West Virginia vs. Penn State - Postgame Notes

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TEAM NOTES

• Saturday’s game marked the 61st all-time meeting between West Virginia and Penn State, as well as the second in the last two seasons.
• WVU moves to 9-50-2 in the series against the Nittany Lions.
• West Virginia is now one of just four Power 4 schools to open its fourth straight season against a Power 4 opponent.
• West Virginia moves to 91-37-4 all-time in season openers, including 39-6-1 in home openers.
• Saturday’s total attendance of 62,084 marked the highest-attended home game of the Neal Brown era.
• Additionally, WVU is now 38-17 in nonconference games since 2010.
• Sixteen different Mountaineers recorded their first career action for West Virginia on Saturday.
• Saturday’s rain delay lasted two hours and 19 minutes, which marked the second straight home opener that has experienced a weather delay.
• West Virginia has scored at least one rushing touchdown in 35 of the last 39 games.
• In 61 games under Brown, the Mountaineers have recorded at least one sack 54 times.
• West Virginia has held its opponent to fewer than 300 yards passing in 49 of its last 59 games.

FIRST-TIME STARTERS

• DEFENSE: SPUR Tyrin Bradley, CB Ayden Garnes, CB Garnett Hollis Jr., S Kekoura Tarnue, LB Josiah Trotter.
• TOTAL IN 2024: 5

TODAY’S CAPTAINS

• SPUR Tyrin Bradley, S Aubrey Burks, QB Garrett Greene, DL Sean Martin, OL Wyatt Milum.
• Flag Carrier: WR Preston Fox.

OFFENSE

RB CJ DONALDSON JR.

• Scored on a 1-yard rush in the fourth quarter.
• The score marked his first of the season and 20th of his career.
• He is now tied for 15th in program history in career rushing touchdowns.
• Led the Mountaineer rushing attack with 42 yards and a long of 10 yards.

WR PRESTON FOX

• Led the receiving corps with 41 reception yards.
• Caught a pair of passes Saturday afternoon with a long of 25.

QB GARRETT GREENE

• Finished the game 15-for-28 for 161 passing yards.
• Also added five yards on the ground.
• Marked his 15th career start at quarterback for West Virginia.

DEFENSE

LB JOSIAH TROTTER

• Led the defensive effort against PSU, recording 10 total tackles.
• Included five solos and five assisted stops.
• Also added one pass breakup in his first appearance for the Mountaineers.

LB TREY LATHAN

• Returned from an injury sustained last season and was WVU’s third-leading tackler with six stops.
• Finished with two solo tackles and 1.0 TFL.

S ANTHONY WILSON

• Posted a career-best nine tackles against PSU.
• Total included three solo stops.

SPECIAL TEAMS

K MICHAEL HAYES

• Connected on two field goals from 38 and 39 yards.
• Tallied four kickoffs for 221 yards, averaging 55.2 yards per kickoff.

P OLIVER STRAW

• Punted the ball four times for 176 yards.
• Averaged 44 yards per punt, including a long of 46 yards.

MILAN PUSKAR STADIUM (MORGANTOWN, W.VA.) - AUG. 31, 2024 - ATTENDANCE: 62,084

West Virginia 12 ...................................(0-1, 0-0 Big 12)

No. 8/9 Penn State 34 ...........................(1-0, 0-0 B1G)