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West Virginia Football: 5 players trending up after 2019 Gold-Blue Spring Game

By Phil Poling

MORGANTOWN, WV - OCTOBER 06: West Virginia Mountaineers take the field before the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Mountaineer Field on October 6, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV - OCTOBER 06: West Virginia Mountaineers take the field before the game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Mountaineer Field on October 6, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 03: Kenny Robinson Jr. #2 of the West Virginia Mountaineers tackles Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns short of the goal line in the second half at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – NOVEMBER 03: Kenny Robinson Jr. #2 of the West Virginia Mountaineers tackles Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns short of the goal line in the second half at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

No. 2: Exree Loe | Linebacker

Another player that impressed at getting after the quarterback on Saturday was sophomore linebacker Exree Loe. He recorded two sacks that totaled 14 yards lost and caught the eye of his head coach.

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“I thought he really showed out today,” said Neal Brown about Loe. “He’s a guy that plays with great energy all the time, but he was really productive.”

That energy stems from the large role he had on special teams in 2018. He totaled only eight tackles last season, but managed three tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries.

The sacks Loe made in the spring game weren’t really because of some exotic blitz looks, though. Koenning stated that their blitz packaging has been, “kept to a minimum,” thus far in the spring. Finding who to play where is a big reason why, but once they start game-planning this summer, Koenning says they’ll start specializing.

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