Heading into the spring of 2018, West Virginia football is facing some major questions. What are the five biggest questions facing the Mountaineers?
Bad news hit Morgantown on Thursday as Dana Holgorsen and the Mountaineers found out their annual spring game would be cancelled due to impending weather. West Virginia has some questions to be answered still, but Mother Nature is treating Morgantown like anything but spring.
The Mountaineers finished the 2017 season with just a 7-6 record, but there are lofty expectations for West Virginia in 2018 with a healthy Will Grier returning. West Virginia has the potential to contend in the Big 12, but there are questions to be answered first.
What are the five biggest questions facing West Virginia this spring?
5. Which freshmen break out?
Since there’s no spring game, fans will have to wait to find this out until fall or keep an eye on praise being handed out to the early enrollee freshmen.
There are a number of freshmen, or newcomers, who could fill needs for the Mountaineers, including guard Blaine Scott who could replace Kyle Bosch. The three-star from Ohio has elite size and just needs to adjust to the college level, but months of work as an early enrollee could take care of that. Three-star Briason Mays is also a potential instant impact freshman guard.
Woodrow Lowe III, a three-star dual-threat, could stand out as the next starting quarterback for the Mountaineers as soon as Will Grier leaves. He could stand out as a potential backup, battling it out with Chris Chugunov and David Israel.
Don’t sleep on the JUCO transfers Joshua Norwood, Keith Washington and Charlie Benton who could all bolster the secondary.