Pat White News

For a while there, it looked as if West Virginia and Louisville were starting one of the better rivalries in the Big East.

Louisville is known for a lot of things. Brohms? Yes. Pizza? You bet. . Three-pointers? Better than anyone.

Selvish Capers' time in the end zone now is reserved solely for celebrating with teammates.

West Virginia coach Bill Stewart is aware of his primary concerns coming out of Friday's 30-19 loss to South Florida.

The praise still comes with genuine fear every week, as opposing coaches talk nervously about the challenge of facing USF's defensive line, of not letting the Bulls' pass rush and senior end George Selvie take over a football game.

October 30, 2009 1:40 a.m. a oeBen [Dupree] is as good as anybody as what he does, Over the last decade, during the revolution of the quarterback position, the dual threat signal caller has changed the game.

He believed it even when the major preseason polls included as many teams from Sun Belt and the MAC as the Big East ? none.

Noel Devine's name may be involved more in conversations related to the Heisman Trophy, but not by West Virginia's doing.

One thing is clear from Saturday's 28-24 WVU victory over a heroic UConn team: It's better to have Noel Devine than to not have Noel Devine.

Seven games into the season, West Virginia's football team isn't exactly right where it had hoped to be at this point, which is 7-0. But at 6-1, still unbeaten in the Big East Conference, back in the Top 25 and with all of their tangible goals still attainable, the Mountaineers' position is enviable.

A banner hangs in memory of Jasper Howard in the tunnel where UConn will take the field at Milan Puskar Stadium in West Virginia today.

Brandon Hogan has started to notice something strange about the behavior of opposing offenses.

Congratulations, Ray Reitz. You said what a lot of us are thinking. Terrelle Pryor's former high school coach suggested this week that maybe Ohio State coach Jim Tressel isn't using his quarterback quite right.

UConn has been outscored 101-34 in the past two games with West Virginia. And WVU is the only Big East team the Huskies have never beaten.

Marshall Coach Mark Snyder conducted a little "Show 'n tell" at practice Tuesday.

Interesting twist to the Texts from Game Day. My phone inexplicably omitted the times the texts were sent.

West Virginia quarterback Jarrett Brown just can't seem to catch a break. Prior to the season, there was much hand-wringing among Mountaineer Nation about WVU losing Pat White.

Michigan State fans, please shut the hell up. + Michigan State fans, please shut the hell up.

About two years ago, the unranked and 4-7 Pittsburgh Panthers headed into a cold Mountaineer Field to face then-No. 2 West Virginia.

The motto for the West Virginia football team this season is "spread the wealth." Senior quarterback Jarrett Brown passed it around in bundles Saturday in the Mountaineers' dominating 34-13 Big East victory over Syracuse in the Carrier Dome.