MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Looking at the clock wind down in the fourth quarter, West Virginia defensive end Reese Donahue started to get a few butterflies in his stomach.
The score wasn’t the problem, as the Mountaineers held a comfortable double-digit lead against Kansas on Saturday.
But the ring sitting in the pocket of State Trooper Freddie Little was in the front of Donahue’s mind.
“Once the game started to get toward the end, my eyes started to widen and it started to get real,” he said. “I don’t think she had a clue, though, at least I hope she didn’t.