In order to understand West Virginia offensively, we need to first understand some basics about the Air Raid system. This is because the two men behind West Virginia’s offense, head coach Dana Holgorsen and offensive coordinator Jake Spavital, have their coaching roots firmly established in this system. Holgorsen actually played at Iowa Wesleyan College in the early 90’s for Hal Mumme and (almost Tennessee head coach) Mike Leach, who are credited with developing the Air Raid offense at the collegiate level. Holgorsen went on to coach under Mumme and Leach at Valdosta State, and was also a part of the staff at Texas Tech when Leach took the Red Raiders job in 2000.
Tennessee Opponent Film Breakdown: West Virginia
