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Hey, it’s June 1, and that matters

The first day of June is the first day college football teams can mandate workouts for their players, a useful addition to the rule book the NCAA allowed last year. The eight hours every week — for up to eight weeks, though, again, don’t expect WVU to use all eight weeks — is a nice continuity bridge from spring practice to the start of preseason camp and it’s a boon for newcomers.

Ka’Raun White is here, Kyle Bosch was already here but figures to have decidedly more verve now that he’s been cleared to play (more on that later, I promise … and he’s probably not a tackle, in case you were wondering) and just about all the other recruits will arrive over the weekend (don’t be surprised when Gary Jennings isn’t among them; his high school graduation is later than others, but that’s all that will keep him from arriving on time).

This is something Dana Holgorsen is excited about and something he discussed with unfortunate Geoff Coyle a while back.

“…need to probably lean on our defense a little bit to win us some games…” A bold request but a reasonable request if you’re asking Terrell Chestnut.