Category Archives: college football


Fiesta Bowl: WVU 48, Oklahoma 28

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

Mors tua vita mea

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.

Biggest Backyard Brawl of the series

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

Phew! WVU over Louisville

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]

WVU 31, UMD 14

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.

WVU: 2-0

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 [...]

Crimson shocker: Rutgers beats Louisville

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 [...]

WVU: #3

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?

No. 5 West Virginia 42, Marshall 10

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 [...]