Pretty nice scenery for WVU’s practices at Chaparral High here in Scottsdale. (Pretty neat student section for the Firebirds, too.) Dana Holgorsen spoke on the sideline near the goal line you can see for about 10 minutes today, and he wasn’t originally scheduled to do. The Mountaineers opened practice doors a few minutes earlier than anticipated, and then Holgorsen waited around until everyone who was supposed to arrive for the previously slated start of practice was on hand. He then spoke, and when he did, it was pretty clear why he did and why he waited.

WVU has a few personnel concerns as it readies for the Cactus Bowl, chief among them the present and future status of all-Big 12 cornerback Daryl Worley.

Worley missed spring practice following offseason shoulder surgery. He later confessed the time away from football and the time spent working on his upper body more than his lower body during the rehabilitation process cost him early in the season and at the start of Big 12 play.

His response was resounding, and the junior finished the schedule with a flourish. He led the league with six interceptions, 12 pass breakups and 18 passes defended and ranked sixth nationally in interceptions and 13th in passes defended.

He previously said he was seeking feedback from the NFL’s draft advisory board and would use that to decide whether he’d enter the NFL. Holgorsen isn’t sure how this will affect Worley’s decision.

“We did a big report and the report came back that he should stay in school,” Holgorsen said. “I want Daryl on my team. He could be a team captain and a defensive leader and finish what he started when he came here.

“The ball’s in his court. He knows how much we want him here. I hope we get to coach him for a whole year.”