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What separates West Virginia and Coastal Carolina
Last season's body of worklast year's power rating, regressed toward the averageWest Virginia +5
Roster talentoverall talent level of the roster — recruiting pedigree plus an independent preseason roster gradeWest Virginia +4
Quarterbackthe projected starter's quality and how settled the job isWest Virginia +2
Each ingredient of our projection and the side it favors — bars toward West Virginia are why it's the pick (home field is counted separately).
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From West Virginia's run defense meets a rebuilt Coastal offense
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