Morning Mashup - 9/12

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

On This Date:

- West Virginia has an all-time record of 4-1. The most memorable game was the 44-6 beat down of Pitt in the 1992 Backyard Brawl. Adrian Murrell (141 rushing yards, 2 TDs) outdueled fellow future New York Jet Curtis Martin (107 rushing yards), and the Mountaineer defense picked off two passes to help cruise to victory.

- In 1987, former receiver Wes Lyons was born. The 6-foot-8 receiver did not pan out as most had hoped, never catching a touchdown pass in four years in Morgantown. He did finish with 42 receptions for 517 yards.

- In 1980, former linebacker Kyle Kayden was born. The Ohio native was a four-year starter for the Mountaineers and amassed an amazing 422 tackles, 39 for loss and 10 sacks during his time.

- In 1980, former defensive tackle Jason Davis was born. He finished his career with 92 tackles, 13 for loss and four sacks.

In The News:

WVU ready to get back to business (Huffman - Register-Herald)

West Virginia not overlooking James Madison (Menendez - Post-Gazette)

Magazine rates WVU 11th for tailgate parties (AP)

WVU cash, MU splash and Big12 mishmash (Vingle - Gazette)

No such thing as a sure thing (Hickman - Gazette)

Coach says players excited by game (Casazza - Daily Mail)

Offensive line wants to be better (Casazza - Daily Mail)

The risks of playing big time football (Hertzel - TimesWV)

WVU prepares for James Madison (Hertzel - TimesWV)

Former WVU forward Kevin Jones signs three year deal with Cavaliers (Carvelli - Daily Athenaeum)

WVU benefits from canceling FSU game (Walp - Daily Athenaeum)

Governor Tomblin approves TIF for proposed stadium (Shuler - WVUSports)

Princeton interchange to be named after Thorn (Antonik - WVUSports)

Nugget of The Day:

- As EerSports user gwinn77 brought to the attention of the board last night, four-star WR Tyler Boyd mentioned over Twitter that he hopes to visit WVU for the Maryland game with friend and WVU commit Chavas Rawlins.

- Also, keep an eye on Levonte "Kermit" Whitfield. He may have committed to FSU last month, but he confirmed what he had been saying all along: he will still take his officials. That includes a stop in Morgantown.

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