WVMetroNews · Dec 29, 2018
Column: Great expectations flushed by sorry finish
West Virginia Mountaineers wide receiver David Sills V (13) runs with the ball during the second half against the Syracuse Orange in the 2018 Camping World Bowl at Camping World Stadium.COMMENTARY
ORLANDO, Fla. — Great expectations, when achieved, beget indelible memories, catchy slogans and commemorative T-shirts. Those same expectations, however, become daggers when left unfulfilled.
Witness the redness in the eyes of David Sills. Across three mostly splendid seasons he piled up 35 touchdown catches but zero championships. You sensed beyond a doubt he would’ve swapped a batch of those end-zone celebrations for a mere whiff of the other.