A year ago, WVU head football coach Neal Brown used the Big 12 preseason poll as motivation for his team and they saw it as a major sign of disrespect. Week after week, win after win, they would remind everyone where they were picked to finish in the conference.

They without a doubt exceeded those expectations by finishing the 2023 campaign with a 9-4 record and fourth place finish in the Big 12. So now, what? Where does the motivation come from in 2024?

On Friday, offensive lineman Ja’Quay Hubbard talked about what he is using now that “14” is no longer the rallying cry.