West Virginia’s Jonathan Holton hasn’t been the go-to player for the Mountaineers this season, so blaming his absence on WVU’s 17-point loss to Florida on Saturday would be irresponsible.
Was Holton’s absence felt against the Gators? Yes
Would the Mountaineers have won if Holton was in the line up? No.
Florida was just too hot to be stopped and the Mountaineers just couldn’t keep up.
“We’ve had games where we were off-the-charts defensively and couldn’t throw it in the ocean,” Gators coach Mike White said. “But today we put it all together.