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Preseason primer: Mountaineers blending optimism with questions

COMMENTARY

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s Year 2 of Will Grier, Year 8 for Dana Holgorsen and, perhaps, finally the year West Virginia reaches Thanksgiving with a shot at winning the Big 12.

As preseason camp opens Sunday, here are the key storylines:

Situational offense

More than delivering a so-called “Heisman moment,” Holgorsen wants his quarterback to produce the routine reads that keep drives in motion.

“I don’t give a crap about big-playing people. If you’ve got good players, those are going to happen,” he said. “I care about the efficiency aspect of it.