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Tag: defense
Year of experience to pay dividends for WVU’s safeties
MORGANTOWN — In football, if one side of the ball is happy, the other usually isn’t. So while quarterbacks coach Sean Reagan thought his group had its […]
Welcome to the red zone, where WVU’s defense has been a mixed bag this season
MORGANTOWN — Call it the secret stat for Thursday night that may mean the ball game, or it could be completely meaningless. In either case, here goes: […]
COLUMN: Going by the numbers, WVU better keep scoring if it wants to compete in the Big 12 this season
MORGANTOWN — Full disclosure here: I’ve always been a stats and numbers kind of guy, even as a little kid. My fascination with sports cards as a […]
Despite what the numbers say, Neal Brown knows the WVU secondary needs help
MORGANTOWN — There are really just two ways to interpret the statistics judging West Virginia’s secondary through its first five games this season, and neither of them […]
WVU’s high-powered offense to go head-to-head with vaunted Virginia Tech defense
MORGANTOWN — Virginia Tech head coach Brent Pry, in his first year after spending the last eight seasons as the defensive coordinator and as a position coach […]
COLUMN: WVU defense makes statement vs. Towson, but still has much to prove
The only thing that kept Towson from having a goose egg on the scoreboard Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium was a kickoff return for a touchdown the […]
Neal Brown excited about what revamped WVU defense can do
MORGANTOWN — Much has been made this offseason about the changes offensively for WVU, with new coordinator Graham Harrell bringing a high-flying scheme and Georgia transfer quarterback […]
COLUMN: WVU defense gets creative against Texas with injury limitations
A quick glance at the injury list for WVU prior to Saturday’s home game against Texas and your first thought is likely, “What in the world is […]
COLUMN: Pitt’s 32 turnovers could be sign WVU’s defense is returning to form under Bob Huggins
In his most respectful coach-speak possible Thursday, Bob Huggins tried to explain Pitt’s shocking 15-point loss against The Citadel as simply Pitt players “not expecting” the type […]
