<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0l6yyo_1GsG8cuz00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0l6yyo_1GsG8cuz00" width="1200" height="689" ></figure>MORGANTOWN, West Virginia – West Virginia’s offense has shown it can score enough to win this game. The defense has made that job far more difficult than it should be, allowing Texas Tech to put up 41 points and 451 yards in the first half.That puts the spotlight squarely on defensive coordinator Zac Alley. He has to find an answer during the break. Texas Tech is moving the ball far too easily, and the Mountaineers look overmatched. It’s hard to watch this half and not feel like WVU is playing with five fewer defenders.This isn’t a situation where the offense has failed to give the defense support. WVU has put points on the board and kept itself in the fight. The defense, though, has not delivered the stops needed to turn that scoring into control of the game. Every time the Mountaineers have a chance to build momentum, Texas Tech has been able to answer with another productive stretch.Alley’s challenge now is to identify what has to change and make the adjustment quickly. The Red Raiders have had too much success, and continuing with the same approach will leave WVU depending on its offense to keep matching scores. That is not a sustainable plan. The defense needs to make Texas Tech earn its yards, get off the field and give the offense a chance to take control.The responsibility belongs to the players to execute, but it also belongs to the coordinator to put them in position to succeed. Alley must find a way to disrupt Texas Tech’s rhythm. Whether that means changing the calls, changing the look or demanding sharper execution, something has to be different when the teams come back out.West Virginia’s offense is good enough to win this game. That is what makes the defensive performance so frustrating. The Mountaineers should not need their offense to be perfect just to survive each possession. They need their defense to give them a chance.There is still time for WVU to respond, but Zac Alley and the defense have to make this a different game after halftime. If Texas Tech keeps moving the ball at this pace, the offense may run out of answers before the night is over.</div></body>

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