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Halfway Through 2016: The WVU Defense is the Story

by Ashley O'Brien - October 26, 2016October 25, 2016 0363

It was definitely a concern coming into the season. Shootouts were expected for the West Virginia Mountaineers (6-0, 3-0) due to losing nine starters on the defensive side of the ball, a unit that ranked third in the Big 12 in 2015. But this season the defense has been a pleasant surprise. West

Quick Hit: WVU defense by the numbers

by Jeremy Simon - December 19, 2015December 19, 2015 0326

The 2015 WVU Mountaineer defense only once allowed a team to score above their season average in points per game. As the number two scoring defense in the Big 12 and number 39 in the nation opponents averaged 10.4 points less per game against the Mountaineers than they did the

Quick Hits: For WVU Stats Don’t Lie

by Jeremy Simon - September 28, 2015 0338

As the Mountaineers finished off their non-conference slate for 2015 many have pointed to the defense as the strong point of the team, and rightfully so. The follow statistics show just how well the defense has performed. -The Mountaineers are ranked first in the national in turnover margin at +9. That

Karl Joseph Named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

by Shanna Rose - September 7, 2015 0302

Morgantown W.Va.- There are many positive takeaways from the Mountaineers win over Georgia Southern, especially on defense. Senior Karl Joseph led the impressive Mountaineer defensive showing that kept the Eagles off the scoreboard. After a 3 interception (all in the 3rd quarter) and total of four takeaways, Joseph earned his first career Big 12 defensive player of

Holgorsen: “It’s About Our Defense”

by jerry McGhee - July 27, 2015July 27, 2015 0412

If you're waiting on West Virginia head football coach Dana Holgorsen to apologize for the amount of attention his defense is receiving, you'll be waiting a while. "We have 14, 15 guys that have been in our program for the last 3,4,5 years," he said." They've helped me make the transition

VIDEO: Dana Holgorsen talks Defensive Strength

by jerry McGhee - May 25, 2015 0288

West Virginia University head football coach Dana Holgorsen met with the folks at CampusInsiders to talk about the Mountaineer defense as we get closer to the 2015 season. Holgorsen continues to talk about the experience on the defensive unit and the high expectations for the team this season. West Virginia could

Joseph and Dillon Leading Defense

by jerry McGhee - April 13, 2015April 13, 2015 0281

It seems like they've been in Morgantown forever. Karl Joseph and KJ Dillon have been two of the more popular players in the Mountaineer football program since they arrived in Morgantown just a few years ago. Both have seen the ups and downs that come with college football, but both are now

Tony Gibson Leads Improved Unit

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by jerry McGhee - October 31, 2014 0348

When the West Virginia University football team entered the 2014 season, nobody thought the Mountaineers would be sitting at 6-2 and battling for a Big 12 Championship. With No. 10 TCU coming to Morgantown this Saturday in front of a national televised ABC audience and with ESPN College Gameday coming to