The second day of West Virginia’s preseason camp included the first opportunity to speak with players. Hardly anything had been accomplished by the time we met them, which was before the second practice, and Al-Rasheed Benton wanted to be perfectly clear that he and others still have miles to walk.

I’ll start by saying I’m not there yet. I don’t want anyone to get the assumption that I feel like I’m perfect or that I don’t have much to work on. I still work on those things as well. We sit in meetings with those guys and go over film and I’m learning just as well as they are. Those guys have come a long way and you have guys like (redshirt freshman linebacker) David Long who’s just a freak athlete. Once he fully understands what’s going on with the defense, I don’t think there’s many that can stop him. Sean has come a long way. He’s actually the oldest guy. I look to him at times for advice because he’s been here longer than I have, and (redshirt senior linebacker) (Justin) Ardnt as well. Getting in and understanding what this defense is about and how this defense is supposed to be played, I think we’re coming along with that. I think we have a long way to go, but we have a couple more practices, and I’m anxious to see how it goes.