Bitancurt picked for kicks
September 8, 2009 by Mike CasazzaNot bad for a debut. Tyler Bitancurt ties a Mountaineer Field record and wins Big East special teams player of the week. Bitancurt is the first WVU freshman to make four FGs in a game. The last WVU player to kick four field goals in a game? Pat McAfee against Rutgers in 2006, which was also Jarrett Brown’s first career start. McAfee’s number? 40. Bitancurt’s?
That said, Bitancurt, who wore No. 31 last season, is wearing McAfee’s No. 40 this season.
“I didn’t pick the number, but I like it,” Bitancurt said. “It’s my new jersey. It’s the new me.”