I’m not going to say anything bad about that dude. Truth be told, no one’s saying anything bad about the junior college transfer. Not because they’re afraid, but because he’s done nothing but wow those around him. Granted, it all comes with the typically tempered newcomer expectations — and WVU people are going to be very careful how they speak about juco DEs — but the agility, the explosion, the speed and the demeanor all point to him being a difference-maker at defensive end.

Or, as Oll Stewart said Saturday, “not like many we’ve had here before.”

The hour of practice we were permitted to see Sunday was very normal. Lots of individual drills that serve warm-ups for the part we’re not allowed to see. They do serve some purpose, though, like tightening up ball security. And is it ever a bad time to teach receivers how to secure the catch? Lose a fumble or drop a pass at a WVU practice and it’s 25 pushups.

We’ll save Brad Starks’ shorts for another day …

(Almost forgot: No compliance personnel at practice again. I was told one person showed up last night after practice, ate dinner and left. Deputy Director of Athletics Mike Pastsons stopped by before Sunday’s practice, but had to leave before it began.)