MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Sometimes the best way to learn is when you least expect to. That is what happened to West Virginia University sophomore tackle Colton McKivitz, a natural right tackle forced to play left tackle when Yodny Cajuste went down with a season-ending injury in the season-opening game against Missouri last September.
The Mountaineers, anticipating significant matchup problems with the untested McKivitz lining up across Missouri stud defensive end Charles Harris, were pleasantly surprised when Colton more than held his own.
Harris, recently taken in the first round of this year’s NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins, didn’t register a sack and was credited with just two tackles in one of his least productive afternoons as a collegiate player.