On third and 10, BYU’s quarterback Bear Bachmeier dropped back and threw an incomplete pass. On the first drive of the game, West Virginia’s defense got a stop. The Cougars marched out the field goal unit to attempt a 48-yarder. The field goal missed wide left.

Last week, WVU’s defense only had one stop, which was a freebee interception that was pretty much a punt; the rest of the time, Utah scored with ease.

Against BYU, the defense showed improvement and looked more like the defense that’s been shown all season. The defense actually had stops.

Deep into WVU’s own territory, linebacker Chase Wilson read Bachmeier’s eyes and picked off a screen pass, halting the offense again.

“On screen plays, you kind of feel the O-line kind of half blocking you, and I felt that,” Wilson said. “Read

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