Brandon Chatmon: West Virginia football preview

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How you beat the Mountaineers: Holgorsen’s offense puts a lot of responsibility on the quarterback to make good, quick decisions, both before and after the snap. That sometimes allows aggressive, blitzing defenses to have success against WVU, particularly when Holgorsen’s offense is breaking in an inexperienced signal-caller. If the QB doesn’t succeed in getting rid of the ball? Turnovers prompted WVU’s slide down the Big 12 standings last November -- the team’s minus-15 TO margin on the season was worst in the Big 12, as was its 19 lost fumbles. If that isn’t fixed, turnovers could easily doom the Mountaineers again.

http://espn.go.com/blog/big12/post/_/id/99176/west-virginia-mountaineers-preview

 

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Chatmon also profiles Fearless Karl Joseph:

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Asked to provide some words that would describe his play, several came to mind for West Virginia safety Karl Joseph.

Physical. Fearless. Passionate.

All three words apply, but it is the one in the middle that stood out most. Joseph’s fearless nature came to the forefront as a freshman. He is 5-foot-11, 197 pounds but Joseph often can be found sticking his head in among the big boys in the trenches or flashing across the line of scrimmage to bury a running back or receiver for a loss. He’ll take on 300-pound linemen without thinking twice and wins those battles more often than he should.

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