MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The NCAA’s new rule permitting players to play up to four games while retaining a redshirt season has already led to an adjustment in West Virginia’s weekly preparation.
Thursdays are no longer treated just as a rest-and-recovery day for players prior to game day. The coaching staff also uses the day to prepare younger players since there is a possibility of them seeing the field this November.
“We now understand they can get pulled up from the ‘junior varsity’ to the ‘varsity’ in case we need them,” West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said during his Monday night radio show.