JOSH FRANCIS RUMORS & GOSSIP

Freer To Roam

If there's one player on the Mountaineer defense that figures to benefit from West Virginia's change in defensive schemes, it's senior linebacker Josh Francis. After something of a lost season as a junior, the Maryland native believes that the new defense fits his attacking, pursuing style better than the controlling, read and react system of the past -- although assignments...
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August 11, 2012  |  Discuss

Finding His Niche

West Virginia linebacker Josh Francis never had it easy in the 3-3-5 defense. In fact, he rarely could see the field, because he struggled to understand the system.
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April 11, 2012  |  Discuss
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