West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen would like to offer TCU coach Gary Patterson some friendly advice.
Move quarterback Trevone Boykin back to wide receiver.
After all, Holgorsen said Tuesday, Boykin was the best wide receiver on the field in West Virginia's win over TCU last season.
"Offensively, it starts with Boykin, their quarterback," Holgorsen said. "Probably – well, not probably – he is the most improved player in college football. He is playing well. I thought he was good two years ago. As a true freshman, he came out here and beat us in overtime. Last year, i thought he was the best receiver on the field – possibly the best player on the field. I texted those guys earlier in the week and told them to move him back to receiver because he was so dang good."
Yeah, TCU isn't taking his advice, as Boykin as flourished as a full-time quarterback this season after splitting time last year between both positions.
And Holgorsen is right; Boykin is potentially the most improved player in college football and the key to how TCU has created an offense that's suddenly become one of the best in the country. And it's why Saturday's game between the Horned Frogs and Mountaineers in Morgantown has the highest over/under (73) of any college football game in Week 9.
Boykin is a contender for the Heisman Trophy now, and for his candidacy to turn from "contender" to "favorite," Patterson admits that TCU has to keep winning.
"For Trevone Boykin to be a guy who can move into the top three, we're going to have to win a lot in the next five games," Patterson said. "If we win, that means he probably has some great stats. He'll then be a guy who's had a great year and will be considered."
After throwing for seven touchdowns against Texas Tech on Saturday, Boykin has 21 touchdowns and three interceptions. If TCU can beat West Virginia on Saturday and Kansas State at home the following week, the chances of at least a share of the Big 12 title look good with games against Kansas, Texas and Iowa State to finish out the season.
But beating West Virginia on the road is a tall task, especially after the Mountaineers took down Baylor two weeks ago.
"You have to make them kick field goals," Patterson said. "This game won't be any different. You're going to have to keep them out of the end zone. They've got some big-time weapons on offense and have really come on defensively. They blitzed Baylor hard and did a great job doing so. We're going to have to get ready. We expect West Virginia to play its best game to date."
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