Your morning look back, around the headlines and into the future.
On This Date:
- West Virginia has an all-time record of 6-6. The most recent game was a 2002 victory over Rutgers, 40-0. Avon Cobourne ran for 133 yards and a touchdown, while the defense forced two fumbles, picked off four passes and broke up 14 total throws, good for second most in a game all-time.
- In 1972 former offensive guard Jim LeBlanc was born. The Massachusetts native started on the interior of the line for the Mountaineers' 1993 undefeated regular season squad.
- In 1981, former center D'or Fischer was born. In two years, Fischer averaged 9.2 points and 5.2 rebounds, but was known more for his shot-blocking ability. In 2004, he obliterated the previous record (74) with 124 blocks in a season.
In The News:
WVU picked to finish 6th in preseason poll (Hickman - Gazette)
Geno's draft status and Beano memories (Vingle - Gazette)
Texas Tech defense, by the numbers (Hickman - Gazette)
Texas Tech takes notice of Buie's breakout game (McGill - Daily Mail)
Big victory for WVU; Mullen a hot commodity? (Giardina - Daily Mail)
WVU makes opponents prepare for everything (Casazza - Daily Mail)
Huggins to get raise, extension (Casazza - Daily Mail)
Texas Tech won't take many risks on defense (Casazza - Daily Mail)
WVU suggests no-party clause for renters in effort to curb rioting (Boucher - Daily Mail)
WVU RB Buie can't wait for next chance (AP)
Holgorsen says Tech tricky, tough (Furfari - Register-Herald)
Texas Tech defense could slow down WVU (Huffman - Register-Herald)
Offense will face some heat (Menendez - Post-Gazette)
WVU defensive trio show flashes (Hertzel - TimesWV)
A short memory is needed (Hertzel - TimesWV)
Mountaineer D to Face Stiff Test (Antonik - WVUSports)
Nugget of The Day:
- Instead of trying to cram multiple visits into the same weekend, I'm told five-star PF Chris McCullough has postponed his Syracuse trip and will spend the whole weekend at WVU next week. Will follow up.
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- Chris Anderson
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