MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Skyler Howard spent a little more than 5 minutes with the media on Tuesday afternoon before West Virginia’s sports-information staff cut off further questions. Within that span, Howard discussed the need to calm his feet in the pocket, trust his pass protection, and get past the gut-wrenching overtime loss to Oklahoma State.
A loss that in its aftermath left the quarterback choked up Saturday night, revealing how much he cares about his team and how personally it effects him when his play isn’t good enough.
The unquestioned leader of the offense throughout a 3-0 start, Howard drew cheers for leaving the field late in the first half Saturday after his helmet came off—a faction of fans clamoring for second-stringer William Crest.