West Virginia University Football Team

At the 2:09 in the video below you see Cunningham make an outstanding tackle to knock Tennessee's Jalen Hurd back short of the first down. Cunningham had the benefit of being mentored by former Commodore Chris Marve, who ranks among the team's Top Ten tacklers. This season Marve moves from Defensive Graduate Assistance to Inside Linebackers Coach and will have more time to help share his knowledge with Nigel Bowden and the rest of inside linebackers. At 3:17 in the same video below, you see Zach read the play perfectly before keeping his outside containment to force the runner back inside and limit the Vols to a short

However, WVU got on the board in the sixth. With one out, Hill double to left field and moved up 90 feet on a passed ball. Cole Austin's ground out scored Hill and cut the Mountaineers deficit to 4-1.

Heading into the season, an area of concern for WVU was its secondary but rest assured

Tonight’s game marked the 62nd of the season for WVU, the most in a single season in program history. It was a season to be proud of for the Mountaineers.

The Wolverines have a balanced offensive attack led by QB Wilton Speight, who has completed 70% of his passes for 457 yards and 7 TDs while only playing 5 quarters. They also have a real nice running back in Chris Evans, who has 147 yards rushing and 2 TDs with only 17 carries. The defense is currently ranked #11 in the nation for scoring defense, giving up just over 8 PPG.

In the Mountaineers' 8-4 loss to Oklahoma State on Thursday, the Marietta, Ga. native shined at the plate. He went 4-for-4 with one RBI and scored one run.

For Houston, the turnover battle was their friend last season as their turnover margin was plus-1.5 per game. When you have a turnover margin at that rate, you will win a lot of football games.

As was the case in the win against Southwestern on Friday, the Ladies made the Mountaineers

"I tell you, looking at it from last year, it’s arguably the best d-line, defensive front. It’s arguably one of the best defenses that I’ve ever seen," head coach Dana Holgorsen said. "One of the linebackers, NFL guy. Another one of the linebackers has a ton of starts but where the real, real good dudes are, the d-line. Not only were they, just like with the one guy the Harris kid obviously, he’s top-10 pick, but they have some young d-tackles who are going to be big time guys. They’re depth was really good.

At times, East was impressive. They registered five sacks, came up with punishing hits and had three interceptions on defense in the first 30 minutes against Shelby. Offense is still a big question for East, even though it does seem to get a little better every week. No shame for the Cavaliers in the run game. Shelby's run defense seems to be getting a little better every week as East was held to just 62 yards rushing in last week's loss.

"We have had some inconsistency in technique and finishing on the play, which we will get better at," cornerbacks coach Doug Belk said. "We have a lot of guys who do not have experience getting thrown in there fast. I wouldn't say disappointed, but there are a lot of things we need to work on."

Jevon Carter (16.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.7 assists) is the face of the Mountaineers' defense. The senior point guard has forced seven turnovers. He has 15 steals and two blocked shots.

Not only have they secured defensive dominance but have a QB that plans on leaving it all on the field. Peyton Manning would much rather burn out than fade away. Sorry for another overplayed cliché’.

The Mountaineers' skipper led the team to one of its best seasons. WVU finished the season with a 36-26 record, finishing fourth in the Big 12.

The Big 12 Player of the Week gave WVU its first lead of the day with a bomb over the right field wall.