When West Virginia wide receiver Ivan McCartney tells people “it runs in the family,” it carries a little more weight than the average person.
As the cousin of New England Patriots receiver Chad Ochocinco, McCartney has big shoes to fill if he hopes to carry on the family tradition.
But despite his own initial doubts, McCartney said others have seen glimpses of the six-time Pro Bowler in his play.
“When people started telling me things like that, I didn’t believe them at first,” said the sophomore wide out. “Then I started to watch myself and saw that a lot of the things I did mimicked everything that he did. He’s part of the reason I play the way I do now, especially my route on.”
McCartney and the Mountaineers have a tough task Saturday, as they face an LSU defense that ranks as the No. 6 total defense, allowing 207.67 yards per game, and the No. 14 scoring defense, surrendering 12 points per game.
“They look pretty fast, physical, smart, patient and very good,” McCartney said. “They have a very talented secondary and a very talented defense, period. We just have to come out, play fast, play high tempo and do our assignments and everything will play out. Mountaineer nation is going to be