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West Virginia University placed 10 players on the All-Big East first or second teams Wednesday.

While West Virginia defensive line coach Bill Kirelawich has had to struggle for much of this year to make up for personnel shortages, he has also been spoiled with an excess of riches.

Bill Stewart stood against a wall. A dark, dull, cinderblock wall -- and that is the part that, really, makes this story.

With the 19-16 victory Nov. 27 against Pitt, West Virginia polished off its home schedule a spotless 7-0 -- something the program hadn't done since 1993.

MORGANTOWN Despite having an 8-3 record and blowing out a top-25 opponent in South Florida, Rutgers has seen its share of troubles in advancing the football downfield this season.

Today, 7 p.m. - Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, W.Va. TV: ESPN2 Favorite: Pick'em Records: Pitt 9-1, 5-0 Big East; West Virginia 7-3, 3-2 Last meeting: Pitt won, 19-15, last season at Heinz Field and leads the all-time series, 61-37-3. Outlook: The Panthers, vying for their seventh consecutive win, have put together their best 10-game start since ...

West Virginia's defense has struggled recently to stop the run. So it might be the worst time of the year for No.

The starting defensive lineup most figured would lead West Virginia when fall camp ended in August finally started a game together at Cincinnati.

Two years ago, the Backyard Brawl. Jarrett Brown remembers it well. West Virginia was ranked No.

Bill Stewart, as West Virginia 's coach, knows college football's instant replay rule.

A friend dared me to write that Chad Ochocinco was seen bribing officials at Nippert Stadium Friday night.

West Virginia's approach to addressing a controversial replay call at Cincinnati on Friday is to leave well enough alone.

Replay was not good to West Virginia Friday night. In fact, perhaps the key play in the Mountaineers' 24-21 loss to Cincinnati was a result of video review.

With a week off and then facing difficult closing games against Pitt and on the road at Rutgers, West Virginia's football season is far from over.

Receiver Mardy Gilyard has nicknames for both of Cincinnati's quarterbacks. Zach Collaros? He's "Joystick," a reference to the way he darts one way and then another.

Forget math as you know it. Zero is gigantic. At this time of year in college football, there is no bigger number in the loss column.

The compartmentalized four-game season West Virginia Coach Bill Stewart commenced following the South Florida loss had just shrunk to three games with an underwhelming 17-9 victory at home against Louisville, quite likely the worst team in the Big East.

Much has been made about the breakout season of defensive lineman Chris Neild for West Virginia.

West Virginia defensive end Julian Miller called it "crunch time.'' At the end of WVU's 17-9 home victory over Louisville Saturday, Miller was the captain of crunches.

Chris Neild already has given himself to a position that doesn't get a lot of attention, but West Virginia's nose guard was a little upset last Friday when he had the spotlight taken away from him.