Cue Dave Wannstedt
September 21, 2016 by Mike Casazza
Though I doubt I’m the only one, there can only be a few people who cover West Virginia college football and have spoken face-to-face with Kevin, Ka’Raun and Kyzir White. (Aside: That’s the end of the line for WVU. Their sister is committed to Auburn.)
Kevin is … you know how Kevin is. Kyzir is somewhat similar. He’s a sharp, confident kid, though he’s not emboldened by the life experiences that fueled Kevin’s bravado. Also, I only spent about 30 minutes with him one day, so I won’t pretend I’m his biographer. Ka’Raun is the quietest of the three. I wouldn’t say shy or soft-spoken. He’s just the quietest of the three. His voice doesn’t boom. He’s not as boisterous. His words aren’t a bold.
The Mountaineers (2-0) average 9.82 yards per attempted pass, which ranks No. 18 nationally, and one receiver likes the offense’s chances against the BYU secondary.
“The [cornerbacks],” outside receiver Ka’Raun White said, “I don’t think they can run with us.”
White caught a 53-yard touchdown pass against Youngstown State. Shelton Gibson caught 57- and 54-yard touchdown passes as well as a 45-yard pass. The Mountaineers averaged 19.45 yards per completion that day.
BYU ranks No. 92 by allowing 7.7 yards per completion, and WVU quarterback Skyler Howard said he noticed the Cougars don’t play much man-to-man defense. They start a freshman and a senior at cornerback and a junior and a senior at safety, and some players in the defensive backfield are older than normal after completing two-year church missions.