Stedman Bailey News

West Virginia University received its first football commitment for 2015 this past weekend after offering a scholarship to Stone Wolfley.

The St. Louis Rams took another big offseason step on Thursday by signing all seven of the team's 2013 draft picks, highlighted by both first-round selections, wide receiver Tavon Austin and linebacker Alec Ogletree.

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The good folks at the Mothership are compiling a list of 2013 Preseason All-Americans and submitted requests for each SBN site to vote on their picks.

St. Louis Rams' QB Sam Bradford shed a little light on the team's offense heading into 2013, and how things are progressing through the OTA'sa Trying to predict how the Rams offense is going to be run - at least this early in the year - would be difficult.

Prior to the 2013 NFL draft, fans and media members alike had a feeling the St. Louis Rams would select two wide receivers.

And if you look at the numbers posted by quarterbacks playing under Dana Holgorsen's Air Raid attack, it would be hard to believe that the signal-caller that replaces Geno Smith at WVU this fall - whoever that individual may be - will be among the nation's statistical leaders.

The St. Louis Rams continued to strengthen their WR corps with the selction of West Virginia's Stedman Bailey with the 92nd overall selection in the 2013 NFL Draft, Watch as he sits down with SB Nation's Dan Rubenstein at last month's NFLPA Rookie Premiere to hear his thoughts on being re-united with Tavon Austin, who he is most looking forward to ... (more)

Read anything about West Virginia this offseason and the names Geno Smith, Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey will come up pretty quickly.

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Cody Clay no doubt paid some attention to the NFL draft last month.

With nearly 70 percent of its offense gone and a defense that was one of the worst in the nation, the Mountaineers have a long road ahead this season.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Taking just a cursory look at West Virginia's football roster and its last two recruiting classes, there don't seem to be many glaring holes that need to be addressed in recruiting.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Cleaning out a crowded notebook and a cluttered mind while trying to imagine Clint Trickett throwing passes to Ivan McCartney: That's not to say that it will happen, of course, save for West Virginia practices.

Receiver Ivan McCartney, who left West Virginia's football team in November, is on campus today to begin summer classes and a comeback attempt with the Mountaineers.