MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Austin Kendall got the job he came to West Virginia for.
Mountaineers coach Neal Brown announced Tuesday that Kendall, the graduate transfer from Oklahoma, will be West Virginia’s starting quarterback for the season opener against James Madison on Aug. 31.
“It was clear after Friday night’s scrimmage that he has earned it,” Brown said on Tuesday.
Brown said the evaluation was based on every snap from the quarterbacks since the start of spring practice. Kendall was competing against Jack Allison and Trey Lowe.
Kendall graduated from Oklahoma in three years, which he spent backing up eventual Heisman Trophy winners Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray.