--West Virginia head coach Neal Brown said that he has a lot of respect for the program that Matt Campbell has and what he has done. When you turn on the film, they strain and they're really physical and they have attention to detail. A lot of respect for them, but crowd was huge. At the end of the game, that was special. If they could bottle that feeling when you're singing country roads and sell it that would be priceless. All the work that goes into it, it makes it worth it. Not only were they 2-4 but in the last two games they won. They didn't get lined up and hit them on the big play. They kept responding when they scored. It is huge in the momentum of the football game. They were 5-5 in the red zone with four touchdowns and they were more aggressive and it paid off. Third and fourth down conversions were 10-15. And they played 76 plays and had the ball for 35 minutes. They held the ball for 35 minutes. Jarret Doege battled and they threw the ball 47 times and against that defense he played well. Bryce Ford-Wheaton has shown a lot of growth. Drop that's turned into an interception but makes huge plays. T.J. Banks played by far his best game and they're going to continue to be that. Defensively, they were able to get off the field on third down. The ball came out on the fumble and they took advantage of that. They finished on defense. They've been in that scenario multiple times to finish the game on defense and they did that today. Credit needs to go to the older guys. A big win.
--Doege just played well. He knew he had to coming into the game and they are really good on rush defense. They use their hands and their defensive line is physical. They knew they were going to have to throw the ball to win and they did quick game early and when they took that away they went to some deep balls. In games, he's had 3-4 critical games that they couldn't overcome but he played like this in fall camp. His ability to respond is huge. He's No. 1 in the Big 12 in passing.
--Something they've tried to invest in is response. Reacting is emotional, but a response is calculated. Doege did a good job and Brown told him he should have a lot of confidence.
--They spent a lot of time on them. They changed their off-season program after they dominated them. They had that 42-6 score up from the time they had that in January all the way through the off-season program. A year ago it was domination on the front. They had a new season that started during the bye week and they concentrated on being 1-0. They spent a lot of time putting together a plan and they are really difficult defensively. This is one that they circled and really prepared for.
--Teams were hurting with some line movements and they used some pistol to get him downhill. They got him more carries than they anticipated with Brown but he did a good job holding his composure.
--Iowa State has been lights out in the second half defensively. They really studied that and tried to have a different plan going into the second half and they wanted to use Garrett Greene more but couldn't get to it.
--When you don't know what happened like on the fumble. Brown said he lost it on the PI call that they had on Bryce Ford-Wheaton but it's a really hard game to officiate.
--It starts with the strength staff with the difference up front. They didn't play as well as they thought they would early in the year up front and they've lacked depth and strength at the point of attack. The offensive line was one of the worst performing groups in the winter and summer the last two years, but it flipped this year. It starts with Zach Frazier and he really flipped the mentality of that offensive line. They saw the offensive line pick it up and then the defensive line did it. They aren't where they want to be, but it starts with the strength staff. That 42-6 score was up because they had to be stronger and more physical.
--Wyatt Milum is talented. That's a hard position to play as a freshman. He plays with a motor.
--Brown said they wish they didn't give up the two explosive runs, but Breece Hall hides and runs through.
--Doege just played well. He knew he had to coming into the game and they are really good on rush defense. They use their hands and their defensive line is physical. They knew they were going to have to throw the ball to win and they did quick game early and when they took that away they went to some deep balls. In games, he's had 3-4 critical games that they couldn't overcome but he played like this in fall camp. His ability to respond is huge. He's No. 1 in the Big 12 in passing.
--Something they've tried to invest in is response. Reacting is emotional, but a response is calculated. Doege did a good job and Brown told him he should have a lot of confidence.
--They spent a lot of time on them. They changed their off-season program after they dominated them. They had that 42-6 score up from the time they had that in January all the way through the off-season program. A year ago it was domination on the front. They had a new season that started during the bye week and they concentrated on being 1-0. They spent a lot of time putting together a plan and they are really difficult defensively. This is one that they circled and really prepared for.
--Teams were hurting with some line movements and they used some pistol to get him downhill. They got him more carries than they anticipated with Brown but he did a good job holding his composure.
--Iowa State has been lights out in the second half defensively. They really studied that and tried to have a different plan going into the second half and they wanted to use Garrett Greene more but couldn't get to it.
--When you don't know what happened like on the fumble. Brown said he lost it on the PI call that they had on Bryce Ford-Wheaton but it's a really hard game to officiate.
--It starts with the strength staff with the difference up front. They didn't play as well as they thought they would early in the year up front and they've lacked depth and strength at the point of attack. The offensive line was one of the worst performing groups in the winter and summer the last two years, but it flipped this year. It starts with Zach Frazier and he really flipped the mentality of that offensive line. They saw the offensive line pick it up and then the defensive line did it. They aren't where they want to be, but it starts with the strength staff. That 42-6 score was up because they had to be stronger and more physical.
--Wyatt Milum is talented. That's a hard position to play as a freshman. He plays with a motor.
--Brown said they wish they didn't give up the two explosive runs, but Breece Hall hides and runs through.
