That No. 11 you saw out there running around all over the field making plays against Kansas State … his name is David Long and he’s got the makings of becoming a pretty good outside linebacker for the West Virginia Mountaineers.
Mountaineer coaches informed Long a day after West Virginia’s too-close-for-comfort 35-32 victory over BYU two weeks ago that he was going to be the team’s starting outside linebacker for West Virginia’s Big 12 opener against Kansas State.
Defensive coordinator Tony Gibson simply couldn’t wait any longer to get Long in the starting lineup.
“He’s a guy that makes plays,” Gibson said after last Saturday’s 17-16 victory over the Wildcats.