Your morning look back, around the headlines and into the future.
On This Date:
- In 1994, West Virginia played their earliest game in school history. Things did not end well for the Mountaineers, though, as eventual National Champion Nebraska stomped WVU 31-0 in a neutral site game at Giants Stadium.
- In 1959, former kicker Murat Tercan was born. The Morgantown native was the starting kicker for the 1981 squad, making all 23 extra points but only 7-of-15 field goal attempts.
In The News:
No decision made yet on Garrison redshirt (Hickman - Gazette)
Smith sets a lofty standard for himself (Hickman - Gazette)
Geno has Holliday's vote (Smock - Gazette)
Garrison back on the shelf (Casazza - Daily Mail)
Stick/Draw could be WVU's new calling card (Casazza - Daily Mail)
Expecting their best (Huffman - Register-Herald)
Nehlen says Mountaineers could have 'great year' (Furfari - Register-Herald)
Teams discuss what it takes to win Big XII (Hertzel - TimesWV)
Holliday notes WVU's preseason hype (Hertzel - TimesWV)
As Luck would have it (Taylor - MetroNews)
Mountaineers beat Stetson 1-0, off to first 2-0 start since 2005 (Batra - Daily Athenaeum)
Special teams predicted to make impact in 2012 (Madia - Daily Athenaeum)
Mountaineers must build on momentum (Kreis - Daily Athenaeum)
Marshall Game Release (Montoro - WVUSports)
Nugget of The Day:
- Cathedral Prep (PA) ATH Delton Williams tells our sister site Spartan Tailgate that Michigan State is his leader, but that he plans on taking an official visit to West Virginia this fall, too.
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