--West Virginia head coach Neal Brown said that they're really good and capable of making the playoff. He isn't discouraged by his team and they were clean with zero turnovers, only one procedure penalty and they managed the game well. He has no doubt that they will bounce back and go onward and upward. He wasn't trying to win a beauty contest they were going to go for it on fourth down and they didn't convert. They didn't convert and for them to win the game they had to turn the ball over and get some penalties. They either blocked the cleanest of anybody in college football or they missed some calls. They are a really good football team and they deserve their ranking and will continue to move up.
--Drew Allar was making his first start and there was a lot of pressure on him. He threw for 300-plus yards in front of a group that was really expecting a lot. Hats off to him because they came out and he was going to have to play well enough to win.
--Brown thought they protected Greene OK, but they didn't execute on the third and fourth down. They dropped one ball on a dig but they got open and they need to be able to hit on some of those. One of the fourth downs and third downs, they had wide receivers open and they didn't get the ball to them.
--Brown felt good about their matchup and the defensive line is better than they got credit for they played the run well but they didn't defend the pass. They ran a lot of rub routes, legal, and crossing routes. When the ball moved away they need to get that cleaned up on the routes across the field because they didn't do a good job defending those.
--There were two instances where they didn't get him with pressure but they protected him. He slid up and outside the pocket and he did a good job moving left and throwing back right.
--West Virginia had a chance to win they got an explosive run and a procedure penalty. Brown felt they had a chance to win and he knows they have a good football team it's a tough place to play and all the preparation is sped up. He knew they needed some breaks but they had some opportunities to get those. Brown is disappointed but he's not discouraged.
--West Virginia didn't play well enough in the secondary and there were some guys that were free. There are some really good passing teams and if they give up that much it's going to be a long season. They are a little bit thin there so they need to get people ready to play.
--Lee Kpogba belonged out there today and the defensive line did some things, too.
--Neal Brown wanted to throw the ball some late and that's why they used those timeouts. Garrett Greene can definitely throw the football.
--You have to score more than 15 to win. This was a tough ask and he felt like they could win the game in the 20s. They better be significantly better by week three. Manny Diaz did a nice job mixing up his read stuff and the third downs and the fourth downs if they can convert those it looks a lot different.
--Brown said he thinks about guys that play like Greene as an artist. He wants him to create art and doesnt want to take his play making skills away.
--Nicco Marchiol needs to play and when they went zero nobody accounts for the quarterback if he would have got wider they have a chance.
--Drew Allar was making his first start and there was a lot of pressure on him. He threw for 300-plus yards in front of a group that was really expecting a lot. Hats off to him because they came out and he was going to have to play well enough to win.
--Brown thought they protected Greene OK, but they didn't execute on the third and fourth down. They dropped one ball on a dig but they got open and they need to be able to hit on some of those. One of the fourth downs and third downs, they had wide receivers open and they didn't get the ball to them.
--Brown felt good about their matchup and the defensive line is better than they got credit for they played the run well but they didn't defend the pass. They ran a lot of rub routes, legal, and crossing routes. When the ball moved away they need to get that cleaned up on the routes across the field because they didn't do a good job defending those.
--There were two instances where they didn't get him with pressure but they protected him. He slid up and outside the pocket and he did a good job moving left and throwing back right.
--West Virginia had a chance to win they got an explosive run and a procedure penalty. Brown felt they had a chance to win and he knows they have a good football team it's a tough place to play and all the preparation is sped up. He knew they needed some breaks but they had some opportunities to get those. Brown is disappointed but he's not discouraged.
--West Virginia didn't play well enough in the secondary and there were some guys that were free. There are some really good passing teams and if they give up that much it's going to be a long season. They are a little bit thin there so they need to get people ready to play.
--Lee Kpogba belonged out there today and the defensive line did some things, too.
--Neal Brown wanted to throw the ball some late and that's why they used those timeouts. Garrett Greene can definitely throw the football.
--You have to score more than 15 to win. This was a tough ask and he felt like they could win the game in the 20s. They better be significantly better by week three. Manny Diaz did a nice job mixing up his read stuff and the third downs and the fourth downs if they can convert those it looks a lot different.
--Brown said he thinks about guys that play like Greene as an artist. He wants him to create art and doesnt want to take his play making skills away.
--Nicco Marchiol needs to play and when they went zero nobody accounts for the quarterback if he would have got wider they have a chance.
