After five seasons with the Mountaineers, quarterback Garrett Greene’s WVU career officially ended on Tuesday in a loss to No. 25 Memphis in the Frisco Bowl.
Greene and West Virginia came up just short in the final stages after rallying throughout the game, which began with a 17-0 deficit. After the game, an emotional Greene was asked what West Virginia means to him and about the final drive.
“West Virginia means a lot to me. And it’s been such a great honor to to wear the uniform, wear
the [WV]. I wish I could have got it done tonight,” Greene said. “But I’m super happy that a 17-year-old kid made a decision to come up to the mountains.”
In the game, Greene completed 29 of his 40 passes for 328 yards and two touchdowns. With his performance, he entered the Top 10 All-Time career passing yard leaders for WVU.
While Greene threw an interception that sealed the game for Memphis, it was evident he gave it his all for WVU one last time. One of the game’s biggest plays was his 56-yard rushing touchdown with under two minutes left in the first half.
“I knew I was going to get the ball back with however many seconds and whether it’s going to be a five-point game or an
eight-point game,” Greene said of the final drive. Coach Scott put us in a position to win and didn’t
make the throw to [Rodney Gallagher], but it’s football.”
While the interception put the nail in WVU’s coffin, interim head coach Chad Scott emphasized that Greene was not why the Mountaineers lost the game.
“First of all, like he (Greene) said, he had a chance to win the game. He didn’t lose that game for us,” Scott said.
The loss puts WVU at 6-7 in the 2024 season and wraps up the career of Greene and many other seniors, and although he did not coach the bowl game, the Neal Brown era of West Virginia football.
