Top 10 Quarterbacks in WVU History

3. Geno Smith (2009-12)

Checking in at No. 3 on the list is Geno Smith. In my opinion, you could really rank these top three quarterbacks anyway you wanted. The reason I didn’t have Smith higher than three is just simply because he never had the Mountaineers in the national championship picture at the end of a season.

He did however, put up astronomical numbers in a 70-33 blowout of Clemson in the 2012 Discover Orange Bowl. Smith went 32/43 for 407 yards and six touchdowns. The hype train was certainly centered around the Mountaineers following that bowl game heading into the 2012 season where the team was preparing for their inaugural season in the Big 12 conference.

In the schools first ever Big 12 conference game vs Baylor, Smith helped outscore the Baylor Bears in a typical Big 12 shootout, 70-63. Smith was on fire that day completing 45 of 51 passes (88% completion), 656 yards, 8 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Geno was the first quarterback in the Dana Holgorsen era and he set the standard pretty high with the Madden-like numbers he posted. Many fans across the state view him as the best pure passer the program has ever seen come through Morgantown and it is hard to argue with them.

Smith was drafted in the 2nd round by the New York Jets in the 2013 NFL Draft and has also spent time with the New York Giants and now L.A. Chargers.

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