West Virginia Football: 3 takeaways from the Kansas State win
By Phil Poling
1. Will Grier should be the Heisman Trophy front-runner
If Will Grier isn’t on someone’s 2018 Heisman Watch List after four weeks, stop trusting them. After throwing for 356 yards and five touchdowns against the Wildcats, Grier’s numbers for the season are as impressive as anybody’s in the country.
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He’s completed 83 (!) percent of his passes while amassing 1,117 yards. Grier’s also thrown 14 touchdown passes — to seven different targets — and only three interceptions; he’s only been sacked four times all year, too.
It helps having a plethora of weapons at his disposal, but Grier is making use of all the talent surrounding him. Let’s count all the Mountaineers with receiving touchdowns following Saturday’s game: David Sills (5), Gary Jennings (4), Marcus Simms (1), T.J. Simmons (1), Dominique Maiden (1), Kennedy McKoy (1), and Tevin Bush (1).
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While Grier is handing out touchdowns like candy on Halloween, he clearly has a favorite target, especially against Kansas State. For the second year in a row, Grier’s thrown multiple touchdowns to Sills against the Wildcats. Last year, the duo hooked up for two touchdowns in Manhattan; they one-upped themselves in Morgantown this year.