It did not take long for Kelly Poppinga to recall the quintessential Kyle Van Noy game at Brigham Young University.
Poppinga, an outside linebackers coach and the special teams coordinator at the University of Virginia, served as Van Noy’s position coach at BYU.
In the 2012 Poinsettia Bowl, Van Noy, now in his second year as a linebacker with the Patriots, did a little bit of everything in the Cougars’ 23-6 win over San Diego State. He burst through the line to block a punt. He blitzed around right tackle for a strip sack in the end zone and fell on it for a touchdown.