West Virginia football: 3 takeaways from Eastern Kentucky beat down

1. So many weapons on offense

After seeing the number of freshmen and sophomores on the field for Neal Brown in Year 1, many expected the West Virginia offense to be much improved this season. I doubt expectations were spread to this many players, though.

Ten different Mountaineers caught a pass from a WVU quarterback on Saturday, including Sam Brown, Charles Finley, Graeson Malashevich, and Reese Smith. Did you just blurt out, “Who? Who? Who? And who?” Exactly.

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Those four — all freshmen — might not be staples of the West Virginia offense this season, but it’s obvious they’re capable of producing when called upon. We all know about Sam James, Bryce Ford-Wheaton, Winston Wright and T.J. Simmons. But to add even more players into the mix? Neal Brown’s offensive bag is a deep one.

Not to mention the running backs the Mountaineers are able to deploy, two of whom eclipsed 100 rushing yards — Leddie Brown and Sinkfield. Both are capable receivers out of the backfield, too, an area we’ve seen Brown scheme for. Getting the ball into your playmakers hands early, whether it be a quick route to the flat or a screen, can be an important piece to an offense.

If even half of these guys are able to continue progressing, the West Virginia offense shouldn’t have any trouble this season. But just like last year, the onus could fall on the offensive line to keep their quarterback upright and create running lanes. Here’s to expecting they will. #TrustTheClimb