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COMMENTARY

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When its prized left tackle staggered off with a knee injury, West Virginia found a reliable contingency.

But when its senior quarterback departed for the X-ray room? Carl Jung couldn’t have made order of such chaos.

Luckily for the Mountaineers, 26-11 winners over Missouri in Saturday’s debut, Skyler Howard’s absence lasted only four play. Even such a condensed span was long enough for his backups to squeeze in two dreadful-looking turnovers.

Backup No.1, William Crest, scrambled out of and back into the pocket, a doozy of a backyard play surely developing as he cocked his right arm to fire deep.