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The process of narrowing things down now begins for the West Virginia University football team.

The Mountaineers’ second full-scale, officiated scrimmage inside Milan Puskar Stadium took place this morning. Coach Rich Rodriguez said it wasn’t quite as long as the first scrimmage and the younger players got the bulk of the action today.

That was by design as the coaching staff begins paring the roster down to the varsity and scout teams by the middle of next week.

“We probably got about 80 plays in and played a lot of younger guys, just to try and get some good film to evaluate them on,” Rodriguez said afterward.

“We had a few unforced errors and penalties, which we’ve got to get corrected. I think the defense played pretty well for the most part. Some of the young guys gave up a couple big plays, but the effort seemed to be good,” he noted.

What Rodriguez sees on tape today will likely determine his practice planning for the next couple days before the start of the fall semester on Wednesday, which officially marks the end of preseason camp.

“Our total practice structure will probably stay the same,” he says, “but what we feature and hone in on, who were going to hone in on with, all that we’ll do. Monday and Tuesday are two full days of getting some semblance of getting ready for a game.”

The Monday and Tuesday practices will begin setting the foundation for what the team will do for the season opener, including the creation of “answer sheets” Rodriguez and his staff will rely on for game days.

The coach said the initial draft for those will be completed in the next three days.

“Then, okay, here is our plan for Robert Morris,” he explained.