Another one of these fun, competitive, good-on-good drills at WVU’s practice. Watch linebacker Josh Francis get the better of Ryan Clarke before Clarke gets the better of Francis.

And so far, these guys have been two of the more pleasant surprises during spring practice.

Running backs coach Robert Gillespie: “It’s hard to find depth with Garrison being hurt. We have Shawne and Buie, but the dark horse, the guy that has stepped up and has taken pressure off, is Ryan Clarke. Clarke is a kid that carried the ball a lot in the past, but he proved that he was a willing blocker and he bought into his role.”

Defensive coordinator Joe DeForest: “We’re just getting to know them all, but Josh Francis is an impressive player, because he plays so hard all the time. Von Miller played that spot, and of course he’s a good player. Josh is similar to Von in that he’s a quick twitch guy, He’s not as big as Von was, but we’d like to mold him into that guy and use him in that capacity. That’s probably the most impressive thing I’ve seen on defense, but they play hard every down and their practice tempo is remarkable.”

Andrew Buie had a hard time when I was watching, whereas Shawne Alston did not.

Finally, here’s more of Erik Slaughter. And while I’m sure this isn’t holding, tell me how this isn’t holding. “Pull!”