Straight-ahead style, more indirect alignments up front and two defensive ends around a nose guard. That sounds like the recipe to the defensive line in the 3-4, which is supposed to cook up more pressure, more big plays and more mistakes.

“What we’re doing up front is more what we’re accustom to – attacking and getting up the field,” defensive line coach Erik Slaughter said. “That’s going to result in more pressure. We’re going straight ahead. Last year we were a slant and angle team with a lot of movement and a lot of deception up front.”

That didn’t always suit the players up front.

“As a defensive lineman, you get more sacks when you go north-south instead of east-west,” defensive end Will Clarke said.

WVU’s 13th spring practice begins at 4 p.m. The vlog returns soon thereafter with a special announcement.