There may be a lot of time between West Virginia’s neutral site matchup against Virginia in Charlotte, but we now know who will be under center for the Cavaliers in that game. Virginia head coach Tony Elliott announced that Missouri transfer Beau Pribula has won the starting job over former Pitt quarterback Eli Holstein.
Pribula was recruited heavily by the former coaching staff at WVU before landing with James Franklin at Penn State. He made brief appearances against the Mountaineers in both the 2023 and 2024 games, combining to go 2/2 for 26 yards and a touchdown while adding 43 yards and a touchdown on six carries. Drew Allar decided to come back for his senior season, so following the 2024 campaign, Pribula left State College to become the guy at Missouri.
In his first season as a full-time starter, Pribula had a roller coaster type of year. He completed 67% of his passes for 1,941 yards and 11 touchdowns, but threw nine interceptions and struggled mightily in SEC play. His overall numbers were inflated by a strong performance against Central Arkansas, Kansas, Lafayette, and UMass. In league play, he completed 88-of-152 passes, giving him a 57.9% completion percentage, and threw just three touchdowns to seven interceptions…