MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen didn’t think he warranted an unsportsmanlike conduct flag and didn’t agree “with a lot of what happened” regarding the penalty phase of Sunday night’s loss to Virginia Tech.
Calling the disparity in flags “the biggest deal in the game,” he stewed over the Mountaineers being penalized nine times for 81 yards with four others declined. The Hokies drew five flags worth 34 yards.
The matchup at FedEx Field in Landover featured a neutral-conference officiating crew from the Big Ten.
Holgorsen incurred a significant 15-yarder himself, which pushed his offense out of field goal range in the third quarter.