West Virginia Camping World Bowl Decision Tracker
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With the Camping World Bowl set for Dec. 28 against Syracuse, West Virginia has several players that will have decisions to make on whether they plan to play in the game.
This will keep track of players that have indeed announced their intentions on if they'll play in the game and what the fall out will be with what's left on the roster.
This will be Updated as decisions are made in the coming days and weeks.
So without further adieu.
The decision: Will not play
The grade: Pro Football Focus graded Jennings as the fourth best player on the team and the top wide receiver at 81.6
The details: Jennings will miss the bowl game but unlike his fellow seniors his decision is due to a nagging ankle injury which forced him to miss the bulk of practice time down the stretch run of the season. In order to get himself healthy he is going to be sitting out of the game.
The fall out: West Virginia has an option which already has played a lot that can slide into that spot in redshirt sophomore T.J. Simmons and it will open up opportunities for others as well at the wide receiver positions such as the freshmen which can play but still keep their redshirt seasons in tact.
The decision: Will not play
The grade: Pro Football Focus graded Grier as the top player on the West Virginia team at 92.1
The details: For the second year in a row West Virginia will play a bowl game without its starting quarterback Grier after the senior elected to sit out the game in order to prepare for his future at the next level. Grier threw for 3,864 yards and 37 touchdowns as well as three more scores on the ground in 2018 leading the Mountaineers to an 8-3 record. He started 11 games during his first season and followed that up with 11 more starts in his senior campaign. Grier will be one of the top quarterbacks selected in the draft in April.
The fall out: West Virginia will now be able to see what they've got in backup quarterback and Miami transfer Jack Allison. He has fared well in limited opportunities this season, but the coaching staff will be able to evaluate how far he has come against a ranked defense. This also could thrust Trey Lowe into work as he would have a redshirt season.
The decision: Will not play
The grade: Pro Football Focus graded Cajuste as the top linemen on West Virginia's team at 77.3
The details: West Virginia will be without their starting left tackle in the Camping World Bowl after Cajuste announced his decision that he would not be playing in the game. Cajuste started a total of 31 games over the course of his career and was designated as a first-team All-Big 12 selection with his efforts this past year.
The fall out: The natural assumption is that either redshirt junior Kelby Wickline will slide into the left tackle spot as he did when Cajuste was ejected against Texas earlier in the year or the Mountaineers elect to slide over redshirt junior Colton McKivitz to left and insert Wickline into the vacant spot at right. Regardless, there is an easy solution despite the fact that the Mountaineers will be without an all-conference talent on the blindside.
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