MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As West Virginia prepared to use its third starting center in three games, offensive line coach Matt Moore was becoming increasingly anxious that he would have to move on to a fourth.
Redshirt freshman Briason Mays had earned the job in the week leading up to the North Carolina State game. But when it came time to warm up, Mays looked more like he was trying to snap to a punter rather than a quarterback.
“Whew, I was so nervous,” Moore said. “He was spraying them all over in pregame. He snapped about four over the quarterback’s head.