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Stats don't back it up, but WVU defense effective | The Exponent Telegram
Tony Gibson is taking conventional wisdom and turning it upside down. Gibson, of course, does very little conventionally anyway in his job as West Virginia’s defensive coordinator, a position which gives him almost full autonomy over the defense West Virginia plays because the head coach, Dana Holgorsen, absorbs himself completely into the offense West Virginia plays.
WVU defense knew tipped passes could come its way | Charleston Gazette-Mail
After he’s called his play and the ball has been snapped, West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson ordinarily avoids following the ball, choosing instead to check out the pass rush or the way defenders are blocked on a run play.