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WVSPORTS.COM West Virginia head coach Neal Brown press conference summary

Keenan Cummings

Fact Based and Wonderful
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Sep 16, 2007
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—great win for them it was a complete win. Felt good about the preparation and this is a tough venue but he has really felt good about it. They played fast and was really physical. That’s how they play defense here. They had 35 yards rushing and the defensive line was dominant in the game. They were 2-12 on third downs. Offensively in the first half they were close. The drive before the half was huge. They were balanced and they controlled the game. Special teams did a really good job. They affected their punter and did a good job.

—Run game was solid. The rushing numbers have been good and it was a combination. Offensive line wise they have a chance. Running backs have done well.

—it was good to take the crowd out of the game. They played really well up front against Pitt. They’re good up front. Jordan Jefferson was good and Lockhart and others are coming along.

—They always script the openers. They settled in after that.

—It was huge momentum size on the fourth down stop and they played better after that. This wind was nuts abs it was a factor in the game.

—Touchdown drive before the end of half and they were in control of the game but the scoreboard didn’t show that. All those things helped and the offensive line did a great job in protection. The James touchdown was the only time they showed that coverage in the first half.

—They never hit the panic button but made some adjustments in the run game and made sure they did some things differently.

—The story of the downturn was probably exaggerated. They had chances to win the first two games and he knew they were close and didn’t hit the panic button. They’re back to even now.

—Kansas is extremely well coached and changed their offense and worked on a ton in the summer and caught them off guard. They have worked on a lot of adjustments pre snap and worked a ton of tackling. They answered last week and tonight was a big challenge and they responded. Opportunity in a rivalry game and they got it done convincingly.
 
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