Your morning look back, around the headlines and into the future.

On This Date:
- In 2006, the West Virginia-Marshall series was officially coined "The Friends of Coal Bowl."
- In 1984, former backup defensive back Jerry White was born. The Maryland native registered 41 tackles and blocked a field goal in three seasons.
In The News:
NCAA Releases APR Data (Messerly - MSNSportsNet)
Huggins Likes Guard Depth (Antonik - MSNSportsNet)
WVU, MU Ok on NCAA academics (Hickman - Gazette)
West sees Jones as 2nd round selection (Raby - Register-Herald)
No. 12 Brodrick Brown (MetroNews)
BCS Commissioners Settle on Playoffs (MetroNews)
Gold and Blue Now: Thursday (MetroNews)
Comparing WVU and TCU's entrance into the Big 12 conference (Madia - Daily Athenaeum)
Coaches in favor of new NCAA rule changes (Carvelli - Daily Athenaeum)
Summer conditioning harder than ever for Mountaineers (Schuler - Daily Athenaeum)
Nugget of The Day:
- A full interview will be coming with him later this week, but Dublin Scioto (OH) running back William Houston says that West Virginia is one of his top schools after his visit this past weekend.
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- WVU & BC Insider - 247Sports