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‘How cool is this play?’

Remember this gadgetry? Where did it go? Will we see it again?

Once upon a time, it seemed like that devilish touch pass would always have a place in West Virginia’s offense. We saw it throughout 2012 but rarely in the seasons that followed. Nowadays, it’s sort of like a special occasion when the Mountaineers run it, so much so that a preseason practice rep is revered like a winning scratch-off.

But  just because WVU worked on it the other day doesn’t mean it’s making a comeback. The offense has the players who can run it, which is a difference from the prior three years, but Dana Holgorsen doesn’t have the need for it, which is the biggest and best difference.

You’re not going to believe this, but there’s an explanation: Skyler Howard is Tavon Austin.