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Tennessee football vs. WVU: 5 Mountaineers to watch for against Vols

By Billy Williford

MORGANTOWN, WV - SEPTEMBER 09: Justin Crawford #25 of the West Virginia Mountaineers celebrates his second quarter touchdown with Gary Jennings #12 against the East Carolina Pirates at Mountaineer Field on September 9, 2017 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV - SEPTEMBER 09: Justin Crawford #25 of the West Virginia Mountaineers celebrates his second quarter touchdown with Gary Jennings #12 against the East Carolina Pirates at Mountaineer Field on September 9, 2017 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) /
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Kennedy Mckoy
STILLWATER, OK – October 29: Running back Kennedy McKoy #4 of the West Virginia Mountaineers runs past defensive end Jarrell Owens #93 and linebacker Jordan Burton #20 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the first half of an NCAA football game at Boone Pickens Stadium October 29, 2016, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo by J Pat Carter/Getty Images) /

West Virginia lost their best running back to the 2018 NFL Draft. Justin Crawford was with the Mountaineers for two seasons and rushed for over 1,000 yards in both years.

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Now that Crawford is gone it is McKoy’s turn to step up. Or is it? Head coach Dana Holgorsen followed Jeremy Pruitt with a lot of ‘or’s’ on the depth chart. However, McKoy was the clear number two running back in Morgantown receiving 125 carries on the year. He finished with 596 yards for a 4.8 rushing average, scoring seven touchdowns.

Despite being the second option that was only a handful of games where McKoy rushed over ten times. And, only one game against Oklahoma where he saw over 20 carries.

More carries equaled more rushing yards. In the Oklahoma game, McKoy registered 25 carries for 137 yards and scored three touchdowns.

There is talent on the Vols defensive line. The players haven’t necessarily lived up to the four and five-star hype, but a lot of that had to do with coaching.

McKoy has the talent to rush for 100 yards and score a few touchdowns. It will be an intriguing matchup to watch during the game.

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