West Virginia defensive coordinator Tony Gibson runs a very unique defensive scheme, the 3-3-5 or 30 stack. That's three down linemen, three linebackers, and three safeties along with two corners. That personnel forms three distinct layers or levels and provides Gibson with more speed and extreme flexibility to be multiple and disguise his attack.
"We move people around so much, it looks like there's 12-13 guys out there sometime," said WVU head coach Dana Holgorsen via News OK. "Being able to disguise stuff is very important. Only having the three down linemen gives you more secondary level people you can move around."
It also alleviates the need to recruit as many defensive tackles, which matters in a state that doesn't produce enough Power Five caliber football talent.
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