It’s hard not to reflect back on what the Mountaineers did lose, though. Of those 20 seniors, 12 came on the defensive side of the ball. Most of those defensive players were veterans who saw playing time early in their WVU football careers.
They had experience and skill, and it all came together in their seniors years to help West Virginia reach the 10-win plateau for the first time in the program’s Big 12 Conference tenure.
Those defensive seniors were Antonio Crawford, Jeremy Tyler, Khairi Sharif, Rasul Douglas, Nana Kyeremeh, Jarrod Harper, Maurice Fleming, Sean Walters, Justin Arndt Darrien Howard, Christian Brown and Noble Nwachukwu.