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West Virginia Mountaineers

11-2 (5-2), 1st Big East

 Last Game
Jan 2, 2008 at Oklahoma, W 48-28 
 
 Next Game
No game scheduled
 Team News  

Rodriguez: WVU board, Manchin pressured me to sign

Rodriguez: WVU board, Manchin pressured me to sign
VICKI SMITH, May 13, 2008
Former West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez says Gov. Joe Manchin and three members of the university's board of governors pressured him into signing a new contract before the start of the 2007 season, even though it had a $4 million buyout clause he didn't want. In a deposition taken last month and released Tuesday, Rodriguez says board members Steve Farmer, Drew Payne and Perry Petroplus... ...More
 •  State BOE to consider Class AAAA change May 16 (The Charleston Gazette)*
 •  White at home in W.Va. May 16 (The Charleston Gazette)*
 •  Dissatisfaction with four-class plan isn't unanimous May 16 (The Charleston Gazette)*
 •  Union report: W.Va. 3rd in workplace death rate May 15 (The Charleston Gazette)*
 • New coaching regime has Mountaineers feeling happy - Apr 22 (The Daily Athenaeum)
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West Virginia Team Report

West Virginia Team Report May 1, 2008

You lose a coach who has led you to two BCS bowls in three years, a running back who earned All-American honors as a sophomore, your top receiver and virtually your entire secondary plus your two top defensive linemen, you would think a team was in a rebuilding season.

Not at West Virginia. Expectations remain high, built off a victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl under new coach Bill Stewart, who replaced Rich Rodriguez in as messy a coaching divorce as any school has ever had, and off the return of quarterback Patrick White for his senior season.

Offensively, the Mountaineers have the same type of speed that Rodriguez made part and parcel of his offense in White, running backs Noel Devine and Jock Sanders and wide receiver Brandon Hogan on offense along and an ...More

 
 Recruiting News From Rivals.com
  • WVU focusing on receivers in '09 recruiting class - Apr 29
  • Stewart adds third straight No. 1 O-lineman - Apr 23
  • Strength, speed=committed Dominik Davenport - Apr 21
  • 'Baby D' makes six WVU commits - Apr 21
  • Three friends take the Boyd-Heastie 'bus' - Apr 21
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 Scores & Schedule - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Sat, Sep 1 Western Michigan W 62-24 --
 Sat, Sep 8 at Marshall W 48-23 --
 Thu, Sep 13 at Maryland W 31-14 --
 Sat, Sep 22 East Carolina W 48-7 --
 Fri, Sep 28 at (18) South Florida L 13-21 --
 Sat, Oct 6 at Syracuse W 55-14 --
 Sat, Oct 20 Mississippi State W 38-13 --
 Sat, Oct 27 at (25) Rutgers W 31-3 --
 Thu, Nov 8 Louisville W 38-31 --
 Sat, Nov 17 at (21) Cincinnati W 28-23 --
 Sat, Nov 24 (20) Connecticut W 66-21 --
 Sat, Dec 1 Pittsburgh L 9-13 --
 
 Postseason
 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio
 Wed, Jan 2 at (3) Oklahoma W 48-28 --
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 West Virginia (6) 5-2  11-2 
 Connecticut 5-2  9-4 
 Cincinnati (17) 4-3  10-3 
 South Florida 4-3  9-4 
 Louisville 3-4  6-6 
 Rutgers 3-4  8-5 
 Pittsburgh 3-4  5-7 
 Syracuse 1-6  2-10 
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 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense65 450.5 157.6 292.9
 Defense25 291.9 184.3 107.6