What Kalani Sitake Said About West Virginia

Facing West Virginia's offense

"I think Neal does a great job coaching his guys. They're very explosive offensively and they can do so many different things to you and that's his background as an offensive guru and being a coordinator at the highest level and a head coach. I think he's establishing the identity on the field and you can see that they can punish you in so many different ways - really a balanced team. They have a quarterback that can throw, can run. Tough o-line. Tough receivers. I mean, they average 200 yards receiving, 200 yards rushing. Their receivers can turn a quick throw into a big gain. I like the way their running backs run. (Donaldson) is dangerous and he's a big guy. He can run over people but he's got tons of speed.

WVU's defense

"They're playing some really good football. Watching them on football, they take advantage of assignment sound football. They're tough, they're gritty. I think it's going to be a tough matchup for us. I'm looking forward to our guys getting the best out against them because you can see it on film. They can do a variety of things. The one thing I can tell you is they're physical. They're used to contact, they like being aggressive. I respect what they do. They utilize their talent really well and I can tell the coaches know what they're doing. Tons of respect for them and their program."

Playing at West Virginia and at night

"Looking forward to the cool traditions they have. They have a passionate fanbase that loves their team and talking to a lot of different people, it's a hard place to play. Looking forward to that. I like fans that care about their teams and have a lot of passion for it. Looking forward to hearing them all sing. It's going to be nice to hear them sing Country Roads Take Me Home. That's a cool song. I think there's a lot of really cool things about college football and it's cool that we get to go be in that environment and to compete against West Virginia

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