Any thought that extra rest and preparation would provide an advantage to West Virginia in its quest for a better showing Saturday at Central Florida was simply wishful thinking.

The Mountaineers trailed by 14 points early, and after they got back to within seven at halftime, the Knights ran off 31 unanswered points in the second half to dominate in a 45-13 victory Saturday afternoon at Acrisure Bounce House.

“We stunk in every phase and every way,” WVU head coach Rich Rodriguez said. “I thought we had a good week of practice. I’ve done this a long time. I thought the guys were ready to play. We didn’t do anything well. We looked slow, out of position, missed tackles, didn’t block, had two holding penalties on draw plays and that never should happen. Poorly coached, poorly executed, poor

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