FedEx Made The Big 12 Conference An Offer They Shouldn't Refuse

Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions.

Football:

Caponi Has a Handle on WVU's Safeties | WVU Athletics
Safeties coach Matt Caponi is very familiar with Tony Gibson's defense.

Gee’s expansion seat, pay raises and the contract ‘offer’ | Charleston Gazette-Mail
What seems tricky from the outside looking in is WVU president E. Gordon Gee’s seat on the league’s expansion panel. According to a reliable source in Morgantown, Gee remains very firmly in favor of expansion. Also, unlike OU, WVU’s Board of Governors are, well, on board with its president.

The Lunch’s post-spring football review: Offensive line | WV MetroNews
The Gold & Blue Lunch Report continues their post-spring positional look at West Virginia football.

Baseball:

Grove Leads WVU to Sixth Straight Win | WVU Athletics
The West Virginia University baseball team extended its winning streak to six games with a 4-1 victory against Maryland on a rainy Tuesday evening at Monongalia County Ballpark.

WVU tops Maryland for sixth straight win | Exponent Telegram
You have to love rain at a baseball game, especially one that turns into West Virginia’s sixth straight victory.

West Virginia Athletics:

Mountaineers Win Tour Opener | WVU Athletics
The West Virginia University women’s soccer team opened its 2016 European Tour with a 2-0 victory over Europa FC tonight, at Nou Sardenya.

Around The Big XII:

Memphis-based FedEx wants to sponsor a Big 12 Championship ... if the conference adds the Tigers | SBNation
Will this be enough to boost Memphis' candidacy for Big 12 expansion?

Why the Wild "Bear" Offense Could Be a Program Changer | Our Daily Bears
A look at what a two headed monster offense could be under this offensive coaching staff.

Around The NCAA:

UMass is better-equipped than I thought to survive as a football independent | SBNation
Despite just eight wins in four years at the FBS level, UMass enters life as an independent with a plan and a decent path forward ... after one more year of growing pains, anyway.

Michigan is expanding its satellite camp territory all the way to Australia | SBNation
Might as well!

MJ Walker is the 5-star basketball recruit who thinks he could play in the NFL, too | SBNation
MJ Walker has always been a great athlete. Now he's becoming one of the best shooting guards in the country.

Today's Miss Throwdown is is an American model and one of many hopefuls for Sports Illustrated's 2017 Swimsuit Edition. CLICK HERE for Maggie Rawlins' Instagram.