College Gameday | Pat McAfee "believes" West Virginia can RUIN Penn State's CFP Hopes in Week 1

believe West Virginia's been a little bit overlooked given the guys they have coming back in the running game they're unranked in the preseason but look what they've done under head coach Neil Brown in non-conference home games you just don't stroll into the mile and pussar stadium and Walts out with a victory especially after the pat mcavey show has been in Morgantown we see Neil Brown joining us Pat and it looks like he's recovered from your visit yeah ree obviously yesterday was something very special and Coach Neil Brown thank you for the ice cold beers about halfway through that show yesterday I certainly loved them but let's talk about it yesterday it felt like a Super Bowl was happening in Morgantown West Virginia I assume that energy has continued how do you feel about the anticipation of this home opener in Morgantown West Virginia coach well morgantown's electric today and it was electric yesterday Pat I appreciate you and all the guys being here and West Virginia football was on showcase yesterday and it's going to be a great day here in mil and pushkar Stadium as well coach um Garrett green I had a great year last year I was a runner uh you guys ran the football as well as anybody in the country uh has he continued his development so that you can have a little more balance in your offense maybe make a a few more plays explosive plays in the passing game well coach we have to and and that's been the real Focus since January after we beat North Carolina in the bowl game is Garrett along with his his personal quarterback coach down in Mobile uh David Morris and Tyler Allen our quarterback coach is really how do we turn Garrett in just from a playmaker to an efficient passer he throws a deep ball as well as anybody in the country but we've got to be more efficient in the red zone and on third downs and I think that's a real critical point for us as we take the next step as an offense and as a football team coach it's a th000 degrees here in Texas I know the same is there in morgant town it's massive couches are getting nervous good luck the rest of the way and uh thank you for taking time coach yeah I appreciate youall have me on and let's go Mountaineers hell yeah hell yeah hell yeah let see if West Virginia can beat Penn State it's been a while and you saw how electric it was Nick for Pat show yesterday Neil Brown what he anticipates you understand what a big game in morgant toown is like especially against these guys well you know there's only a few memories that you have as a kid that are kind of lifelong things and when I was a young kid maybe 9 years old my dad took me to the Penn State West Virginia game and the greatest anticipation of my life I was to see Penn State and Joe pno run out on the field and I still remember that like it was yesterday so I'm a mountaineer at heart and I'm all for the Mountaineers so and and and and I always root for the Mountaineer but that memory of Penn State's great team running out the tunnel was something that's always stuck with me he thought live yesterday in Morgantown it did feel like the old days honestly I think it had been lost there for a little bit and then all of a sudden you feel this energy that this team that got resetted last year at the end of the year with the way Garr green ran wild and that team kind of took into West Virginia Hospitality this a big one and I know coach James Franklin has a hell of a team but what he's facing on this offense in West Virginia he did not want to see week one let's go to some film shall we top five rushing attack for the West Virginia Mountain years last year CJ Donaldson Jr was hurt all year he's back healthy Wyatt milum going to be an All-American left tackle watch him take a human and put him through the core of the earth now will be able to do that with a big 10 pass rusher especially the number one Rush defense in the country we shall see with Penn State Playmakers Jim White he is electrifying he sees the hole he hits the hole and he's not scared to break some tackles you got four guys around him what's that mean nothing especially in Morgan Town West Virginia would like to see him score a touchdown there obviously that's a little bit of a bummer but first down and see who the first person with him celebrating Garrett green he is the straw that stirs the entire drink he can throw a little bit better cuz the work he had with his quarterback coach but when he's on the ground he's running wild brother great vision good anticipation great athleticism and he's the one also and I think everybody on this particular desk understands this he's the one that's hosting in the chemistry camaraderie building cookouts with the entire team he's an incredible leader they're all bought in and uh I know the fans at West Virginia have been drinking since 8: a.m. yesterday they're excited for that ball to kick off in morning toown for sure I want to see if Penn State's offense can move the ball against West Virginia's defense West Virginia's offense getting a lot of love right now but how about their defense will they be able to stop Drew Allen now last season he did not go vertical about 28% of his passes were thrown at the line of scrimmage so he's going to have to go vertic they have two running backs too Nick Singleton KRON Allen those guys can go I think the Mountaineers are going to crowd the line of scrimmage and make Drew Aller beat them with his arm today make no mistake Drew Aller has plenty of arm to be able to make those plays the question to me especially with not just against more uh West Virginia it's the whole season has Penn State's offense taken that next step as far as pushing the ball downfield do they have the receivers they got a quarterback do they have the receivers that can win the one-on-one battles cuz West Virginia they are going to load up against those two towned backs that big offensive line leave those corners on islands and until Penn State can make them pay for that they're going to have to deal with an overloaded line of scrimmage so Al but Aller can spin it man that that kid's a big powerful quarterback and man that is a that is maybe the biggest factor in the game remember Penn State has a new offensive coordinator Penn State was one of the worst teams in the country at explosive plays last year Andy kotki comes in from Kansas they were one of the best can they Implement they also have a new defensive coordinator Tom Allen in Manny D and new special teams coordinator you're talking three new coordinators up there in state Penn State plays good defense and they're going to force West Virginia to have to make more plays than just running the football I think in this game to have success low scoring feels like a low scoring game West Virginia's lost its last three season openers relax whoa I'm just telling you it's a new era I'm dealing it I'm dealing facts here that's all say howdy to just Sims howdy just howdy howdy guys so I got a chance to preview yell practice yesterday morning because the real yell practice happens at midnight on Friday nights before home games AKA last night AKA way past my bedtime but it's a really special tradition that started back in 1931 five elected Yell Leaders teach the different yells and the traditional agie War hyn to more than 25,000 students last night was extra special though because lady rev ran out onto the field for the in 20 years and the whole crowd erupted Josh her Handler told me that earlier to today it's really no wonder why the 12th man is so important to this Texas A&M football team and no one knows that more than this guy right here Von Miller thank you so much for being here on college game day howdy yeah um yeah it's great that was my second uh midnight y it was uh it was incredible oh you were there yeah I was there oh my so seeing that the the b-roll right there being there being here with all of these fans how does it feel being home um I'm always here at least for the spring game um if the B week works out I'll come watch a game but I'm always here College Station I love it here yes well week one is all about the power of possibility right it's a fresh season a fresh start with the new coach in Mike Elco what's so special about this season for the fans this year for the yagis um you know I think it starts with uh coach Mike ILO he's an incredible coach he did a great job for us before he went over to Duke and um if you have a great team you got to have a great defensive line and our defensive line is led by um Shamar Turner Desoto Texas um Conor wigman is going to do great for us man I I got a I got us doing it big this year absolutely absolutely right I mean come on it's Von Miller y'all now we know who you're going to pick but what do you think the final score is going to be today what was that the final score what do you think it's going to be today um you know it's college football um it's first game of the season um I expect a lot of points on both sides but I got the Aggies by seven by seven y'all heard it Aggies by seven don't go anywhere there's so much more coming up right here on college game day might have heard that there's been a lot of movement in college football I think there are 13 new head coaches at the at the FBS level the power five level and there have been thousands of players who have moved and played for different teams it is time now for a stirring edition of where's he at so Kirk we're going to run through some guys stop and then tell me where he's at stop o Ty sh Lis what do it take that's a winner we got a winner Tyler shock is now the quarterback of the cardinal you're up stop o former Navy Head Coach Ken Mato let's see now see let me give you a little hit mamolo was director of leadership for Chip Kelly at UCLA last year where's Coach Ken now time running out this orgon h no he a state no he's head coach San Jose no idea worked for Kelly last year you just told us he was at Ohio State pretty much I didn't I said last year you CLA Nick you're up all right coach first that was a tough one very tough say stop he's waiting he's big it's random oh they stop Finley he is at Western Kentucky going to play Alabama this week we played him when he was at Auburn we played him when he was at Alo say hold on a second hold on a second we're just kind of like having fun he went and looked at every player every that was pretty impressive that was impressive stop oh man see these are easy bro they gave y'all some layups I'll tell you what he won seven to 14 the other s to 14 the other night had two touch had a couple slip out of his hands he they big win but uh down with Gus M on formerly in Arkansas obviously now he's a UCF I feel real good that that was mine Nick your back up here it I call a friend you got to say ni trying to find the one he knows Isaiah Bond one of our players actually made a fourth down catch that was big in the SEC Championship game right before the half he's at Texas now oh okay he says he says fourth down catch in the SEC Championship G there was a nice one against Auburn too Pat what are we doing what are we doing Jack your jack yeah absolutely this guy went straight up to the Blues team that we love up there in that state that is y oh my God this guy's in Kentucky right now I knew it you know it great perfect I mean how there's a thousand kids in the portal I have like I have like no help stand up buddy stop oh Baylor quarterback Blake shaen where's he third team nope second second team yeah look at ree he's so ree does this what you think coach it's a tricky one what you think actually watched them hey where where'd you see him oh yeah I have no idea what do you say idea Texas Tech that is incorrect cowbells baby cowbell Mississippi I get the last one or you get the last one go what you got what do you got all stop Mississippi State early oh oh see are you kidding me he had 10 saacks last year for 10 Stacks he was tied for the conference lead how you guys get these easy ones don't worry me don't worry about D I feel good about it though they lose their number one sack last year he's a bad man bring big deal I just asked coach about him number 11 his eyes lit up I can tell you didn't play with your hand he's about to have a coach he's about to have a night this kid you Hometown guy too overlooked in recruiting youd now [Music] [Music] here fore speee spe foree that that [Music] that hey J that me give good C me spee oh for fore fore [Music] [Music] fore for for that for for what don't one one down spee y you