Getting tired of waiting for the start of the College Football season? So is Dana Holgorsen.

The Mountaineer head coach says he wishes the start of the regular season would be this weekend, not next.

Let’s Get Started

Going off that, Holgorsen sited that under the current NCAA guidelines, there is too much practice solely against one another, instead of the in-season game week practices, which are against the other team per se on account of scout teams.

He said the amount of downtime during practice that must be done to take player safety into account – changing padding, jerseys to denote which players are OK for contact.

“Five weeks is way too long,” He said.

Injury update

Marvin Gross and Corey Winfield are said to be, “progressing fine.”

Of Winfield, specifically, Holgorsen said he’s, “gonna be fine,” and that he should be back to practicing soon.

Jennings, Sills and White

Despite sounding like the three names of a law firm, they are also the last names of the starting wide receivers for the Mountaineers.

Gary Jennings, David Sills and Ka’Raun White will be the top wideouts on the depth chart.

A player that Holgorsen said is creeping up in Kennedy McKoy, who will be splitting time between the back field and the slot receiver. McKoy is said to be displaying a lot of versatility.

Got that Nehlen Feelin’

Former long time Mountaineer head coach Don Nehlen was at the football facilities Tuesday. This came less than two hours after it was announced he and former Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beemer will be honorary captains when the two teams meet up on September 3 at FedEx Field.