MORGANTOWN, W,Va.--The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has learned that West Virginia starting senior linebacker Pat Lazear will not play in today's game against Coastal Carolina.

Lazear is still nursing a leg injury that he sustained when he was accidentally leg-whipped by a teammate in a drill two weeks ago. In his place, redshirt freshman Branko Busick is expected to make his first career start.

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