Football is spinning its way to the spring game on April 15, and there are but a few items of intrigue so far, namely rehabilitation and quarterbacks and how to keep one quarterback away from rehabbing anything.

“Right now I see some frustration [from Grier] because he’s a perfectionist,” Holgorsen said. “He wants everything to be easy and he wants everything to look great. And that’s not reality. There’s going to be growing pains for any quarterback.

“He’s a really bright kid though. He lives in the film room. He asks a lot of questions. It’s been great having [offensive coordinator] Jake [Spavital] here. He spends three hours on Saturdays with Will if necessary. Will is a bright kid, a coach’s kid. He works hard. He wants things to look good. The ball looks really good coming out of his hands. And he’s athletic as well.”

So much so Holgorsen will protect him with all his might.

“I’m not going take the yellow jersey off him like I did Skyler [Howard] three years ago to try and get Skyler to do some things I wanted,” said the coach. “I’m not going to take that yellow jersey off Will. It will be on. If he takes off running, they will stay very far away from him.”

Additionally, the Mountaineers are still working on a four-star quarterback and a familiar name for the 2018 class but not so diligently that they overlooked this class. Following former Syracuse starter Corey Winfield, another cornerback — a three-for-three junior college transfer — is on the way.