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Backyard Brawl - Black Friday 2009

Friday, November 27th, 2009

Morgantown, WV - Mountaineer Field readies for the 102nd annual Backyard Brawl which pits interstate rivals West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Pittsburgh Panthers and remains the 14th longest running rivalry game in the country.
The Panthers come into Friday night with a record of 9-1 and are undefeated in conference play. A BCS bid is in sight and a win over [...]

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#5 Cincinnati Looks To Defend Big East Crown

Friday, November 13th, 2009

Cincinnati, OH - Tonight will shape the top of the Big East picture. A win for West Virginia would not only crush the #5 Cincinnati Bearcats’ National Championship hopes, but could possibly open the door for the Mountaineers to steal the conference title. With #8 Pittsburgh and red hot Rutgers left on the schedule, WVU is still [...]

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Friday Night Lights: USF vs. WVU

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Tampa, FL - It seems like every time these teams meet its a season-changing game for both. South Florida (5-2) started the 2009 campaign fast with a 5-0 out of the gates and a huge road win against ranked Florida State making their way into the AP Top 25 before falling consecutively to Big East leaders Cincinnati [...]

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Big East Football Showcase

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Tampa, FL - This Thursday night, while everyone looks forward to the over-hyped USC vs. Notre Dame matchup, the pollsters will have to watch some college football with egg on their face. After denying any Big East team a spot in the pre-season top 25, the overpaid, self-inflated sports “experts” will have to come to grips with the [...]

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Noel Devine Carries WVU To Victory

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

Sunnyside, Morgantown, WV - West Virginia remains undefeated on Thursday night with a mark of 8-0 on its home turf. Last night’s 35-24 win was headlined early on by WVU turnovers and Colorado’s lack on execution only to be overshadowed by Noel Devine’s career best performance. The 5′8″ Fort Myers, Florida native put up 220 [...]

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Morgantown, WV - WVU LB Reed Williams is expected to play while Scooter Berry remains questionable for tonight’s nationally televised game versus Colorado(1-2) on ESPN.
The Mountaineers (2-1) will be looking for revenge after last year’s disappointing 17-14 overtime loss in Boulder. After going down early in the game 14-0, WVU scratched back into the game only to [...]

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NCAA Football Opening Week

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

Some notes on the first week of games from this weekend:
Big Ten gets a couple big scares
* Ohio State must’ve said their prayers Friday night (or Saturday afternoon) b/c they were answered. “Please don’t let us lose to Navy at home” was heard and OSU returned a potentially game-tying 2 point attempt for a touchdown [...]

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