West Virginia's Shelton Gibson Is Quietly One Of The Nation's Best Receivers

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Football:

WVU's Shelton Gibson Is Quietly One Of The Best Receivers In America | Today's U
Entering this year, West Virginia Mountaineer wide receiver Shelton Gibson was earning all sorts of preseason accolades. Although such evaluations were undeniably lofty, Gibson has surpassed them through the Mountaineers’ first four games. He is quietly looking like one of the best receivers in the country.

WVU’s Kyle Bosch ready to rocket forward | Charleston Gazette-Mail
We all have those moments of reflection. You know the kind. When your experiences rocket through your brain like the Valravn roller coaster at Cedar Point. When you shake your head and go, "Whew, what a wild ride." WVU offensive guard Kyle Bosch certainly knows.

They grow QBs a little better in Texas | The Exponent Telegram
When West Virginia takes on Texas Tech Saturday in the west Texas town of Lubbock, it will be a replay of the Gunfight at the O.K. Coral and the central figures will be a pair of gunslingers named Skyler Howard and Pat Mahomes. Fittingly, these two quarterbacks are from the state of Texas — isn’t every quarterback who is anyone these days? — and unlike the way it was when the Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday took on the bad guys led by the Clantons, it won’t be over in 30 seconds.

West Virginia Athletics:

Mountaineers Make History, Rank No. 1 | WVU Athletics
For the first time in the program’s 21-year history, the West Virginia University women’s soccer team ranks No. 1 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Poll.  By virtue of Tuesday’s ranking, WVU is the nation’s unanimous No. 1-ranked team, as the squad also sits at No. 1 in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Poll and the Soccer America Poll.

WVU Takes Fourth at Mountaineer Intercollegiate | WVU Athletics
In its lone home competition of the season, the West Virginia University men’s golf team jumped four spots to take fourth place at the Mountaineer Intercollegiate, hosted at Pete Dye Golf Club in Bridgeport on Tuesday .

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Around The NCAA:

Brady Hoke's former team scored 78 points. His current defense gave up 70. | SBNation
This is The Top Whatever, Spencer Hall's weekly ranking of only the teams that must be ranked at this time.

If LSU-Florida isn't played, it has a 20 percent chance of wrecking the SEC standings | SBNation
Here are three scenarios, one much more likely than the other two.

Alabama’s probably going to lose a game at some point. Who’s got the best shot? | SBNation
Also, Oregon’s got hope, the mid-major race just got thrilling, and WAKE FOREST IS PROBABLY GOING BOWLING.

College coaches shouldn’t be able to control players’ social media, says federal agency | SBNation
The ruling applies to Northwestern and 16 other FBS private schools.

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