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So You’re Saying There’s a Chance for WVU to Upset Penn State, ESPN FBI?

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8 months ago

August 31, 2023

No matter what anybody thinks about this year’s WVU football team, almost no one is giving them any chance to start the season with a win against Penn State.

But if West Virginia fans are looking for even the slightest optimism, look no further than ESPN’s Football Power Index? Not exactly. The only sliver of hope from ESPN FPI is that they do have the Mountaineers with a chance above 0%.

According to the ESPN FBI, WVU only has a 11.3% chance to upset a Nittany Lions team many are calling the most talented ever under James Franklin.

So you’re saying there’s a chance, ESPN? Eh, I guess so.

Being down on West Virginia’s prospects in 2023 is nothing new for the ESPN FBI. Just a few months, WVU was offered the lowest percentage to win the Big 12.

ESPN FPI Gives West Virginia No Chance to Win Big 12

WVSN’s Mike Asti gave his answer if West Virginia has any hope at all and what the Mountaineers need to do to get Neal Brown his biggest win since arriving in Morgantown to take over as WVU football head coach in 2019 during a recent radio appearance.