White, Not West Virginia, Sharp In Opener

With almost 14 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Villanova had 283 yards of total offense, while West Virginia had 282. The final stats and the final score of this game don't tell the story of how well Villanova played. Or maybe how poorly West Virginia played.

Villanova was able to grind out long drives for most of the day and keep the ball away from Pat White and company. But when West Virginia did get the ball, White was on fire passing the ball. White ended the day 25/33 for 209 yards and five touchdowns. The most touchdowns in a game for Pat White. Arlic Arnett, the juco wide receiver shined for the Mountaineers in his first game with two touchdowns. But, and I can't believe I'm going to type this, West Virginia only rushed the ball 22 times for 148 yards and no touchdowns.

There's absolutely no reason for West Virginia to panic about the running game, but it was certainly odd to see them pass more than run in a game. The final score was 48-21 West Virginia, but Villanova won the day in total yards and had the ball for almost 15 minutes longer than the Mountaineers. Certainly, that is a problem for the young Mountaineer defense as it doesn't get any easier next week. Next weeks opponent, East Carolina was able to push the Virginia Tech defensive line around for most of the day.