Dana Holgorsen couldn’t help but be pleased with the opportunistic nature of West Virginia’s defense in 2015.
The Mountaineers led the Big 12 with 31 takeaways, which ranked No. 5 among FBS teams a year ago. Yet when West Virginia’s head coach took a closer look at the impact of those takeaways he couldn’t help but feel his team still had work to do.
“Last year, we had 31 turnovers, and we averaged two yards every turnover,” he said. “We are really focusing on our defense and the mentality that needs to exist once you get a turnover.