MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Elijah Wellman, bearded to the point where he could platoon with the Mountaineer mascot, lives by the simplest of football philosophies.
“To go in there and smack some guys.”
Good thing, then, Wellman is a blocking back—and panning out to be a good one as the West Virginia offense turns decidedly downhill.
Before the season, the offensive buzz surrounded a versatile two-back set featuring Wendell Smallwood and Rushel Shell. Now, in a more straightforward approach, it’s more likely to be one of those tailbacks paired with Wellman, the battering ram who has helped Smallwood climb to No.