Keys to victory for WVU

• Get ahead early. Don’t allow ECU to build any confidence. With all the internal issues going on in their locker room, create doubt early.
• Force field goals. Kicker Ben Hartman is two for six this season – all misses under 39 yards.
• Rely on the ground game until the Pirates commit eight in the box, and then pass them out of it.
• Sound pass defense. Force Patrick Pinkney and Chris Johnson to run and make a statement to the national pollsters that the D is as scary as the O.

Keys to victory for ECU

• Force WVU to pass the ball by putting eight in the box and shutting down the run.
• Play assignment football with great open field tackling. White and Slaton will force you to play well in space with the sophisticated spread offense, or look real silly, real fast.
• Go to the air early. Create doubt on the sidelines by exposing an unproven defensive secondary.
• Slow down the game. Keep your offense on the field as long as possible and limit the number of possessions WVU has the football.