Mountaineer fans got their first peek at Will Grier this afternoon in West Virginia’s annual Gold-Blue Spring Game at Milan Puskar Stadium in Morgantown. Jake Spavital’s offense fell to Tony Gibson’s defense 44-21, using the classic convoluted points system.
Grier looked to be as good as advertised, as he completed 12 of his 18 passing attempts for a total of 202 yards. In a glorified scrimmage, those are good numbers for a quarterback that only plays every other possession for three quarters, and is running a very basic offense. Grier did show off a little with a beautiful 60-yard bomb to redshirt Junior wide receiver Ricky Rogers, who got tripped up just outside the goal line.