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Daily Athenaeum: Holgorsen embracing fourth top-10 matchup of season, has faith in No. 20 WVU against No. 10 TCU
By Anthony Pecoraro
As No. 20 West Virginia continues to climb the rankings and earn the respect of more and more throughout the nation, head coach Dana Holgorsen continues to be focused on not being satisfied yet and having his squad go into each day of the season with the same mentality: To win.
During Holgorsen’s weekly press conference Tuesday, the fourth-year Mountaineer (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) head coach talked about the No. 10 TCU Horned Frogs (6-1, 3-1 Big 12), who are coming off an 82-27 victory over Texas Tech. They are coming to Morgantown Saturday for what is being viewed as the marquee matchup of Week 11, as ESPN’s College GameDay will also be invading Morgantown this weekend.
With WVU being bowl eligible after its victory against Oklahoma State this past Saturday, Holgorsen said perhaps the biggest key to being in contention to win Saturday’s game will come down to whether the Mountaineers can contain the Horned Frogs’ offense and junior quarterback Trevone Boykin, who posted 433 passing yards and seven touchdowns against a struggling Red Raider team this past Saturday.
“He (Boykin) is the most improved player in college football,” Holgorsen said. “He is playing well (and) I thought he was good two years ago as a true freshman (when) he came out here and beat us in overtime.” ...
http://www.thedaonline.com/sports/article_e2b32144-5f28-11e4-97e5-001a4bcf6878.html
By Anthony Pecoraro
As No. 20 West Virginia continues to climb the rankings and earn the respect of more and more throughout the nation, head coach Dana Holgorsen continues to be focused on not being satisfied yet and having his squad go into each day of the season with the same mentality: To win.
During Holgorsen’s weekly press conference Tuesday, the fourth-year Mountaineer (6-2, 4-1 Big 12) head coach talked about the No. 10 TCU Horned Frogs (6-1, 3-1 Big 12), who are coming off an 82-27 victory over Texas Tech. They are coming to Morgantown Saturday for what is being viewed as the marquee matchup of Week 11, as ESPN’s College GameDay will also be invading Morgantown this weekend.
With WVU being bowl eligible after its victory against Oklahoma State this past Saturday, Holgorsen said perhaps the biggest key to being in contention to win Saturday’s game will come down to whether the Mountaineers can contain the Horned Frogs’ offense and junior quarterback Trevone Boykin, who posted 433 passing yards and seven touchdowns against a struggling Red Raider team this past Saturday.
“He (Boykin) is the most improved player in college football,” Holgorsen said. “He is playing well (and) I thought he was good two years ago as a true freshman (when) he came out here and beat us in overtime.” ...
http://www.thedaonline.com/sports/article_e2b32144-5f28-11e4-97e5-001a4bcf6878.html
