Quinton Andrews - College Career - West Virginia University - Redshirt Junior (2008)

Redshirt Junior (2008)

In 2008, before the season, Andrews was named to two lists, the Second-team All-Big East team by Athlon Sports, and the First-team All-Big East by Phil Steele's Football Magazine. He had also decided that he needed to change, because he didn't want people to think that he was a "street thug," and that he would not be as confrontational with coaches as he had been in the past. Also, at the beginning of preseason practices, he did not start at the bandit safety position that he had started at the previous year.

To begin his junior season, he recorded seven tackles in a 48–21 victory over Villanova. In the following 24–3 loss to East Carolina, he finished second on the team with nine tackles. In the 17–14 loss to Colorado, he led the team with 15 tackles and also had a tackle for a loss. In the following victory over Marshall, he had three tackles. Then in the Big East opener against Rutgers, Andrews recorded two tackles and a tackle for a loss. In the 17–6 win over Syracuse, he led the team with nine tackles and two pass break-ups. In the 34–17 win over Auburn, he recorded three tackles. In the following 35–13 win over UConn, Andrews recorded six tackles and a pass break-up. In the 26–23 loss in overtime to Cincinnati, Andrews recorded 5 tackles and a tackle for a four-yard loss.

Andrews finished his junior season with 77 total tackles, 4 for a loss, a sack, one interception, and a fumble recovery. His total tackles were second on the team, only behind Mortty Ivy.