There is a passage from a long ago game week involving a program that was, once upon a time, the Bearcats rival for conference supremacy as they prepared to face down one of the SEC's biggest beasts that really gets to the nub of the issue.
The star or, more apt, biggest star of the LSU defense is "No. 7." [...] To the WVU coaches, (he) is known only by his jersey number, just like the rest of the Tigers. No. 7, listed in the media guide as a cornerback, but in the WVU scouting report as a SAM linebacker, literally playing all over the field and playing faster than anyone out there.