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West Virginia defensive linemen eating up Lesley’s new style

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Jordan Lesley doesn’t mind seeing his defensive linemen eat chicken wings. At a dinner before the start of spring practice, he watched his linemen chow down on 350 of them.

But one thing Lesley doesn’t want to see linemen eating?

Blockers.

“I don’t want guys that are gonna eat up blocks,” said West Virginia’s new defensive line coach. “That’s the first thing I told them.”

Because of this philosophy, the defensive line may be the position group making the most fundamental change in Neal Brown’s first year at West Virginia.