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Last meeting: West Virginia, 24-17 The line: Rutgers by 1 1/2 Player to watch Noel Devine Devine, a junior, is the latest in a run of good West Virginia running backs.

The Rutgers Scarlet Knights have suffered 14 straight losses to the 24th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers and the will try to put an end to that run this weekend when the teams hook up in Big East play in Piscataway.

Freshman Tavon Austin has never played in the Backyard Brawl, but Friday, the West Virginia receiver can experience what his older teammates call an "intense" rivalry.

West Virginia safety Nate Sowers grew up a Mountaineers fan. So, when he had to decide where to play football in college, it was an easy decision.

Jock Sanders is catching passes at a record rate for West Virginia this season. The 5-foot-7, 178-pound junior from St.

As his final home game as a West Virginia football player bears down upon him, the reality of it all hits home for Jack Crow.

MORGANTOWN Though a Bowl Championship Series bid and Big East title are out of the question this season for the West Virginia University football team, the players know there is still a reason to bring their "A" game to the field over these last two weeks.

Injuries have slowed QB Jarrett Brown. MORGANTOWN - Where, oh where has West Virginia's high-powered offense gone? The numbers are fairly well known by now, but for the sake of clarity and as an update, chew on this: In the first five games of the season, the Mountaineers averaged 33.4 points and 449.2 total yards.

By now, everyone's hashed out the two bad calls that cost West Virginia a chance to upset a Top five team at its home field and stay in the chase for the Big East Title: a 'The Cincy fumble at the goal line that was reversed and turned into a touchdown.

When at its best Friday night, West Virginia's offense was under center. For proof, consult only two plays: Ryan Clarke's 37-yard touchdown in the second quarter out of an I formation that was aided greatly by the presence of two fullbacks and, of course, Jock Sanders' one-yard gain from a shotgun set on a critical third-and-9 late in the fourth ...

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Here's what we know about the star players in what figures to be the biggest game of the Big East season at least for West Virginia, unless it wins.

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 fifth-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats try move one step closer to repeating as Big East champions, as they host the West Virginia Mountaineers in a key league bout this Friday at Nippert Stadium.

Looking for a specific disturbing trend involving West Virginia this season? Never mind the 2-minute offense, which often produces, what about the 30-second defense, which rarely does? At least as that pertains to the first half of games.

West Virginia University football coach Bill Stewart believes starters Jarrett Brown and Noel Devine will be able to play Friday when the Mountaineers travel to Big East Conference leader and top-5 Cincinnati, but he is preparing his troops as if they won't. "Both should be capable of playing if treatment goes well," Stewart said Sunday.

The West Virginia University Mountaineers got back on the winning track Saturday afternoon at Milan Puskar Stadium.

The following page was sent to A copy was sent to your e-mail address Send Another E-mail Share + Nov 7, 2009 6:10 pm US/Eastern MORGANTOWN, W.Va. The West Virginia University Mountaineers managed a 17-9 win over Louisville Saturday afternoon.

Early in the week, Louisville Coach Steve Kragthorpe joked that he had a quarterback controversy.

If attitude were a statistic, former Weir High standout Jack Crow might be the Most Valuable Player at West Virginia University.