They have given us some fits in the last several years,

They know Maryland. They know we've been embarrassed by them several times in the past.

They showed some of their explosiveness. I thought Pat White played extremely well, ran the ball well and made some good decisions. And Steve Slaton, at times, he's got that burst that he can break one at any time.

This has been a magical year to be coach at West Virginia University. But you get so focused on what you're doing, and sometimes bad things happen.

You've got to try to limit the big plays, which we've been pretty good at so far this year. They score so quickly, I think it takes the other team out of their offense so fast.

That gets brought up every time I talk to the media. There's been so much that has gone on in our league, it's almost like I knew that was coming.

As I told the team, we're not only looking for guys who can learn the system, we're also looking for guys who love to compete every day. The greatest players I've ever coached were guys who not only had talent, but wanted to win every drill they were in, and every play.

Coaches always look for parallels. There are some similarities, and we'll try to draw from that.

So there are a lot of factors that go into having a successful season. I'm proud to be coaching in the state of West Virginia. There's a tremendous amount of outstanding coaches in our state at a lot of schools.

The one on the screen which was the biggest hit of the year so far. It showed the guys that if you get the right leverage and do the right thing, you can have a lot of fun out there. He's earned the right to start this week.