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Article: A lasting impression: Virginia's Groh got his first look at Cobourne during NFL stint; Continental Tire Bowl
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- December 15, 2002
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MORGANTOWN - It didn't take Al Groh a whole lot of film study to
discover that the strength of West Virginia's offense is its running
backs.
Of course, the second-year Virginia coach had a head start of
sorts, back when he was the head coach of the New York Jets.
This was two years ago, Groh's only season as an NFL head coach.
He was the guy in charge when the Jets picked former West Virginia
tight end Anthony Becht in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft.
And while Becht was Groh's focus when he would watch West Virginia
films during the spring of that year, trying to make a decision on
whether or not to take the tight end, he couldn't help but shift his
gaze every once ...