MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Curtis Jones Jr. said he's available to play running back whenever he's needed.

Jones normally lines up at a hybrid linebacker position, but the sophomore who played on both sides of the ball in high school has been given more practice time in the offensive backfield in recent weeks due to numerous injuries to others.

On Saturday, Jones had two short TD runs on his three carries and West Virginia held off Colorado 29-22.

“He could be a weapon,” West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez said.

Jones was the only back who weighed more than 180 pounds available for the Mountaineers after backup Tyler Jacklish got hurt in practice on Wednesday.

“I had to shake the dust off a little bit in practice,” Jones said, adding that it doesn't matter what side of th

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