MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – JoVanni Stewart is back to doing what he does best.
Last season, a wave of injuries forced Mountaineers defensive coaches to make the 5-foot-8 safety one of the nation’s most undersized linebackers.
He wasn’t overwhelmed by the move, finishing fourth on the team with 54 tackles and second with 10.5 tackles for loss. But that doesn’t mean Stewart necessarily enjoyed all of his job requirements, especially when it came to being blocked on the edge by 330-pound linemen.
“I’m cool with offensive tackles — it’s just that I wouldn’t want to say hi to them every play.