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Texas Tech football: Mountaineer defenders that could be a problem this weekend

By Matthew Conner

Oct 17, 2020; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers linebacker Dylan Tonkery (10) holds the West Virginia state flag before their team runs onto the field before their game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 17, 2020; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers linebacker Dylan Tonkery (10) holds the West Virginia state flag before their team runs onto the field before their game against the Kansas Jayhawks at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 17, 2020; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers safety Alonzo Addae (4) intercepts a pass during the first quarter against the Kansas Jayhawks at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 17, 2020; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers safety Alonzo Addae (4) intercepts a pass during the first quarter against the Kansas Jayhawks at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /

Addae leads the Mountaineer secondary

Speaking of transfers, Alonzo Addae has solidified a salty Mountaineer defense.  After transferring in from that football power known as New Hampshire, he’s fit right in as a leader of the WVU secondary.

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With 28 tackles, he is second on the team and he is one of two Big 12 players with two interceptions this year.  Also, he has a pair of pass defenses to his credit thus far as the Mountaineers have created a no-fly zone at the back of the defense.

Lured to WVU by the fact that his cousin is on Neal Brown‘s coaching staff, Addae turned heads last year as a key scout team member as he had to sit out due to NCAA transfer rules. Now, he’s making a bid for All-Big 12 recognition.

It’s fascinating to see how quickly the Canadian native has turned into a star at the Big 12 level.  After all, he started just seven games at New Hampshire before heading to Morgantown.

Saturday he and his defensive teammates will bring a big challenge for the Red Raider offense and for the third time this year, WVU will face a QB who will be making his first career start in the Big 12.  That’s not too reassuring given that in the last two weeks, OC David Yost has seen his side of the ball put up just 21 and 15 points respectively against Kansas State and Iowa State.

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But the hope is that Colombi can be the spark that ignites this offense and gives the Red Raiders a shot at winning each of the final six games of the year.  But to get off on the right foot, the new QB1 will have to solve one of the stingiest defenses in the nation right out of the gate.

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