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Fiesta Bowl: WVU 48, Oklahoma 28

January 3, 2008 – 2:55 am

An amazing 349 rushing yards with another 176 passing yards against the OU defense and AP #3 Oklahoma drops to AP #11 WVU.

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Mors tua vita mea

December 2, 2007 – 12:04 am

Alas, the drive for number one has come to an end. Pittsburgh has delivered a stunning victory over the Mountaineers. This is why this is the Backyard Brawl.

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Biggest Backyard Brawl of the series

November 26, 2007 – 5:11 pm

All down to 1 Dec 2007 game against Pittsburgh. While the Panthers are not ranked, the game is always a rough match.

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Phew! WVU over Louisville

November 9, 2007 – 1:17 am

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Pat White scored on a 50-yard run with 1:36 remaining to lift No. 6 West Virginia to a 38-31 victory over Louisville on Thursday night.
[Emphasis mine]

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WVU 31, UMD 14

September 14, 2007 – 12:20 am

WVU moves to a 3-0 record with a win over Maryland. While Pat White looked a bit indecisive at first, the team pulled it together in the second half. That seems to be a tradition for the Mountaineers. Rushing stats –
Steve Slaton: 137 yards.
(Freshman) Noel Devine: 136 yards.
‘Nuf said.

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WVU: 2-0

September 9, 2007 – 2:25 am

Second-half effort helps WVU pull away from state rival
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — It took nearly a century for West Virginia to return to Marshall and the Mountaineers’ high-powered offense showed up late.
No matter, Pat White and Steve Slaton only needed one good half to run away from Marshall.
White, Slaton and newcomer Noel Devine kicked it [...]

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Crimson shocker: Rutgers beats Louisville

November 10, 2006 – 12:41 am

Rutgers stuns Louisville with a 28-25 victory, leaving them the only Big East team undefeated. This now means the Scarlet Knights lead the Big East, and have the priority on any bowl games. I’m mixed on this – any Big East team going to a bowl game and looking strong helps the conference. On the [...]

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WVU: #3

October 30, 2006 – 11:18 am

With the loss of USC this weekend, WVU has moved to #3 in the AP and BCS rankings. Louisville is #5. Don’t even think about bothering me this Thursday (2 Nov) when the two meet.
Yes, I know, it’s the Big East, the conference that amounts to nothing. Oh, did I mention Rutgers is #15?

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No. 5 West Virginia 42, Marshall 10

September 3, 2006 – 1:15 am

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – Steve Slaton’s sophomore season started the same way he ended last year – with a big performance.
Slaton ran for 203 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead No. 5 West Virginia past Marshall 42-10 on Saturday.
Slaton, the nation’s top freshman in 2005 with 19 rushing TDs, had his second straight 200-yard [...]

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