With a whole host of alumni now littered around the NFL, the national profile of the Mountaineer secondary definitely took a couple of steps forward during the Dana Holgorsen era. The trick now for Vic Koenning is to take that success and build upon it while weathering the departure of a couple of his best defensive players.
The Corners
Our cornerback rotation features two relatively established veterans and a whole lot of unknowns, though the coaches certainly make it seem like there's plenty of talent in the room. Let's start with what we know.
The two returning contributors are redshirt seniors Keith Washington and Hakeem Bailey, who each started games for us last year and did decent jobs.