Mountaineer Morning Links: Friday (5/8/15) Edition

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What You May Have Missed:

Campus Connection: Henson's Class Highly Touted - WVU Athletics
WVU wrestling has one of the top recruiting classes in the nation.

Men’s Golf Holds End-of-Year Banquet - WVU Athletics
The Mountaineers celebrated the first WVU golf team in 30 years.

READ OPTION: Everett Golson transfer watch centers on SEC schools, despite tricky SEC rule - SBNation.com
Good morning! It's your daily roundup of college football stuff.

News of Note:

Football

How prepared is your college football team to replace its 2015 first-round pick? - SBNation.com
Expect a setback, but not much of one.

Top Big 12 prospects for 2016 NFL draft - Big 12 Blog - ESPN
S Karl Joseph, West Virginia

Top Big 12 post-spring position battles - Big 12 Blog - ESPN
West Virginia RBs

Parity makes Big 12 in need of title game - Exponent Telegram
I want a championship game in the Big 12. Period.

Basketball

Hoops news, area sports improvements and ‘71’ - Charleston Gazette
Ye olde pre-vacation notebook

Baseball

Baseball Visits No. 11 Oklahoma State - WVU Athletics
The West Virginia University baseball team travels to No. 11 Oklahoma State for its final Big 12 road series of the season from May 8-10 at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium.

WVU set to face Cowboys - Exponent Telegram
West Virginia will try to keep its head above .500 for the season and find a way to sneak into the Big 12 Tournament through the back door

FURFARI: WVU baseball team in a season-ending slump - Times West Virginian
Like a year ago, West Virginia University’s baseball team is in a serious season-ending slump.

Recruiting:

Kansas in good with Kobe Eubanks? - 247Sports
2015 four-star shooting guard Kobe Eubanks is expected to visit Alabama, Kansas and West Virginia according to a tweet from recruiting analyst Evan Daniels.

OT Hainsey Knows Two Schools Best - Scout
Monroeville (Pa.) Gateway class of 2017 offensive lineman Robert Hainsey holds a handful of offers, and two schools he knows the best. He also spoke about what is important in his recruitment.

Pro News:

Kevin White's potential top attraction at Bears rookie camp - Chicago Tribune
The Bears will conduct their rookie minicamp, a valuable orientation for the drafted players and a chance to look at dozens of undrafted free agents.

Gold and Blue Now: Thursday, May 7 - WV MetroNews
Zach Zaidman of the Chicago Bears discusses how Kevin White fits into their offense.

Around the League (and Beyond):

Run, pass and dunk, Baylor 'freak' QB Seth Russell can do it all - Sporting News

Step Into My Office: Georges Niang - Wide Right & Natty Lite

What is Bill Self talking about? - Topeka Capital Journal

Tre Harris transferring from K-State to SIU-Edwardsville - Topeka Capital Journal

Oklahoma football: Sporting News puts Sooners at No. 20 in preseason rankings - Oklahoman

2014's suffering could pay off in future for Mike Gundy, Cowboys - Big 12 Blog - ESPN

Texas Longhorns AD still eyeing international games - Big 12 Blog - ESPN

Looking ahead: TCU Horned Frogs - Men's College Basketball Blog - ESPN

Looking ahead: Texas Tech Red Raiders - Men's College Basketball Blog - ESPN

What's On Tap:

Friday’s Baseball Game Time Moved Up - WVU Athletics
Due to anticipated inclement weather in the Stillwater area, Friday’s baseball game between West Virginia University and No. 11 Oklahoma State has been moved to 3 p.m. ET.

Video of (Dis)Interest:

Miss Throwdown:

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