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Not much to say other than, "Are you ready for some football?" Spring practice has started and news on that front is already flowing. There's still a bit of BB news inside as well. Keep the tips, suggestions and requests coming. See you after the jump...
What You May Have Missed:
NCAA College Basketball Polls - ESPN
WVU 3rd in Coaches' Poll - MSNsportsNET.Com
Butler Named Wooden Award Finalist - WVIllustrated.com
Catching up with Huggins, MU's search for a coach - Charleston Gazette
Vingle's Notebook
Huggins shows other side - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Raw Emotion - WVIllustrated.com
Jerry West: ‘The nature of the sport has changed’ - Register-Herald
Mickey's Column
NCAA Tourney Conference Breakdown: The Big Least -- NCAABB FanHouse
Top 10 storylines for offseason - ESPN
An Early ‘10-11 Top 25 – SI.com
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News of Note:
Stew's Views: Starting Spring - BGN
Spring Drills Begin Today - MSNsportsNET.Com
article posted yesterday
The Geno Smith Era Officially Begins - EerSports
THE BIG EAST SPRING CONFERENCE CALL - Every Day Should Be Saturday
Rust shows in first WVU spring practice - Charleston Gazette
Quarterback question looming for WVU - Rivals.com
Spring Football Has Sprung - WVIllustrated.com
WVU shuffles assistant football coaches - Charleston Daily Mail
Coach Stewart and Selected Player Quotes - MSNsportsNET.Com
Spring Practice: Day One Report - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Video: West Virginia's spring preview - ESPN
White comfortable at QB or WR - Times West Virginian
Recruiting:
WVU Remains "Dream School" for Darien Bryant - EerSports
Around the League (and Beyond):
Demetrius Jones no longer part of UC football program - Cincinnati Enquirer
The Jason Pierre-Paul Draft Bubble - Voodoo Five
No time for Rutgers' Antwan Lowery to ease into new role as right guard - Star Ledger
Meet Aaron Weaver, a wide receiver [transfer ed.] from Hofstra (video) - Post Standard
Pitt Football: Shanahan fitting in well with Baldwin - PPG
Oliver Purnell has done right all along in his career - Chicago Tribune
But even though he has turned around programs, the challenge coaching DePaul may be insurmountable.
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Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is a fashion model who hails from Serbia. Here's Ivana Kukric.
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