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Building blocked: Brown’s timeout gaffe costs West Virginia dearly

WACO, Texas — West Virginia’s most encouraging performance and discouraging result of Neal Brown’s first season happened all at the same time.

Sophomore defensive lineman Dante Stills said it was the hardest loss he’s ever experienced.

“When you invest so much into this football game and come up short, it hurts a lot,” said Stills, who had two sacks to go along with a trio from older brother Darius. “You should have seen the faces in the locker room. We’re probably the hardest-working team in the whole conference. And coming up short hurts a lot.