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Credit goes to a fast, swarming group of veteran players led by hybrid safeties Karl Joseph and K.J. Dillon. But the unusual scheme — this is far too simple, but it’s essentially a very aggressive version of nickel defense, all the time — well, if you know anything about West Virginia’s recent past and the Big 12’s current makeup … it just fits.
“We’re built for speed,” Holgorsen says of the Mountaineers’ defense. “Being in the Big 12, you need speed on the field.”
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Credit goes to a fast, swarming group of veteran players led by hybrid safeties Karl Joseph and K.J. Dillon. But the unusual scheme — this is far too simple, but it’s essentially a very aggressive version of nickel defense, all the time — well, if you know anything about West Virginia’s recent past and the Big 12’s current makeup … it just fits.
“We’re built for speed,” Holgorsen says of the Mountaineers’ defense. “Being in the Big 12, you need speed on the field.”
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