MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dana Holgorsen has a new contract, a fantastic new quarterback, and an upgraded stadium in the final stage of remodeling. What his West Virginia program doesn’t have is much love from the Big 12 media.
The Mountaineers were picked sixth in Thursday’s preseason poll, the fifth consecutive year they have been projected among the bottom half. (Votes were tabulated from 32 print and digital journalists who cover the league, including yours truly, who had WVU one notch higher on my ballot.)
Oklahoma received 19 first-place votes, while projected runner-up Oklahoma State received 12.