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Saturday marked the first officiated scrimmage for the Old Gold and Blue. Maybe the defense has been reading too much of their press, as they struggled a bit against the offense. Noel was, well...Noel. As always, full coverage is abundant inside. I apologize in advance if some of the player/coaches interview videos are kinda redundant (same content from different source). I don't get a chance to screen them all. Also, both soccer teams opened their pre-season camps as well. If you have any tips, suggestions or requests, you can send them to me by email or Twitter. See you after the jump...
What You May Have Missed:
Gold and Blue Report for Monday - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Scrimmage Recap - MSNsportsNET.Com
Quick Hits - Day 8: Notes and Photos from WVU's first scrimmage of fall camp - WVillustrated.com
Mountaineers Scrimmage On Day Eight - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Gallery, Video and Article
Stewart unhappy with team's effort in first scrimmage - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Camp Stew: Defense struggles, offense thrives in Mountaineers' first scrimmage - Daily Athenaeum
Includes some photos
Bill Stewart: Day Seven Press Conference - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Blurb and Video link
Week 1 Training Camp Recap - WVillustrated.com
New Facility, New Attitude - MSNsportsNET.Com
Women's Soccer Practice Facility and Megan Mischler
Coach Marlon LeBlanc - Mountaineer TV
Photos: WVU Fall Football Camp VI - BGN
ESPN The Magazine's Top 25 college football teams - ESPN
#24 on this one
Despite Title IX, female athletes trail in aid - PPG
News of Note:
Stew's Views: Fall Camp Day Seven - BGN
Football: Bill Stewart, Dave Lockwood Quotes - MSNsportsNET.Com
DB Coach Dave Lockwood - Mountaineer TV
The 40 Package: WVU looks for solid defensive pressure up front in 2010 - WVillustrated.com
Big East has a lot of green under center - ESPN
Ranking the Big East quarterbacks - ESPN
QBs give WVU coaches plenty to think about - Charleston Gazette
First-Time Playing Experiences - MSNsportsNET.Com
Irvin stands out on defense during practice - Charleston Daily Mail
Irvin turns heads in scrimmage - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Necomer Irvin catching WVU coaches eyes - Inter-Mountain
Devine, Irvin bright spots in WVU scrimmage - Charleston Gazette
Braun battling for starting spot on line - Charleston Daily Mail
Berry leads D-Line - Martinsburg Journal
Mickey's Column
Receivers may bring balance to WVU's offense - Charleston Daily Mail
The Proven Long Shot - MSNsportsNET.Com
Brad Starks
Wide Receiver Tavon Austin - Mountaineer TV
Wide Receiver Jock Sanders - Mountaineer TV
Cornerback Brandon Hogan - Mountaineer TV
Linebacker JT Thomas - Mountaineer TV
JT Thomas: Facing A Good Offense - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Video with blurb
WVU’s Thomas at full strength - Inter-Mountain
Running Back Noel Devine - Mountaineer TV
Devine will not clam up - Register-Herald
Noel Devine: Working Things Out - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Video with blurb
Defensive End Julian Miller - Mountaineer TV
Julian Miller: Working On His Craft - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Video with blurb
Miller a dependable force for WVU defense - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Don Barclay: The Bright Side - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Video link with blurb
Is Sands' time at WVU running out? - Charleston Gazette
Clarke's talent worthy of Kirelawich's tirade - Charleston Gazette
Stewart lauds Alston's toughness - Charleston Gazette
Coley White Competing for Time - WVillustrated.com
WVU Football Videos - WVillustrated.com
Multiple video options here
VIDEO: More player interviews from Day 6 of Fall Camp - WVillustrated.com
Kash, Thomas, Sands and Braun
Video: Friday's Four Downs - ESPN
WVU opens circus - Martinsburg Journal
Oh, Koz...you witty, witty guy, you.
CFN Analysis - West Virginia, RichRod & NCAA - College Football News
Recruiting:
In The Fold - BGN
"Dominion High School running back DeAndre Reaves committed to West Virginia over the weekend."
Cogdell still giving back to WVU - Times West Virginian
Around the League (and Beyond):
ESPN's GameDay is the Circus and the Beatles Rolled Into a Weekly Road Show - NCAAFB FanHouse
Key to University of Louisville football team's defense is undersized line - Courier-Journal
USF's Barrington biding his time - Tampa Tribune
Rutgers coach Greg Schiano could be looking at best defensive team of his tenure - Star Ledger
...and I could be the next Dalai Lama. Could be.
Sunday Football Update; Campbell Out For Season - University of Connecticut Official Athletics Site
Connecticut Huskies given more time to respond to NCAA - SI.com
Orange football's air attack to use group effort - Post Standard
Pitt Football: Offense needs to be more consistent - PPG
No. No they don't.
UC DB has big shoes to fill - Cincinnati Enquirer
Stephenson arrested in Brooklyn - Cincinnati Enquirer
About those "character" issues...
Michigan's NCAA hearing on rules violations concludes - SI.com
Videos of Interest:
Videos of (Dis)Interest:
Check out the kid on the stairs on the right of the screen!!
Decisions, Decisions Gallery of the Week:
Who ya got? Fox or Wilde?
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is a Slovak model who's appeared on Norway's Big Brother and in Penthouse and was even offered Pet of the Year, but had to decline do to visa problems. Here's Kyla Cole.
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