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West Virginia defensive coordinator Zac Alley identified communication as a recurring problem against UT Martin: only a handful of players were talking. He wants defenders anticipating formation changes and motion, explicitly communicating their adjustments instead of assuming a teammate knows the assignment.

West Virginia's defense repeatedly failed to execute the calls it had practiced, according to Alley. He attributed some improvised assignments to players being young in the system and made call consistency a practice emphasis this week. His assessment was that players now have a clearer plan, not that the execution problems have already been solved.

West Virginia has shut out opponents in two halves, but Alley emphasized down-to-down consistency rather than isolated stops or turnovers. The communication and assignment issues remain a concern despite those strong stretches; the article does not announce a lineup change.