WVU kicks off a new season and the rebirth of the Rich Rod Era this Saturday against Robert Morris. The Colonials are an FCS team (the old Division 1-AA), and were 7-5 this year. They are rebuilding a good bit, as they must replace several graduated players, especially on offense. They will be filling those spots with a variety of returning players and several transfers (some from bigger schools, some from smaller schools). In all honesty, it doesn’t matter too much. WVU will win, and should win pretty easily.
The big questions are on WVU’s side: Who will start? Who will be the first to rotate in? How well will they play? Keep in mind, the starting line-up, and the rest of the depth chart will likely be changing, as they see how players play in actual game situations. I’ll be watching the rebuilt offensive line to see how they work together, and how the quarterbacks perform in the new offense. I’m very interested in how the defense plays as well, especially the secondary, and how much aggressiveness we see. I do wonder if the playbook on both sides might be held back a bit to not show too much to future opponents (namely Pitt).
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