After five different starting lineups and about two months between the time they were even on the field for a prolonged period of time, WVU’s so-called best 11 starting defense started against Cincinnati and will, presumably, start again Friday against Pitt.

The Mountaineers (7-3, 3-2 Big East) will play No. 8 Pitt (9-1, 5-0) in Friday’s 7 p.m. ESPN2 telecast game with the same starting lineup it had the week before.

That hasn’t happened since the starting defense was the same against Syracuse, Marshall and Connecticut. WVU started a different group in each of the three games to follow.

“We’ve yet to really see what can happen when all 11 guys are out there and healthy,” Glover said. “I think it’ll show why there were the expectations we had coming into the season. So far, it hasn’t really happened.”