McCoy too tough for Mountaineers to handle?
Published: 12/28/2007 11:31 AM
Last Modified: 12/28/2007 11:31 AM
Either All-Big East guard Greg Isdaner is playing possum -- quite possible, considering he's a West Virginia Mountaineer -- or the Oklahoma defensive line has gotten into his head a week before the Fiesta Bowl.
Reacting to the first time the Neers' offensive line got a look at the Sooners' D-line on film, Isdaner told the Charleston Daily Mail: "Wow. I need to sit back and really look at this."
One Sooner in particular has Isdaner's attention: freshman defensive tackle Gerald McCoy.
"One day I was walking down the hall and (offensive line coach Greg) Frey was like, 'Hey, that (McCoy) is a freshman. I thought he looked like a senior,'" Isdaner told the Daily Mail. "Gee, thanks. I appreciate that. That really helps.
"He's probably the best defensive tackle I've gone against since I've been here or will go against while I'm here. I have to prepare extra hard for him. I realize he's a hell of a player."
-- Guerin Emig
"He's probably the best defensive tackle I've gone against since I've been here or will go against while I'm here," said Isdaner, a freshman All-America himself last year. "I have to prepare extra hard for him. I realize he's a hell of a player."
Written by
Guerin Emig
Sports Writer
