West Virginia football: 3 takeaways from blowout loss to Iowa State
By Phil Poling
West Virginia football lost its starting quarterback early against Iowa State, but the Mountaineers still played the Cyclones tough despite losing 38-14.
Falling to 3-3 (1-2) on the season with Oklahoma and Baylor on the upcoming slate isn’t anything for West Virginia fans to get excited about, but the Mountaineers still have plenty to build on. Austin Kendall, the starting quarterback, went down with an injury in the first half but it didn’t seem to affect the ‘Eers all that much early.
Jack Allison stepped in and had an excellent first half, leading West Virginia to a late touchdown drive before the break to tie things at 14. He finished with 18 completions on 24 attempts, but threw for just 140 yards; Allison had one touchdown and one interception.
The defense did all they could in the 38-14 defeat, but it still wasn’t enough to get West Virginia back in the win column. Plenty of young players got meaningful reps, though, a good sign for the WVU football program moving forward. But that doesn’t do much for them in the immediate future, especially with Oklahoma on the schedule next. When they travel to Norman, this group will have their hands full if the offense continues to stall.
Dropping another home game wasn’t in the plans, but West Virginia continues to deal with adversity following the Kendall injury. What other takeaways are there from the Iowa State game?