MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With the vast majority of its starters primed to return next season, the loss of graduating seniors won’t have the same devastating impact on West Virginia in 2020 that it did this season. But there are a handful of positions where entrenched starters will prove difficult to replace.
Offensive tackles Colton McKivitz and Kelby Wickline have taken nearly every snap this season, and spring football will be a crash course in finding their replacements. Starting cornerbacks Keith Washington and Hakeem Bailey have occasionally been spelled by freshmen Nicktroy Fortune and Tae Mayo, but there figure to be growing pains for those players when they elevate their roles next season.