Will Grier threw five touchdown passes for the fifth time in his career and No. 12 West Virginia shook off a sloppy start to drill Kansas State 35-6 on Saturday in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
Will Grier's Heisman campaign is firmly back on track after the hurricane canceled last weekend's game at North Carolina State. Grier has three TD passes in the first half, including to two to David Sills V. West Virginia in command over Kansas State.
With Skylar Thompson as the QB, K-State has yet to cross midfield nearing on halftime. It will be interesting to see if the Wildcats give Alex Delton another shot behind center after rotating QBs through the first two games.
After two turnovers to start the game, West Virginia QB Will Grier completed the longest pass of his career, an 82-yard touchdown bomb to Marcus Simms on a stop-and-go pattern against man coverage. The Mountaineers, which had their game canceled last weekend because of the hurricane, are back on track offensively following the ugly start.
Skylar Thompson threw for two scores and ran for another and Kansas State ran away from UTSA 41-17 on Saturday.
Nick Fitzgerald returned from a suspension two throw two touchdown passes, Kylin Hill ran for 211 yards and accounted for three scores, and No. 18 Mississippi State's swarming defense shut down Kansas State in a 31-10 rout on Saturday.
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 1-0 | 4-0 |
| West Virginia | 1-0 | 3-0 |
| Baylor | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Texas | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Texas Tech | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-1 | 3-1 |
| Kansas | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Kansas State | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| TCU | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Iowa State | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Herron | QB-DT | Committed | 82 |
| Velton Gardner | ATH | Committed | 76 |
| Cooper Beebe | DT | Committed | 76 |
| Keenan Garber | ATH | Committed | 76 |
| Trevor Stange | OG | Committed | 75 |
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | C. Klein | Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award |
| 2002 | T. Newman | Jim Thorpe Award |
