Morning Mashup - 8/27

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

On This Date:

- In 1972, former fullback Jim Freeman was born. The Ohio native played from 1991 to 1994 and compiled 711 rushing yards, 251 receiving yards and six total touchdowns.

- In 1972, former linebacker James "Puppy" Wright was born. Playing at the same time as Freeman, Wright registered 176 tackles, two sacks and an interception during his time in Morgantown.

In The News:

Mountaineer Defense already up to speed (Hickman - Gazette)

For Mountaineers, Alston is ready for larger load (Casazza - Daily Mail)

Hamrick highlights positives of rivalry (McGill - Daily Mail)

Weis back in college ranks at Kansas (Huffman - Register-Herald)

Coal Bowl to start big year for Herd (Fauber - Register-Herald)

Terry a hero in '97 game vs Marshall (Hertzel - TimesWV)

Upset could set tone for the rest of WVU's season (Arthur - Daily Athenaeum)

Inexperience not a concern for Mountaineer secondary in 2012 (Schuler - Daily Athenaeum)

West Virginia wins Mountaineer Invitational (Seidel - Daily Athenaeum)

West Virginia stuns defending national champions in 1-0 upset (Ulisney - Daily Athenaeum)

Expecting the unexpected (Antonik - WVUSports)

It's time for WVU fans to step up to the plate (Arthur - Daily Athenaeum)

WVU defensive line amped up (Furfari - The Journal)

WVU will be good, but so will its opponents (Myers - News and Sentinel)

Here's Hoping Luck Letter Has Impact (Giardina - MetroNews)

Nugget of The Day:

- Spoke with 2014 QB William Crest last night. Recently, he said that his top three schools are still WVU, Maryland and Ohio State. As of this moment, he's concentrating on his season and says he hasn't been talking with any of those schools much (or any school, for that matter). He says he will likely take in a game for all three teams this fall, but the only one he has set up right now is Ohio State vs. UAB (September 22).

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