When you hear the name Christian Hamilton, it might ring a faint bell to you as a WVU football fan.
But it likely only rings slightly familiar because fans haven't heard his name called a ton this season. Hamilton transferred into the program this past offseason, like countless other players on West Virginia's roster. He happened to join the roster after the spring season, however, which means he was completely new to Rodriguez and his system when joining the Mountaineers this fall.
Since then Hamilton has struggled with injury issues and has been hard at work trying to earn an opportunity in the offensive rotation to prove he could be a future star for the program and a player worth keeping around. The former UNC wideout finally got his first big opportunity in last weekend's win against Colorado, racking up two receptions for 25 yards in the win. And it seemed this week that Rodriguez was happy with the young star's efforts.
"So, Christian was banged up for a long time and now he got a chance to play a little bit and show some some stuff there. So, that's good, cause we got to play more wideouts," Rodriguez said in his press conference this past Tuesday.
With the need to feature more pass-catchers in the offense and Scotty Fox Jr. finding his groove as the Mountaineers' quarterback, it seems like this week might prove a perfect opportunity for Hamilton to get some more reps and prove himself. And with Arizona State among the bottom-half of the Big 12 in passing defense, this could be a great chance for him to finally have his first breakout game in the old-gold-and-blue and put forth a dominant, game-changing effort against the Sun Devils.