It’s almost as if West Virginia has played two different seasons.
One season features an undefeated squad that has outscored opponents by an average of 26 points with a strong, opportunistic defense and quality running game.
The other season features a turnover-riddled team that struggled to get stops on defense and never found a rhythm on offense, resulting in a four-game losing streak with an average loss by 20.2 points.
West Virginia’s 0-4 October would have crippled a less determined team, sending the group into a downward spiral from which it wouldn’t have recovered. Instead, Dana Holgorsen’s team has sandwiched its nightmare October with three wins (Georgia Southern, Liberty, Maryland) to start the season in September and back-to-back wins over Texas and Texas Tech to kick off November.