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WVU linebacker Lee Kpogba emerging ahead of OSU game

In the modern era of college football, the inside linebacker often gets forgotten.

A linebacker who gets to the ball carrier before anybody else on almost every play is one of the most important players on any defense, but there's not much talk or praise that comes with it.

This couldn’t be truer when it comes to West Virginia linebacker Lee Kpogba, who the Cowboys will deal with Saturday in Morgantown.

Kpogba is in his final season of college eligibility, and after spending his first two years at Syracuse, he has taken the reins as the leader of the Mountaineer defense.