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Blue Parrot, Model Cleaners destroyed in fire STAFF REPORTS Blue Parrot Cabaret and Model Cleaners on the Mileground were destroyed in a fire early Sunday morning. The fire started around 4 a.m. Sunday, according to the Dominion Post. Brookhaven Volunteer Fire Department could not be reached for comment Sunday. Crews from Brookhaven, Star City, Cool Springs, Westover, Granville and Morgantown fire departments responded to the fire, according to the Dominion Post. Both businesses experienced total losses. Morgantown Public Information Officer Andrew Stacy said the Blue Parrot is not within city limits. The Morgantown Fire Department only provided assistance with a ladder truck.
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The Blue Parrot Cabaret and Model Cleaners were destroyed in a fire around 4 a.m. Sunday. Both businesses are total losses, the Dominion Post reported.
Former student found not guilty in negligent homicide case after vehicle-pedestrian crash BY DOUGLAS SOULE, JORDYN JOHNSON AND JOE SEVERINO DA STAFF Former WVU student Michelle Gelada was found not guilty of negligent homicide on Friday afternoon. The five-man, one-woman jury made the decision after a two-day trial. According to authorities, on Feb. 1, 2018, Gelada, 21, failed to stop at a red light at 6:30 p.m., which resulted in her striking and killing 21-year-old student Leah Berhanu at the intersection of Morrill Way and Patteson Drive. “This case was about decisions,” Prosecuting Attorney Perri DeChris-
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topher said during the closing arguments to the jury. Magistrate Judge Sandy Holepit began the closing argument by reading the jury its instructions and the steps it should take to come to a conclusion. To hand down a guilty verdict, the jury must find not only the failure to stop at the traffic signal, but that Gelada displayed beyond a reasonable doubt gross negligence and disregard for human life. DeChristopher argued that Gelada disregarded all the warning signs that were presented before her — the traffic light, the crosswalk and the chance that a pedestrian may be crossing the street. “All of those [decisions] were inten-
tional,” she said. “All of those decisions were made by her.” She claimed that this wasn’t just an accident on Gelada’s part, but that Berhanu’s death happened because of an intentional decision and disregard for the lives of others. “Everyone was in danger from her driving that day. Everyone,” she said. DeChristopher stressed the importance of video evidence that was provided from a Mountain Line Transit Authority bus driven by witness Eric Horvwait, which showed the incident occurring on Feb. 1. “Can it be more reckless to disregard a crosswalk?” DeChristopher asked the jury. Gelada’s defense attorney, David
Grunau, disagreed. He argued the state did not prove there was gross negligence and a disregard for human life, but that this was simply an accident that occurred after Gelada failed to stop at a red light. “That is not present here,” he said. Grunau said Gelada wasn’t texting and wasn’t under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Grunau claimed that because Berhanu stepped out into the crosswalk before the walking signal actually came on, a driver would have “no reasonable expectation” of her being at the spot in the crosswalk where she was hit.
For some, playing video games is just a nice way to pass some time, a distraction from work or school or a fun hobby. For others, playing video games binds people together. It creates a community where people can come together over a shared interest and really connect with one another. And when one of the members of that community is going through hard times, the rest of the community can come together and support them. At WVU, one of those communities is the WVU Smash club. They are a group of students who play the “Super Smash Brothers” fighting games with others around West Virginia. Club President Lucas Haley recently heard about someone who was in need and jumped at the chance to help out. “As far as ‘Smash’ or fighting games go, it’s usually a pretty tight-knit community,” Haley said. “We don’t have hundreds of thousands of people that want to play our game all online at the same time. We have a group of like 60 or 70 of us split between WVU and Marshall and a few others scattered throughout the state, and we all come together to play the game that we love.”
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Ex-Cisco CEO joins with WVU on entrepreneurship program BY JOE SEVERINO NEWS EDITOR West Virginia University will continue its focus on technology in entrepreneurship after alumnus John Chambers announced plans to devote time and resources to a new startup program at the University during a news conference Friday at the Erickson Alumni Center. The College of Business and Economics signed a $1.8 million lease to create a new startup program in September and, as of Friday, the college will be named the John Chambers College of Business and Economics, in honor of the Charleston native. Specific terms of Chambers’ arrangement with the school were not announced Friday. Chambers, a former CEO at Silicon Valley tech giant Cisco Systems, said the program will move WVU students forward in terms of understanding the changing entrepreneurial landscape and the role startups now play in the world. “That’s where most of our young people will get jobs. It’s also what’s exciting about the future,” he said. “Remember, every startup, whether you’re retail, health care or manufacturing, will be hightech in the future.” Among those in atten-
dance at Friday’s event were Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., state Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay, and Bray Cary, who represented the Governor’s Office. After the event, Chambers said he wants to structure the startup program around giving students experience in different areas involving technology. He said, as a startup founder, he wants employees who can work in every sector that involves business. “I want people who think across educational areas, I want them to understand business and computer science and medicine, or whatever combination they go into,” he said. Chambers said he chose to invest in a WVU startup program now because, if the University isn’t training its students to work in the country’s current economy, a whole generation will miss its opportunity. “If you watch the movement of the agriculture economy into the manufacturing economy, it occurred over 40 or 50 years and is still continuing,” he said. “This transition will be over in 20 years; it’s going to be over much quicker.” Along with his support of the startup program, Cham-
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Former Cisco CEO John Chambers speaks to packed assemly room at the Erickson Alumni Center. Notably seated in the front row are Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Senate President Mitch Carmichael, Speaker of the House Robert Hanshaw and Bray Cary, who was in attendance representing Gov. Jim Justice. bers said he wants to focus on developing an artificial-intelligence center at WVU. Chambers currently serves as the CEO of JC2 Ventures, a company he founded to help develop startups around the world. Chambers, 69, holds degrees in business and law from WVU. Although he works with foreign leaders like French President Emmanuel Ma-
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Grunau and DeCristopher agreed that when Berhanu was hit, the pedestrian crossing sign was lit. Grunau also said that a lack of visibility could have been a factor in Gelada not seeing Berhanu. The street lights were out at the intersection at the time, it was dark outside and the weather was bad, he said. Grunau told jurors that the only offense Gelada had committed was running a red light, which was not enough for a guilty conviction. “The state is truly hanging its entire hat on that she ran a red light,” he said. “They’re hanging their case on the running of a red light.” DeChristopher reminded the jury that the acceleration caught on video from Gelada’s car was so loud that it was picked up by the video camera from inside the nearby Mountain Line bus. DeCristopher claimed none of the other witnesses
said they couldn’t see Berhanu due to the weather. She also said all who were driving into the intersection the night of the collision were able to see the color of the traffic light, regardless of the weather. DeCristopher spoke to the jury one last time after the defense, and DeChristopher, again, went over what would constitute a guilty decision under the law and how Gelada’s acts constituted guilt. Only one witness in the case appeared in court on Friday. Scott Crouch, a retired state trooper and an accident reconstructionist, said Gelada’s car was going an average 38 mph in the video footage of the crash. Six witnesses were called to testify on Thursday. The jury watched as DeChristopher played security camera footage from a Mountain Line bus. The vehicle was in the right-hand lane of Morrill Way at the time of
-Eric Horvwait, bus driver witness the incident. The first witness, Morgantown Police Officer Matt Beavers, was the accident reconstructionist at the scene on Feb. 1, the night Berhanu was killed. He testified that the bus video was the prosecution’s best evidence. Both video and audio were recorded, allowing Beavers to hear Gelada accelerating through the intersection, according to the officer’s testimony. He told the jury that the video showed the light for Morrill Way turn green, though the light for Gelada turned red. Seconds later, the officer said he could see and hear Gelada’s red Ford Explorer traveling east on Patteson Drive where it struck Berhanu. He identified Berhanu in the video by the white sweater she was wearing. Horvwait, the driver of the Mountain Line bus, backed up Beavers claim he could
cron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said he’s glad to serve in the same capacity in his home state. “It’s a state that has tremendous confidence in some ways and humbleness in another,” Chambers said, “and it’s one that my values were formed on.” WVU President Gordon Gee spoke of Chambers’ ability to lead massive projects.
“You need to have someone who has gone to another part of the world, conquered that, and comes home and says, ‘We can do the same thing.’ There’s nothing quite like that,” Gee said after the event. Chambers also mentioned how the startup program will work with state leaders to bring broadband access to all of West Virginia, something
he helped Modi expand on in India. “Broadband is the equalizer to the internet and education of the future,” Chambers said. “And I personally think it’s a right that ought to be accessible to every West Virginian and every person in this country.” This article appeared in the Saturday paper edition of the Charleston Gazette-Mail.
hear Gelada’s car accelerate. He said while waiting behind two cars to turn right onto Patteson Drive, the red Explorer caught his eye because it wasn’t slowing down when Gelada’s light was red and his was green. Horvwait testified Gelada’s car then “revved up” right before she struck Berhanu. “I knew there was no hope for her,” Horvwait said Thursday. Grunau argued that multiple factors led to the crash. Grunau emphasized and all witnesses agreed that it was raining and dark a little after 6:30 p.m. at the time of the accident. Grunau cross-examined Morgantown Police Officer Alexandra Arthurs, the patrol officer who arrived first to the scene. Arthurs prepared the official crash report. Grunau said when Arthurs submitted the report, she didn’t mark Gelada for failure to yield, erratic driving or speeding. Grunau’s main argument was that Gelada was not driving recklessly and erratically, and running a red light solely
cannot be a factor in a charge for negligent homicide. The only marks Arthurs made on the report were for negligent homicide and running a red light, which Arthurs testified was grounds enough to charge. The only two witnesses driving in the same direction as Gelada were Mitchell and Aubrey Duckworth. They said when they slowed down for the red light Gelada kept going forward. The Duckworths were traveling in the righthand lane, while Gelada was on the left. “The light turned red, I slowed down and she maintained the speed,” Mitchell Duckworth told the jury. He testified he was able to see the red light coming down the hill from the east on Patteson Drive. Aubrey Duckworth said she was able to see a pedestrian, later identified as Berhanu, as the two cars were nearing the intersection. But she said when the cars were at the crosswalk, Gelada hit the brakes, then accelerated and hit Berhanu, then finally
came to a stop in the middle of the intersection. She believed Gelada panicked when she closed in on the intersection. She said she didn’t see Berhanu get hit by the car, but she noticed the pedestrian was gone after Gelada hit the brakes the second time. Mitchell Duckworth, an Army combat lifesaver, jumped out of the car to check the victim for a pulse. He wasn’t able to find one on her neck or her arms. Aubrey Duckworth called 911 at the same time. The last witness of the day, Karl Zang, was in the lefthand lane on Morrill Way waiting to turn west onto Patteson Drive. He said when the light turned green, he inched out into the intersection, waiting to turn because he saw a pedestrian in the crosswalk. He then heard an engine rev, a loud crash and then saw a body on the hood of a red SUV.
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Summit Hall’s costly repairs BY CIARA LITCHFIELD AND QUEST BABCOCK STAFF WRITERS Damage thought to be localized to floors nine and 10 of Summit Hall ended up being floors two through 10, with only the top two floors having repairs done to the actual rooms and not just hallways. The University was billed $128,738.48 for the repairs completed by Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration, a company based two hours away out of Wheeling, West Virginia that prides itself on being “the official restoration company of the Mountaineers.� WVU was billed two seperate invoices, one for $64,237.77 and one for $64,500.71. The repairs included the cleaning and deodorizing of the carpets, drywall repair, tearing out baseboards, wallpaper removal, the insertion of acoustical/fire-safing insulation, the detachment and reset of the heat/AC registers, according to billing obtained by a Freedom of Information Act request. The University was also billed for the removal of debris from the building, mov-
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BY CODY NESPOR CULTURE EDITOR Following a year-anda-half long campaign cycle ending in last Tuesday’s midterm elections, the WVU College Republicans will finally be able to take a deep breath and relax, however briefly. “That’s what November and December are for,” said Riley Keaton, chairman of WVU College Republicans. “We’re planning on doing a lot of issue advocacy this coming legislative session.” Keaton, a junior economics student from Spencer, West Virginia, said the group has spent the last year and a half in “campaign mode.” “That’s been a lot of door knocking, that’s been a lot of
phone banking, that’s been a lot of volunteer recruitment, events, we’ve helped stuff envelopes, worked fundraisers,” Keaton said. “And that’s taken up a ton of our time.” Despite political discourse increasing across the country recently, Keaton said that he does not see that happening at WVU. “WVU is a little bit less charged,” Keaton said. “I don’t know if it’s less liberal, but I know it’s less charged than your average college campus.” Keaton said he is careful to make sure that WVU’s College Republicans energy goes toward helping Republicans win elections, and not becoming just a GOP fan club. “Lots of College Republicans chapters turn into fan clubs. That’s not really how
we see our role,” he said. “It’s not a fan club type of thing, we’re the campus wing of the party.” Keaton said his biggest advice to other young people interested in politics would be to get off Twitter and go out to knock on doors and make phone calls. His reasoning is that the people who follow you on Twitter are probably going to vote the same as you anyway. The WVU College Republicans will hold meetings every Tuesday in the Mountainlair from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for the rest of the semester, and they can be reached at @WVURepublicans on Twitter or by sending an email to wvucollegegop@gmail.com.
BY RACHEL JOHNSON ASSISTANT CULTURE EDITOR Election season may be over, but the Young Democrats are not slowing down anytime soon. “The purpose of our organization is to get people who are like-minded organized among campus,” said Angel Mullen, the vice president of Young Democrats. “We want to work toward making Monongalia County and just West Virginia, in general, more Democratic.” Mullen, a senior political science student with a minor in women and gender studies and theatre from Martinsburg, West Virginia. Young Democrats at WVU saw a rise in membership this year because of this year’s election. The organization has approximately 15 to 20 people at-
tend their regular meetings and as many as 50 to 60 people in their group chat. Along with meetings, the organization also has events such as tabling, canvassing and phone banking for political candidates. They also hold fun social events. “Even though we are a political club, we have a lot of fun,” Mullen said. Young Democrats have hosted speakers such as Barbara Fleischauer and Evan Hansen to speak at their meetings. Fleischauer and Hansen were both reelected to serve as Democrat state delegates in the 51st Delegate District during the 2018 general election. Mullen said the group feels pretty good about election results. While they were upset about the West Virginia House of Representatives being completely occupied by Republi-
cans, they were pleased with all five of Monongalia County delegates seat being occupied by Democrats. “We did really well in this county. Obviously, I think we want more from this state,” Mullen said. “Moving forward, we want to work harder on these campaigns.” Young Democrats at WVU work with Monongalia County Democrats as well as Young Democrats from all over the country. WVU’s Young Democrats have a seat on the Monongalia County Democrats board. Mullen said that having a voice within the group is amazing. “I think it is important for people to be politically aware,” she said. Anyone can join the organization at any point in the year. Young Democrats at WVU can be found on Instagram and Twitter, @wvuyoungdems.
Published student poet says writing has prepared her for the real world BY OLIVIA GIANETTINO STAFF WRITER A WVU senior and poet said she has prepared herself for the real world through publishing her writing. “It was a lot of hard work, a lot of persistence and a lot of declined work,” said Shannon Cawley. Cawley, an English stu-
dent from Weirton, West Virginia, has written poetry fit to be broadcasted in magazines and on websites far and wide. She started submitting her poetry online in 2015. At age 21, Cawley has books of her own published. Through the process of getting published, Cawley found that writing was a process of trial and error. She went through a continuous cycle
of creating poems and submitting them to publishers only to get declined. Finally, she decided it was time to try something different. “I began reading a lot more than I was writing,” Cawley said. She said she paid attention to the work being produced by other young poets. This is Cawley’s second time published by Maudlin
House, a company she has grown close to through her career. Cawley’s first book is “depression is a thunderstorm and i am a scared dog”. Her second book is “kingdom now,” which was released over the summer. “They’ve helped give me really good feedback on my work,” Cawley said. Her second book is a fulllength poetry collection that
took a year to write. She received her critiques and finished editing as quickly as possible. “If I’m interested in something, I can do it in two seconds,” Cawley said. “I got that done within a couple of hours.” For her, the editing is not as rigorous as getting down the basic information. “I always say the story
comes first; the writing comes after,” she said. “You can always edit the writing, but you can’t necessarily edit the story when it first comes to you.” As for the specifics of her writing process, Cawley prefers a tidy space. In the future, Cawley sees herself helping build Maudlin House as a publishing house.
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Video games and violence: A discussion BY SETH MITCHELL OPINION WRITER
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Two of my favorite games growing up were “Halo 3” and “Halo: Reach.” For the unaware, the “Halo” franchise is based upon a series of science fiction shooter games in which you assume the role of John-117, Master Chief, a futuristic super soldier clad in a suit of sage green power armor. You’re tasked with protecting a dying humanity from zealous aliens, ancient robots and alldevouring parasites. In the debate of video games and how they potentially affect the developing minds of children, most of those saying that they are a source of violent behavior would dismiss this series of games as little more than a celebration of violence. And make no mistake, they are violent. What they step over in this rushed conclusion, however, is the beautiful work of art and storytelling that these games present. While many fans fell in love with these games because of their stellar multiplayer, many like me adore the franchise to this day because it weaves an exciting and engaging narrative that extends well beyond the console, with a vast series of books backing the story. Video games have always carried a negative stigma, especially in rural areas like those found throughout West Virginia. Many people growing
up likely had their parents tell them that video games would “rot their brains” or something similar, sayings equally attributed to excessive consumption of television. They’re seen as pointless wastes of time. In the last few decades; however, a correlation between video games and violent behavior has been established, largely due in part to the rise of school shootings and similar acts. The perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, played excessive amounts of then-popular FPS (first-person shooters) titles such as “Doom,” “Wolfenstein,” “Quake” and “Postal.” Harris went so far as to name his shotgun Arlene, referencing a character from the “Doom” novels. The rise of the “incel” movement has also been largely heralded as a by-product of excessive video game consumption. Incel is a shorthand term for involuntary celibate, an individual who is unwillingly unable to establish successful romantic and-or sexual relationships. The Southern Poverty Law Center described the movement as a “deeply misogynistic subculture made up of men who view themselves as sexual outcasts victimized by the advances of feminism,” according to Newsweek. A gunman who shot and killed two women in a Florida yoga studio in early November has been praised by some in the “incel” movement, according to Newsweek.
One of the most wellknown involuntary celibates is Elliot Rodgers, the perpetrator of the 2014 Isla Vista killings. Rodgers played the MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) “World of Warcraft” excessively, something which he himself wrote about in his manifesto, “My Twisted World.” This manifesto can be found easily with a simple google search. Despite all of this, there’s still more to be said on the subject. After all, I’ve played “World of Warcraft” since 2011, and I haven’t had the urge to kill anyone. It’s ridiculous to say that playing a violent video game is the sole cause behind violent behavior in today’s society. It can be a contributing factor, certainly, but this is only when paired with and compounded upon preexisting conditions. Games alone didn’t drive these three and others like them to commit harm unto others. They simply provided them with mediums to express themselves. If viewed through a negative lens, anything with a modicum of violence in it could easily be portrayed as being the root cause of a movement of violent behavior. From that perspective, what difference is there in the violence of a video game compared to the violence of a gory action movie or television show? Should we not be concerned with the violence portrayed in books and works of written fiction? Some sources even show
that video games could be potentially helping to curb crime and violent behavior. ProCon. org, a nonpartisan site devoted to the ethical discussion and debate on topics through the use of information and statistics, lists that from 1998 to 2015, violent crime rates actually decreased as video game sales skyrocketed. Within this span of times, violent crimes per 100,000 people decreased from 550-600 to 350-400, while video game sales rose from 7 billion to 16 billion. Further, ProCon lists that the number of serious violent crimes committed by teens between 12-17 from 1980 to 2015 has decreased from 800 to 200 per year. As a new and swiftly evolving medium of entertainment, video games will always be a target for fearmongering until something new comes to replace them. It’s natural for individuals to fear something new and not well understood by their generation. The discussion should be shifted from whether or not video games are causing violence. It should instead be made into how to best identify the early signs of violent and rampant behavior in mentally unsound individuals, and how to best get them the help and care that they need. Anything can set off someone with the right conditions, whether it be video games, contact sports, movies or books. Entertainment is entertainment, and all entertainment is subjective to personal interpretation.
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situations earlier in the game, the score may have been more and the game may have been out of reach when the first quarter came to an end. WVU needs to get the offense rolling right from the start. Avoiding these third-andlong situations can only help the offense and will result in better starts. “The conversations on the sideline was to make sure that we had a few more plays to try to get into more of a run play on third down or something that could hit and get us into a manageable fourth down situation,” Spavital said.
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The West Virginia Mountaineers completed its sweep of Big 12 schools in Texas on Saturday afternoon. WVU beat TCU, 47-10, in Morgantown for its third straight win and third straight game scoring more than 40 points. Over these past three games, there have been more positives than negatives for Dana Holgorsen’s team, and that held true again on Saturday. PRO: Running Game Consistency The running game was supposed to be a strong suit of the WVU offense this season. It has been inconsistent at times, meaning the passing game has to be working in order to give the Mountaineers a real chance to win. Over the past three games, that consistency on the ground has been there for head coach Dana Holgorsen and offensive coordinator Jake Spavital. Against Baylor, 172 yards. At Texas, 232. Versus TCU, 164. “It’s been an emphasis the past two weeks, in practice and in film,” said running back Kennedy McKoy. “Once we get in a rhythm, I think it’s very hard to stay on the field with us. So we got to keep being consistent.” Martell Pettaway led the
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Tight end Trevon Wesco celebrating after scoring his first touchdown at home. Mountaineers with 59 yards. Leddie Brown was not far behind with 53 yards on 13 carries. McKoy had 40 yards to go with two touchdowns. Pettaway credits the offensive line for the recent success of the run game. “The offensive line has stepped up big the past couple of weeks,” Pettaway said. “The offensive line has been balling. [The] blocking has been the best they have done the last couple games. I think that’s why.”
CON: Third Down Efficiency Something that has been a problem of sorts for WVU has been its play on third downs. On Saturday, West Virginia went 3-12 on third down, converting on only 25 percent of those critical downs. Against Baylor and Iowa State both, WVU only converted on 10 percent of its third downs. Early in the game against the Horned Frogs, the Mountaineers found themselves in some
third-and-long situations. The first possession, it was a third-and-nine. The next, WVU converted on a third-and-six, but then saw a third-and-ten three plays later. Then it was a third-and-15 that came before an Evan Staley field goal. Then a third-and-14. After that, the offense started to click and to put points on the board. If WVU was able to get into some third-and-manageable
PRO: Distributing the Ball to Different Receivers West Virginia’s offense goes as the passing game goes. Marcus Simms played well the first few games of the season. David Sills and Gary Jennings are Will Grier’s top-two favorite receivers. Trevon Wesco and Jovani Haskins have inserted themselves into the offense more recently. Saturday, three players caught five or more passes. Four players had 58 yards or more. And eight players caught a pass. “When a bunch of people touch the ball, it just makes our offense more dangerous,” Wesco said. “The more you can spread it around, the harder it is to defend,” Spavital said. Grier has tried to distrib-
ute the ball evenly this season. Against Texas, three players had more than four catches, and against Baylor, two players had over 100 yards receiving. “I trust everybody; we got a lot of weapons,” Grier said. “It’s my job as quarterback to kind of just dish it out and get these guys in space. They’re dangerous with it in their hands.” Getting the WRs involved early keep them involved in the game and opens up opportunities for the run game to get going. CON: Dropped Passes The WVU receiving corps has not dealt with many problems this year. Against TCU, one problem came up. Drops. TJ Simmons dropped one. David Sills dropped four, two of which were in the end zone. Sills did end up with six catches for 71 yards and a score. But it was a rather inconsistent afternoon for Sills, as he only caught half of his targets. The drops stalled out some WVU drives and caused the Mountaineers to punt on some of the earlier possessions. These will need to be cleaned up coming down the home stretch of the season, especially if WVU wants to lock up their spot in the Big 12 championship game.
WVU has plenty of time to put Buffalo loss in the rearview mirror BY CHRIS JACKSON SPORTS WRITER
West Virginia redshirt junior forward Lamont West summed it up perfectly Friday. “We lost,” West said. West and the rest of the No. 13 Mountaineers were clearly disappointed following the 9994 overtime loss to Buffalo. They had the game in hand and led 81-73 with 3:58 remaining. But Buffalo stormed back. They went on an 11-3 run to end regulation to force overtime. CJ Massinburg — who finished with 43 points and made nine 3s — simply could not miss, highlighted by a 3 with 16 seconds left to tie the game. The most telling part of the story was West Virginia got beat doing what it has generally done best the last four years: offensive rebounding and turnovers. For the last four years, WVU was known as an elite team on the offensive glass and forcing turnovers. Some of the best teams and players in the country could not get past the swarming press defense known as “Press Virginia.” Just ask former Oklahoma guard
Trae Young. Things were much different against Buffalo, though. WVU only forced 11 turnovers and committed 19 of its own. WVU head coach Bob Huggins called it “careless.” And then the rebounding numbers were not favorable as well, watching the Bulls absolutely dominate the offensive glass en route to a 2114 advantage there. “They beat us at our own game,” Huggins said. “We generally forced more turnovers than we commit. They got us 1911 there, and we generally are one of the premier rebounding teams in the country, and they got us there. We’re not going to win.” Per Huggins, this WVU lacks a certain mold that made this program one of the top teams in the country recently. What made WVU a Sweet 16 team in three of the previous four seasons was its toughness, which set the tone defensively and on the offensive glass, two areas it got obliterated on by Buffalo. That mold: toughness. What Huggins’ teams have had the past four years that they do not have this year is two players that did everything they
possibly could. Jevon Carter and Daxter Miles were staples of “Press Virginia.” They helped resurrect this program when they first came in, helping build WVU back into a national force after missing the NCAA Tournament two straight years before the four-year NCAA Tournament run from 2015-18. Those two are gone, and it was clearly evident they were. Do they allow Massinburg to score 43? Probably not, and that’s not taking anything away from Massinburg. There is a reason why he is one of only four active players in college basketball to have 1,300 career points. But Carter took Young, an NBA lottery pick and someone that led the country in scoring and passing during his lone season at the collegiate level, out of his game. Young was flustered, bothered by something he had never seen before. Almost every night, he was the talk on ESPN. When he faced Carter, it was Carter who was instead the main discussion point. “I don’t think we have the toughness that we’ve had, the resolve that we’ve had,” Huggins said. “I don’t see Devin Williams out there. I don’t see Tarik Phil-
lip or J.C. or Dax out there that just competes like crazy.” Even one of the few positives of the night — junior forward Sagaba Konate’s 3-point shooting — was basically an afterthought because of what unfolded. Konate, a legitimate NBA prospect, likely just boosted his professional stock even more after going 3-of-4 from long range, a huge effort after never once taking a 3 his previous two years at WVU. “Sags be in the gym,” West said. “We just really didn’t play hard. I don’t know what to say about Sags jump shot, but we lost.” The season is still young. Very young in fact. That was just one game. Buffalo is a very, very good team. There is a reason they were a unanimous pick to win the MAC East before the year began. There is a reason why they received 14 votes in the Preseason AP Poll, good for a No. 37 national ranking. And don’t forget, WVU has seven newcomers on its roster. That is a lot to come in and learn such an unusual system like “Press Virginia.” It is going to take time to mesh
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Forward Lamont West looking around the court for open teammate. everyone together. There is a lot of time to right the ship. Remember last year when WVU started off with a dreadful loss to Texas A&M in Germany, then won 15 straight and ended up playing for a Big 12 Championship and fell to eventual national champion Villanova in the Sweet 16?
“It’s a long season,” said WVU senior forward Esa Ahmad. “It’s our first game, but at the same time we know we’ve got to turn it around quick and we’ve got a couple of good teams coming up in Monmouth in Myrtle Beach, so we’ve just got to turn it around.”
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Big 12 Standings 1. Oklahoma (6-1, 9-1) 2. West Virginia (6-1, 8-1) 3. Texas (5-2, 7-3) 4. Iowa State (5-2, 6-3) 5. Baylor (3-4, 5-5) 6. Texas Tech (3-4, 5-5) 7. Oklahoma State (2-5, 5-5) 8. Kansas State (2-5, 4-6) 9. TCU (2-5, 4-6) 10. Kansas (1-6, 3-7)
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