MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — If Saturday was an audition, Julian Lewis passed.

And passed.

And passed.

But who was he auditioning for?

After throwing for two scores in a 29-22 loss at West Virginia on Saturday, the bag men are going to be sniffing around Ju Ju’s inner circle, trying to coax a promising young passer into the portal.

“I think you (could) tell how bad we wanted this one,” the crown jewel of the Buffs’ 2025 recruiting class said of his first collegiate start. “So this is going to hurt on the way home, of course. But just recoup, re-gather and get ready for the next week.”

Tough day. Tougher kid. Morgantown threw everything at Lewis but the Don Knotts statue downtown. The Buffs’ freshman quarterback got shoved. Jostled. Trampled. At one point, a West Virginia defender even reach

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