The Mountaineers are really on the rise. Last year was their 1st season in the FBS, they started out going 1-5 and finished by winning 6 straight games. They return 20 starters, with 9 players on the D. On the D they rank #8 nationally giving up only 267 yards per game. Also the D GIVES UP an avg. of 11.4 points per game. With the exception of Clemson, these stats are vs Sun Belt teams and are playing a conf. game vs. ULM this week. Also with this good D will create a shorter playing field for their O. In early season on the O, it was run,run,and run. Realizing that opponents were stacking the box, App.St. started to throw more quick slants the their TE and threw more screen plays....result, App. St. QB Lamb leads conf. with 12 TD passes and has a QB rating of 157!! They now use the pistol offence and are getting good results. On a sad note ULM's backup QB Fitzwater passed away two weeks ago. It's got to be hard on these teen age kids focus 100 %. The Warhawks are porous on D,are inconsistent and turnover prone. ........APP. ST -13....3 UNITS................................... .....................Good luck to all!!