Dunlap: Good Start on Kickoffs

Jeff Casteel admits it’s always nice when his defense has more than half of the field to defend, as was the case during last Saturday’s 31-0 whitewash of Coastal Carolina – WVU’s first defensive shutout in nearly five years.

The last couple of years after Mountaineer scores, Casteel’s crew would typically huddle around the 50 yard line because that’s about where they expected to take the field after the kickoff team was finished chasing down the return man.

Either a poor kick or shaky coverage was usually the culprit, but against the Chanticleers last Saturday, West Virginia kicked off six times and the best Coastal could do was a return to the 27 yard line.

Full Article at: MSN

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