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Holgorsen exhales, Gibby fumes as WVU wins modestly

COMMENTARY

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It was 91 degrees on Mountaineer Field, but Tony Gibson’s blood bubbled well beyond triple digits.

He stewed over missed tackles. Fumed at the lethargy. Pledged to “find 11 guys that are going to do what I coach them to do.”

You had to ask yourself: Had he just watched West Virginia’s 38-21 victory over Youngstown State or last year’s game film from Waco?

Gibby knew this season promised heavy turnover and high anxiety. The notion of a 2-0 start soothing him was obliterated during Saturday’s postgame invective.