CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Those preseason All-American lists spotlighted David Sills. And Gary Jennings hardly was overlooked after making 97 catches last year.
Yet it was T.J. Simmons, the sophomore reserve, who delivered the splashiest play among West Virginia’s talented receivers Saturday.
His catch on a first-quarter crossing route became a 59-yard touchdown when Tennessee safety Micah Abernathy whiffed on a sideline tackle. Simmons’ only target set the pace in a 40-14 blowout.
“T.J. was rolling,” said Jennings. “I wasn’t expecting that.”
