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Questions Answered In Win Over West Virginia

Posted on June 18, 2011 at 03:18 PM.

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How would they handle the bright lights and a television audience? Were the Temple and Syracuse games a fluke or an indication of what was to come? Was this the Pat Devlin everyone had waited to see and would he continue to progress? These were all questions surrounding Delaware heading into a Thursday night tilt with #19 West Virginia. Considered them answered.

The Blue Hens dominated the Mountaineers in one of the most impressive showings of an unranked team against a ranked foe in recent memory.

The Hens' defense has been getting better every week and they showcased their talent by holding the potent WVU offense to just 158 yards. West Virginia could muster just 63 yards passing and preseason Heisman hopeful Noel Devine was held to just 46 yards on 11 carries.

Devlin continued on his torrid pace completing 30-of-47 passes for 338 yards and two touchdowns. This was Devlin's third straight 300 yard passing performance and he is now the Big East's top rated and most prolific passer.

If there was a downside to the game it was that, for the second straight game, Delaware could not muster any sort of ground attack. The Hens ran for less than 20 yards for the third straight game and have not ran for more than 59 yards all season.

The running game is the one question mark for the team going forward. If they cannot establish their running game, teams will begin to load up against the pass and this new-found success could be gone in a flash.

Delaware will try to get another shot at establishing the run next Friday in Cincinnati. The Bearcats are off to a slow start at 2-4 and have the nation's 87th ranked run defense. If UD could manage a 100 hundred yard rushing game all question could finally be answered.

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