Horned Frogs and Ty Summers #42 of the TCU Horned Frogs in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX – OCTOBER 07: Will Grier #7 of the West Virginia Mountaineers carries the ball against L.J. Collier #91 of the TCU Horned Frogs and Ty Summers #42 of the TCU Horned Frogs in the first half at Amon G. Carter Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) /

2. Will Grier can’t do it all by himself

Coming into the season, West Virginia looked to have a potentially dominant rushing attack led by Justin Crawford and Kennedy McCoy, but the Mountaineers struggled on the ground Saturday. In fact, Crawford, the team’s leading rusher, had just 47 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries.

That left the entire offensive attack on the shoulders of Will Grier. The junior quarterback attempted 41 passes while the Mountaineers carried the ball just 29 times — seven times by Grier himself (which were mostly sacks).

McKoy wasn’t much better on Saturday night as the sophomore running back ran just seven times for 35 yards. If the Mountaineers are going to have any long-term success this season, they will need to have a more consistent rushing attack like they had from Crawford in the first five games of the season.

Grier is going to get completely worn out if West Virginia uses his arm 40-50 times per game to beat a high-powered offense like Texas Tech because guess what? There are plenty of elite offenses left on the schedule for the Mountaineers to face off against.

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