Forgive young Paul Millard’s exuberance Saturday. Figure when the schedule came out — check that — when the depth chart came out and told the freshman he wasn’t going to start at quarterback, he circled the Norfolk State game and figured he could get in some snaps.

If not then, when?

Trouble was, his side trailed 12-10 at the half Saturday and he had no real reason to believe he’d get in, throw a touchdown pass and run twice. Yet when the opportunity began to present itself with the avalanche of points, Millard went all AT&T on his coach.

“He was eager to get in the game,” WVU quarterbacks coach Jake Spavital said. “He called me twice in the game to ask me when he was going to get in. I’m thinking about taking away his phone privileges.”

Spavital’s favorite part of the game? He watched Millard’s touchdown pass to Brad Starks — one touchdown every 8.4 receptions in his career — through binoculars and then flashed back to Millard. “Everyone came up to him. He has a real good personality and gets along with the kids really well.”