When the 2019 season started for the West Virginia Mountaineers, the biggest question mark was the receiving corp. The 2018 version of the Mountaineers were loaded at receiver with David Sills and Gary Jennings and Marcus Simms running around and past cornerbacks. Those players all left and the Mountaineers were left with a bare cupboard. While the Mountaineers were short on experience, they were not short on talent.
Enter Sam James. They say “Luck favors the Prepared” and Sam James was prepared in 2019. James started the first half of the season catching at least 5 passes in every game and blowing up against the N.