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Charleston Gazette: Freshmen in spotlight for WVU, TCU
By Dave Hickman
MORGANTOWN - The number of true and redshirt freshmen who have played for West Virginia this season keeps rising. Through seven games, the numbers so far are 12 true freshmen and 20 freshmen overall.
And while that pales in comparison to this week's opponent, TCU, it is likely a record for the Mountaineers.
The reason? Well, it's hard to argue against the fact that a with a head coach and an offensive staff in just its second year and a defensive staff mostly in its first, West Virginia's coaches are anxious to begin incorporating their own recruits into those systems.
But it's also difficult to shake the notion that, with West Virginia suffering through an embarrassing two-game losing streak in which the Mountaineers weren't even competitive against Texas Tech and Kansas State, there is simply a desire to begin building for the future. ...
http://wvgazette.com/Sports/201210280200
By Dave Hickman
MORGANTOWN - The number of true and redshirt freshmen who have played for West Virginia this season keeps rising. Through seven games, the numbers so far are 12 true freshmen and 20 freshmen overall.
And while that pales in comparison to this week's opponent, TCU, it is likely a record for the Mountaineers.
The reason? Well, it's hard to argue against the fact that a with a head coach and an offensive staff in just its second year and a defensive staff mostly in its first, West Virginia's coaches are anxious to begin incorporating their own recruits into those systems.
But it's also difficult to shake the notion that, with West Virginia suffering through an embarrassing two-game losing streak in which the Mountaineers weren't even competitive against Texas Tech and Kansas State, there is simply a desire to begin building for the future. ...
http://wvgazette.com/Sports/201210280200
