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Stopping WVU: Hagen tasked with limiting Mountaineers offense

With a Biletnikoff finalist and the ability to run the ball, the West Virginia offense has been proven to be explosive. Will interim A&M DC Mark Hagen and his players be up to the task of limiting the Mountaineers?
By Olin Buchanan
December 26, 2014
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Mark Hagen isn’t Dutch. And he sure isn’t little.

But in the Liberty Bowl on Monday, Hagen, the Texas A&M linebacker coach turned interim defensive coordinator, hopes to do his best impression of Hans Brinker.

No, Hans Brinker is not the villain from “Die Hard.” That’s Hans Gruber.

Hans Brinker is the mythical little Dutch boy who used his finger to plug a leaky dike and avert a disastrous flood.

Hans Brinker might have had an easier task than the one Hagen faces.







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