Losing Focus
Syracuse Orange (2-2) at West Virginia Mountaineers (2-1)
After everything that went down with Melyssa, I basically went into hiding for the rest of the week. Yeah, I still went to practices and such, but after my classes and other required activities, I went right back to my apartment. The whole situation left me with no motivation to go down to Morgantown and play our biggest rival; West Virginia. Plus, the memories of last year's game haunted me while I slept all week and the moments following it just made it worse.
Right away, West Virginia proved to be the better team. Noel Devine started to carve our defense up and with 15 carries in the first half, he already was over 125 yards. Down 24-7, we needed a spark or some sort of speech to motivate us and as a captain, it was my job to be the emotional leader and deliver that speech. However, it never came; I just couldn't focus.
The stats say I did well, but when you look at the tape, you'll see countless drops and multiple times where I've gotten blown up while attempting to block.
When the horn sounded, Morgantown celebrated another win over their rival and I walked off the field without a care. I needed something...someone to get me out of this slump.
West Virginia 38
Syracuse 17
8 catches, 111 yards, 1 TD
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