In a battle of true freshmen quarterbacks, West Virginia’s Scotty Fox Jr. got the best of it, with the Mountaineers holding off Colorado for a 29-22 victory. Fox threw a touchdown pass, while converted running back Curtis Jones had two short touchdowns for West Virginia. Julian Lewis threw two touchdown passes in his first career start, finishing the game with 22-of-35 passing for 299 yards.
West Virginia running back Diore Hubbard’s 69-yard reception in stride down the left side line set up tight end Ryan Ward’s first touchdown catch, a 3-yarder from Fox for a 16-3 lead late in the second quarter. Both teams then moved quickly down the field for scores before halftime. Lewis hit Joseph Williams with an 8-yard touchdown strike, and Kade Hensley followed with a 41-yard field goal as time ran out to give West Virginia a 19-9 halftime lead.
But Fox threw interceptions on consecutive pass attempts in the third quarter to give Colorado a chance at a comeback. The Buffs got within a field goal twice in the second half, then within a touchdown with a late field goal, but never led in the game.
“This is not who we are,” Coach Prime said after the game. “We’re better than this. They [fans] deserve better than this. I want better than this. I feel like I coach better than this. I feel like we have players that are so much better than the production that we’re putting out. It starts with me. I feel like we have the nucleus inside the locker room, that we should be getting it done. I don’t think we’ve played a team that’s athletically and physically better than us. I really don’t.”
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