Perhaps improbably, West Virginia doesn’t lead the Big East in any of the 23 statistical categories … but is last in five (all turnover-related). What year is this?

The Mountaineers are No. 2 in rushing, passing and total offense because Jarrett Brown is No. 1 in total offense and Jock Sanders is No. 1 in receptions per game.

The national rankings are a mixed bag not entirely indicative of record. Seriously, 2-1 with the 84th-best scoring defense, but the 39th-best total defense?

Too early to base much off statistical rankings. However, some need some attention.

– WVU, which has in the past struggled to pressure the quarterback, is tied for No. 17 with three sacks per game. Couple that with the 27th-most tackles for a loss and the Mountaineers are spending a lot of time in the opponent’s backfield.

– Jock Sanders, No. 3 in receptions per game (he has 29 total), has a strong chance to break David Saunders’ school record of 77 in a season.

– Ony four other teams haven’t recovered a fumble this year.

– Kickoff return defense! Hey, 55 is not at all miserable.

– Punt return defense is not holding the rope. 

– The Mountaineers have a lot of first downs because they’re killing it on third down.