West Virginia University senior wide receiver Daikiel Shorts Jr. may not have gotten into the end zone during Saturday’s 26-11 victory over Missouri, but it was his big catches working the middle of the field that enabled the Mountaineers to score most of their points.
Shorts made eight catches for 131 yards, both career highs, and was the receiver who hurt Missouri the most by working the soft spots in the Tigers’ cover two look.
“We knew the middle was going to be open but as the game went on we started attacking it more,” said Shorts.