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- West Virginia has rushed for 597 yards through two games, led by dual-threat quarterback Michael Hawkins and running back Cam Cook. Cook has 194 yards and three touchdowns on 40 carries; Hawkins is 16-of-21 passing for 287 yards and three touchdowns. The line, including true freshman left tackle Kevin Brown, has allowed one sack and seven tackles for loss. - West Virginia's defense has allowed 200 rushing yards while producing 18 tackles for loss and seven sacks through two games. Pass defense has been less convincing: 543 yards allowed at 7.8 per pass. The preview cautions that Coastal Carolina and UT Martin were playing from behind, but identifies passing as a potential way to attack a strong defensive front.

- Andrew Corbett identifies Troy transfer DJ Epps as Michael Hawkins' emerging go-to receiver: through two games, Epps caught all five targets for 148 yards and a touchdown. Corbett highlights his zone awareness, reliable hands and yards after the catch, while treating the early role as evidence to watch rather than an established high-volume passing attack. - Hawkins leads WVU with 206 rushing yards, 7.6 per carry and three rushing touchdowns; the report credits him with 10 forced missed tackles. His passing has been accurate but limited to 21 attempts against lesser opposition and simple reads. Handling pressure against Virginia remains an untested part of the quarterback evaluation. - Corbett describes Rich Rodriguez's offense as a fast, predominantly zone-based rushing attack built around Hawkins and Cam Cook. Inside zone, split zone with an H-back crossing the formation, attached read options, designed quarterback counters and quick RPOs are the central concepts; the opening-game calls have remained fairly basic. - Corbett warns that UT Martin's zero offensive points masked successful drives, explosives and red-zone access spoiled by turnovers and a missed field goal. Coastal Carolina also passed for nearly 400 yards in the opener. He identifies secondary communication and overly complicated defensive calls as concerns, rather than treating the shutout as proof of strong defense.

- WR/DB: If you’re engaged with wr physically, you have to at least look like you’re going to try to make a play on the ball.

- West Virginia beat UT Martin 52-7 after scoring touchdowns on its opening drives in both games this season. WVU already has five first-quarter touchdowns, but that improvement has come against a G6 opponent and an FCS opponent rather than a Power 4 defense. - WVU created clean explosive passing opportunities for Michael Hawkins: DJ Epps beat the safety on a third-and-10 vertical from the slot, and a toss-sweep fake following pulling-line action left Ryan Ward uncovered for a 34-yard touchdown to open the second half. - The 28-0 halftime lead masked defensive problems: UT Martin ran 46 plays to WVU's 23, held possession 22:13 to 7:47 and completed 14 of 20 passes. A red-zone fumble and missed field goal helped keep the visitors scoreless, limiting what the margin says about defensive control. - UT Martin produced pass gains of 24 and 25 yards and a 48-yard run early against WVU. A separate 54-yard touchdown pass was erased by an illegal chop block, so it should not be counted as an allowed score; the report still flags vulnerability to explosive plays ahead of Virginia. - WVU used its second offense with a 42-0 lead, including quarterbacks Scotty Fox and then Jyron Hughley. Hughley finished a later drive with a 27-yard touchdown pass to Kedrick Triplett; an earlier red-zone drive settled for a field goal after center Josh Aisosa snapped before officials were ready. These were reserve reps, not a reported starting-QB change.