We all know it by now. West Virginia, trailing by seven, sat on Virginia Tech’s 15-yard line with 0:09 seconds left in the game. The Mountaineers had, at best, two chances to tie the game. Offensive Coordinator Jake Spavital called up a play that got one of his playmakers, David Sills, free. Sills already had two touchdown catches in the game and nearly had a third.
Let’s break down what happened on that fateful second down pass.
Right before the snap, West Virginia is lined up in a 2x2 standard shotgun formation.