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WVU football: 5 Mountaineers who you’d want to be quarantined with

By Phil Poling

LUBBOCK, TX - SEPTEMBER 29: Will Grier #7 of the West Virginia Mountaineers stands on the field before the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on September 29, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. West Virginia defeated Texas Tech 42-34. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images)
LUBBOCK, TX - SEPTEMBER 29: Will Grier #7 of the West Virginia Mountaineers stands on the field before the game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders on September 29, 2018 at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas. West Virginia defeated Texas Tech 42-34. (Photo by John Weast/Getty Images) /
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PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 24: Major Harris #9 of the West Virginia Mountaineers runs with the ball against the University of Pittsburgh during an NCAA football game at Pitt Stadium September 24, 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Mountaineers won the game 31-10. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 24: Major Harris #9 of the West Virginia Mountaineers runs with the ball against the University of Pittsburgh during an NCAA football game at Pitt Stadium September 24, 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Mountaineers won the game 31-10. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

2. Major Harris, Quarterback (1987-89)

Imagine being quarantined with the greatest quarterback to ever put on a Mountaineer uniform. What would you ask the All-American and two-time Heisman Trophy finalist Major Harris?

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Would you ask him how Pitt passed on recruiting him as a quarterback? Or what it felt like leading West Virginia to its first ever undefeated season? Or by how many points the Mountaineers would’ve beat Notre Dame by if he hadn’t been injured on the third play of the 1988 National Championship (it would’ve happened)?

Regardless of your questions for him, very few players’ impact compare to Harris’ as a Mountaineer. He became the first quarterback to pass for more than 5,000 yards and rush for more than 2,000 in a career. And West Virginia’s seen a handful of excellent seasons from signal-callers since — Marc Bulger, Geno Smith, Will Grier – but none hold a higher place among quarterback rankings than Major Harris.

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