Filed under: West Virginia, Big East
West Virginia's coach, ever the old quarterback coach, makes time to study film of his young quarterback. What Bill Stewart sees in sophomore Geno Smith is a player on the rise. "The last couple of weeks, Geno made some really quick decisions with his reads. I really liked what he did with his eyes," said Stewart after last week's forceful 37-10 victory over Cincinnati.
"I watched him, watched his presence, watched his eyes and he seems to have picked up confidence."
Not that one would have ever known Smith to lose confidence. Through October, the highly touted sophomore looked to be on his way to a fantastic season. He mounted a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown drives of more than 90 yards in a comeback win against rival Marshall. He threw four early scoring strikes to crush Maryland. Another two scoring strikes helped nearly topple SEC power LSU in its home stadium. The following two games he tossed another five touchdowns while completing over 75 percent of his passes.
Smith was making mincemeat of opponents through his first six career starts.
And then all of that good work was thrown out the window at home against Syracuse.
Smith melted against the Orange, tossing a trio of first-half interceptions to go with five sacks in a disappointing 14-point effort. Questioned afterward, Smith said, "I just have to get the ball out of my hands quicker. I have to be more disciplined in my reads."
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