After last weeks domination, the defense decided to really throw the fans a curve-ball. Instead of just being bad or totally dominating, they did both. After getting pantsed in the first half, the defense shut down West Virginia’s offense. In the end, it was just too little too late.
Secondary: C-
370 passing yards to Will Grier is not terrible. I watched the defensive backs make some good plays on the ball and once we started pressing the coverage I thought our boys ran with that talented receiving corp well after halftime.
The big issues with the secondary is that they continue to get beat over the top, which forced Gibbs to loosen up the coverage.