MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Credit Vic Koenning for tackling this week’s most obviously storyline like any good quidditch, er, football coach would.
When asked if he’s ever faced his predecessor in three decades of coaching, the West Virginia defensive coordinator took a surprise turn into Harry Potter references.
“You talking about Gibby?” Koenning said. “It’s not Voldemort. You can say Gibby. He’s a good guy.”
Indeed, Tony Gibson’s name will be uttered during this week’s game against North Carolina State, if not repeated ad nauseum. He was the architect who recruited the bulk of West Virginia’s current defense, servicing as the program’s defensive coordinator from 2014 through last season.