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Holgorsen Press Conference News and Notes

Beginning with a suggestion to try Gatorade in a can, West Virginia football head coach Dana Holgorsen fielded questions from the media Wednesday afternoon.

Below are the biggest takeaways from the head coach:

West Virginia football head coach Dana Holgorsen addresses the media Wednesday. Photo by Ryan Decker
West Virginia football head coach Dana Holgorsen addresses the media Wednesday. Photo by Ryan Decker

Situational Drill Focused

Practice No. 10 for the Mountaineers will focus on situational execution. Red zone offense and defense, two-point conversions and special teams will be drilled the most. Holgorsen said this will be one of the final practices before getting into the more game-specific practices as the team gears up for the first game of the season against Virginia Tech.

“Still worried about us this week, still worried about us next week, and then we’ll get into Virginia Tech and try to get into a routine the following two weeks,” Holgorsen said.

 

 

Injured player updates

According to Holgorsen, Marvin Gross and Corey Winfield both have had successful surgeries and are expected to be out for a couple of weeks before returning to football activities. The head coach did say that both are, “progressing nicely,” but there is no set date for their return.

 

Inside the 20

Holgorsen said he likes what he’s seen thus far out of his wide receiving corps in the red zone. He mentioned that players such as Ka’Raun White and David Sills have emerged as potential consistent red-zone threats that the team hasn’t had over the past two years.

 

Waiting on Backups

Holgorsen mentioned that he is still waiting on viable options for backups at wide receiver and offensive line positions.

 

D is for Depth

Despite the feeling around the Big 12 being that West Virginia is once again retooling on defense, Holgorsen mentioned that he liked the depth of Tony Gibson’s group.

“A lot of depth on the D-Line, a lot of competition,” Holgorsen said. “Same thing at corner. You look at safety, we’ve got so much experience, and linebacker we have so much experience.”

 

Teaching the rivalry

When asked about informing his players on the importance and the history of the rivalry between the Mountaineers and the Hokies, the WVU head coach said he and his coaching staff are easing into the history lesson.

“Players don’t know anything (about the rivalry). It’s been (since) 2005” said Holgorsen. “It’s our job each and every week to educate our players on who the opponent is. We’ll do that more when it’s close.”

 

Listen to the remainder of Holgorsen’s remarks – picking up where the video left off – here.