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<blockquote data-quote="43rd Parallel" data-source="post: 129316634" data-attributes="member: 1065941">AN EXCERPT:Most at stake: Dana HolgorsenOne of the top teams of the Big East is still waiting for its breakout season in the Big 12, and impatience is building. No one reasonably expects the Mountaineers to compete for a Big 12 title this year, but an improvement to eight or nine wins would be solid evidence Dana Holgorsen has the program on the right path. West Virginia should have a robust defense led by linebacker <a href="http://www.si.com/college-football/player/nick-kwiatkoski">Nick Kwiatkoski</a> and arguably the Big 12’s top secondary, but how will the offense fare without quarterback Clint Trickett and wide receivers Kevin White and Mario Alford? Likely quarterback <a href="http://www.si.com/college-football/player/skyler-howard">Skyler Howard</a> will determine whether the Mountaineers can take another step forward after improving by three wins last season or whether they’ll waste their best defense since moving to the Big 12.<a href="http://www.si.com/college-football/2015/07/24/big-12-football-team-superlatives-texas-longhorns-baylor-bears">SPORTS ILLUSTRATED</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="43rd Parallel, post: 129316634, member: 1065941"] [SIZE=4][B]AN EXCERPT:[/B] [B][/B] [B]Most at stake: Dana Holgorsen[/B][/SIZE] One of the top teams of the Big East is still waiting for its breakout season in the Big 12, and impatience is building. No one reasonably expects the Mountaineers to compete for a Big 12 title this year, but an improvement to eight or nine wins would be solid evidence Dana Holgorsen has the program on the right path. West Virginia should have a robust defense led by linebacker [URL='http://www.si.com/college-football/player/nick-kwiatkoski']Nick Kwiatkoski[/URL] and arguably the Big 12’s top secondary, but how will the offense fare without quarterback Clint Trickett and wide receivers Kevin White and Mario Alford? Likely quarterback [URL='http://www.si.com/college-football/player/skyler-howard']Skyler Howard[/URL] will determine whether the Mountaineers can take another step forward after improving by three wins last season or whether they’ll waste their best defense since moving to the Big 12. [URL='http://www.si.com/college-football/2015/07/24/big-12-football-team-superlatives-texas-longhorns-baylor-bears']SPORTS ILLUSTRATED[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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