TEAM NOTES
RB CJ DONALDSON JR.
LB JOSIAH TROTTER
K MICHAEL HAYES
West Virginia 12 ...................................(0-1, 0-0 Big 12)
No. 8/9 Penn State 34 ...........................(1-0, 0-0 B1G)
- Saturday’s game marked the 61st all-time meeting between West Virginia and Penn State, as well as the second in the last two seasons.
- WVU moves to 9-50-2 in the series against the Nittany Lions.
- West Virginia is now one of just four Power 4 schools to open its fourth straight season against a Power 4 opponent.
- West Virginia moves to 91-37-4 all-time in season openers, including 39-6-1 in home openers.
- Saturday’s total attendance of 62,084 marked the highest-attended home game of the Neal Brown era.
- Additionally, WVU is now 38-17 in nonconference games since 2010.
- Sixteen different Mountaineers recorded their first career action for West Virginia on Saturday.
- Saturday’s rain delay lasted two hours and 19 minutes, which marked the second straight home opener that has experienced a weather delay.
- West Virginia has scored at least one rushing touchdown in 35 of the last 39 games.
- In 61 games under Brown, the Mountaineers have recorded at least one sack 54 times.
- West Virginia has held its opponent to fewer than 300 yards passing in 49 of its last 59 games.
- DEFENSE: SPUR Tyrin Bradley, CB Ayden Garnes, CB Garnett Hollis Jr., S Kekoura Tarnue, LB Josiah Trotter.
- TOTAL IN 2024: 5
- SPUR Tyrin Bradley, S Aubrey Burks, QB Garrett Greene, DL Sean Martin, OL Wyatt Milum.
- Flag Carrier: WR Preston Fox.
RB CJ DONALDSON JR.
- Scored on a 1-yard rush in the fourth quarter.
- The score marked his first of the season and 20th of his career.
- He is now tied for 15th in program history in career rushing touchdowns.
- Led the Mountaineer rushing attack with 42 yards and a long of 10 yards.
- Led the receiving corps with 41 reception yards.
- Caught a pair of passes Saturday afternoon with a long of 25.
- Finished the game 15-for-28 for 161 passing yards.
- Also added five yards on the ground.
- Marked his 15th career start at quarterback for West Virginia.
LB JOSIAH TROTTER
- Led the defensive effort against PSU, recording 10 total tackles.
- Included five solos and five assisted stops.
- Also added one pass breakup in his first appearance for the Mountaineers.
- Returned from an injury sustained last season and was WVU’s third-leading tackler with six stops.
- Finished with two solo tackles and 1.0 TFL.
- Posted a career-best nine tackles against PSU.
- Total included three solo stops.
K MICHAEL HAYES
- Connected on two field goals from 38 and 39 yards.
- Tallied four kickoffs for 221 yards, averaging 55.2 yards per kickoff.
- Punted the ball four times for 176 yards.
- Averaged 44 yards per punt, including a long of 46 yards.
West Virginia 12 ...................................(0-1, 0-0 Big 12)
No. 8/9 Penn State 34 ...........................(1-0, 0-0 B1G)
