— By Sean Manning, The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Kennedy McKoy seems like the heir apparent to Justin Crawford as West Virginia’s starting running back.
Alec Sinkfield and Leddie Brown have drawn strong reviews from the coaching staff and benefit from the unknown factor that always gets a fan base excited.
Then there’s Martell Pettaway, who seems like the forgotten man in the backfield.
That is a far cry from a year ago when Pettaway’s late-season heroics in 2016 were fresh in everyone’s minds. After having his redshirt pulled in the 11th game of his true freshman season, Pettaway bobbed and weaved his way to 180 yards at Iowa State.