Spring practice notebook: Kendall already earning teammates’ respect

West Virginia Mountaineers quarterback Austin Kendall during spring practice on Thursday.MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – At the conclusion of his second practice as a West Virginia quarterback, a pair of teammates patted Austin Kendall on the back.

Those players were linebacker Shea Campbell and safety Donte Bonamico.

It’s possible that Kendall just happened to be the nearest teammate in back-patting range. But the small gesture felt like it said a lot more about the respect Kendall is already commanding from all corners of the locker room. It’s not unusual for defensive players to be a bit slow to warm up to a new quarterback.

Kendall, a graduate transfer from Oklahoma, has only been enrolled at West…