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Neither has to do with the palm tree limb that nearly ended him earlier this windy Tuesday. Rather, what of Jorge Wright, who was in the dog house in the offseason, but isn’t far here from his house in Miami. And it’s all good for Wright now. That “trouble” is in the past and he’s been just about all he needed to be this season.

Wright eventually went to court this past fall, a WVU athletics source said, and charges were dropped. Wright had been driving a borrowed car and the gun and marijuana in the car belonged to the car’s owner, as Wright explained in court.

Fast forward several months, and the 6-foot-2, 281-pounder is established in the middle of the 3-3-5 stack’s front line.

“He’s doing well and he’s been solid all year,” Holgorsen said of Wright. “That’s obviously an important position in the defensive scheme that we run to be able to hold his own and let guys like (linebacker) Najee Goode make a whole bunch of tackles.

“He’s doing well, but there’s always room for improvement. (Defensive line coach Bill) Kirelawich cusses at him at a very, very, very high rate for a reason.”

And then there’s Joe Madsen …

Madsen will be a game captain tomorrow night and will probably be named a team captain when the season ends. Quite a reversal for the guy who missed last season’s bowl because of grades.

“It’s been in the back of my mind all year,” Madsen said of his 2010 bowl absence. “I literally couldn’t watch the game. It always hurts when I think about it. I can’t wait for this game.

“There’s been a big chip on my shoulder about last year, and it was like I let my team down, so I’ve got to step it up now that we’re here. I just can’t wait to prove myself. I want people to know I’m here to stay.”