Crummy: West Virginia at Mississippi St.

West Virginia should be able to beat Miss St. in this game, but covering the 22 point spread is probably another matter. The Bulldogs have a pretty good defensive front 7 which will make it hard for WVU's Pat White and Steve Slaton to run up big yardage. The Bulldogs have not shown an ability to put up much on offense and will once again struggle against a decent Mountaineer defense. Sylvester Croom is trying his hardest to make Miss State a contender in the SEC, but is struggling mightily again this year. I say the big question in this game will be whether Mountaineer QB Pat White can put the ball in the air successfully. In the ECU game two weeks ago he was able to go to the air for 217 yards and two TDs when Slaton was out with cramps for the middle of the game. Yeah, WVU may have barely pulled out the win against Skip Holtz's Pirates, but they are solid team that wins.