Cam Cook Is Confident He Can Carry WVU Offense: ‘I’m Going to Do Whatever It Takes’

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Full aware of the pressure and expectations, Cam Cook is confident he can take the WVU offense to new heights in 2026.

A confident Cook explained his mentality and why he holds himself to a very high standard after spring practice on Monday, March 30. On the heels of being the nation’s leading rusher in 2025, Cook feels ready to be a featured back in the Big 12 again.

“I’m going to do whatever it takes to help the team,” Cook said about his role as a Mountaineer. “I’m going to do whatever it takes to help us get to where we need to go. Last year, they asked me to do a lot, and I did whatever the team needed.”

And following one season stepping down a level with Jacksonville State, as Cook put it, the senior star running back appears poised to show he belongs in the Big 12 as a focal point of an offense.

“I have changed a lot since then,” responded Cook when asked how he’s changed since starting his college career at TCU.

“I’m a bigger back, I’m faster and smarter. I know what’s going on on all sides of the field. Not just what the running back is doing, but how the offensive line is blocking and where they’re trying to get to.”

WVU RB Cam Cook Highlights Career Growth, Journey Back to Big 12

Cook began spent the 2023 and 2024 seasons with the Horned Frogs, even seeing the field for two carries against WVU as the Mountaineers won 24-21 in Fort Worth.

Cook tallied a staggering 1,659 yards for an average of 5.6 yards per touch at Jacksonville State last season. He scored 16 touchdowns and also added 30 receptions and 296 yards as a receiver. His total came without even playing in the Gamecocks’ bowl game. Cook was named Conference USA Player of the Year and to multiple major All-American teams.

After playing multiple styles and different spots in the offense, Cook looks to bring a newfound versatility to Morgantown.

Helping his transition from Conference USA, Cook is already familiar with the Big 12. Prior to transferring to Jacksonville State, Cook totaled 608 yards and nine touchdowns off 135 rushing attempts with the Horned Frogs.

“It definitely helped me build my confidence. I would say just being able to go out there and play however I wanted to play fast and then show that I have multiple styles of gameplay. You can’t just put me in one box and think you could like shut me off that way,” Cook said. “I went out last year, I played in the slot, I played in motion into the backfield motion out the backfield. So just being able to show my different game.”

Heading into the 2026 season, Cook has a chance for a revenge game of sorts as WVU is set to face TCU on the road on Oct. 24, and several of Cook’s former teammates are now positioned to start for the Horned Frogs.

“Soon as they made the schedule, I seen it and like all of the guys that I was with at TCU are starting now,” Cook said. “It was real good to see that. It’s marked on mine, but I feel like we just gotta go get it as a team. Like we go as a team, we’ll be all right.”

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