Texas LB Breckyn Hager calls West Virginia fans “bunch of hillbillies”

Posted on November 15, 2017

While it’s hard to understand the context of the comment, Texas linebacker Breckyn Hager had a “hot take” about what makes playing in Morgantown so difficult.

I asked Breckyn Hager what made West Virginia such a tough venue for visiting teams. “Because it’s a bunch hillbillies drinking moonshine.”
— Cedric Golden (@CedGolden) November 15, 2017

I’m sure it was said in a tongue and cheek manner, but either way, probably not the kind of bulletin board material Hager wants to provide the Mountaineers with his Longhorns looking for a win one of the next two weeks to become bowl eligible. Also, as someone who went to Morgantown last year to take in a game and wrote extensively about the trip, I can tell you there’s no more trash there than any other college football game. There’s some, but the majority are stand-up and hardworking folks.

However, the responses from some Mountaineers fans was pretty priceless. Here were the best ones. I love how some fans weren’t even offended. West Virginia fans are pretty great and these responses just confirmed that.

Good sound bite. I guess what what makes Texas so easy to play at is all the empty seats. The entitlement and the yearly underachievement
— Dillon Hamilton (@Dillon77) November 15, 2017