MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On a Gold Rush weekend pairing two clubs who reached 0-1 in dramatically different fashions, the receiving-votes Mountaineers seek to prove they’re still poll-worthy and East Carolina merely seeks some self-respect.
With West Virginia favored by 24, you can catch our MetroNews staff predictions in the Gold & Blue Lunch Report video above, and then read below for another excursion into Four-Down Territory:
Running Grier
Seeing quarterback Will Grier emerge as WVU’s second-leading rusher last week left coaches breathless. On 11 carries he netted 52 yards and five first downs, moving the chains three times during the game’s final drive — including a hurdle that would’ve become iconic had the comeback played out.