Scooter Berry News

WVU has lost to Rutgers in 14 years and the 8-3 Mountaineers aren't interested in having the streak broken Saturday in Piscataway, New Jersey.

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.

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.

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

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 good news - as West Virginia heads to play the highest-ranked football team it has faced in a regular season since October 2003 - is that the Mountaineers have won two of their last three games against top 5-ranked teams.

There comes a time in a football season when a player emerges from the pack and shows himself to be something special, rising above the expectations the coaches, his teammates, the fans and even he had for himself.

At one point on Saturday, West Virginia was playing without its starting quarterback, running back, nose tackle, defensive tackle and backup nose tackle.

Last weekend was a long one for Robert Sands. West Virginia's sophomore safety was smarting from the loss to South Florida, but he was dumbfounded by one sequence late in that first half.

TAMPA, Fla. - Let's get a few things straight here right off the bat regarding West Virginia's performance Friday night against South Florida.

It's homecoming on Saturday in Morgantown. Before West Virginia takes on Connecticut in a Big East encounter at noon, the Mountaineers will do their part to honor a fallen star.

Under normal circumstances, today's noon homecoming game between Connecticut and West Virginia University would be a tricky read, but there is nothing normal about this game.

The Mountaineers' run defense has been outstanding this season, though it will be without defensive tackle Scooter Berry this week.

West Virginia University football coach Bill Stewart said quarterback Jarrett Brown may play Saturday against the Connecticut, but added that defensive lineman Scooter Berry will not.

West Virginia defensive tackle Scooter Berry has been arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

West Virginia defensive tackle Scooter Berry was suspended indefinitely by Coach Bill Stewart on Tuesday following an arrest early Sunday morning outside an off-campus night club.

West Virginia defensive lineman Scooter Berry was arrested early Sunday morning in Morgantown and charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

West Virginia football coach Bill Stewart stopped short of saying the hit on quarterback Jarrett Brown that left him unconscious on the field and with a mild concussion was illegal, but he left no doubt he believed it was.

It didn't take long Saturday afternoon for Bill Stewart to sing the praises of his senior quarterback, Jarrett Brown.

Bill Stewart doesn't like to say he's superstitious. But then again ... It was pointed out to West Virginia's football coach that he is 2-0 since he started sporting a blue sweater vest.