Two More Undrafted West Virginia Mountaineers Land In The NFL

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Football:

Barber, O'Toole land with Panthers, Vikings | Exponent Telegram
Former West Virginia University linebacker Jared Barber signed a free agent contract with the Carolina Panthers and will be attending their mini-camp, according to a report he put on Twitter, while former Mountaineer punter Nick O’Toole says he will be attending the Minnesota Vikings mini-camp.

Stills trying to help sons get to next level | Exponent Telegram
Gary Stills is getting to see football from a different perspective as the father of a pair of hotly recruited brothers who helped lead Fairmont Senior to the Class AA semifinals last year, and seem headed for big-time college football.

Gold & Blue Lunch: Draft nuggets after the picks, signings | WV MetroNews
The Lunch scoured the metadata of the 2016 NFL draft and distilled a few nuggets

Priority Renewal Deadline Extended | WVU Athletics
The WVU football season ticket priority deadline has been extended to Wednesday, May 4, in an effort to accommodate as many fans as possible.

Baseball:

WVU to Stripe the Park as Hokies Come to Town | WVU Athletics
Winners of four of its last five games, the West Virginia University baseball team hosts Virginia Tech on Tuesday, May 3, at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Baseball Sweeps Big 12 Athletes of the Week | WVU Athletics
Coming off a 3-1 week, the West Virginia University baseball team was rewarded with a historic sweep of the Big 12 Conference weekly awards.

West Virginia Athletics:

Sear Named Student-Athlete of the Week | WVU Athletics
Following his 12th-place finish at the 2016 Big 12 Golf Championship, freshman Max Sear of the West Virginia University golf team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week, presented by University Apartments.

WVU Coliseum Reopens | WVU Athletics
The West Virginia University Coliseum reopened late Monday, May 2, and Commencement activities at the Coliseum May 13-15 will continue as planned.

Around The Big XII:

Big 12, don't try to make expansion about the College Football Playoff | SBNation
When Ohio State made it into the 2014 College Football Playoff ahead of TCU and Baylor, college football was granted the gift no one wanted: a prolonged argument about whether the Big 12 needs to have a championship game, a season-ending 13th game to pad its champion's resume, like other conferences have.

Texas linebacker Dalton Santos to transfer | SI.com
Texas linebacker Dalton Santos has decided to transfer for his final year of eligibility, he announced on Twitter.

Oklahoma football: Trey Sermon, four-star RB, commits | SI.com
Four-star running back Trey Sermon has committed to Oklahoma, he announced Friday on Twitter.

Around The NCAA:

Four Auburn players arrested for possession of marijuana | SI.com
Four Auburn players were arrested Saturday for possession of marijuana, reports the Opelika-Auburn News.

Memphis has a new football coach and a brand new level of expectation in 2016 | SBNation
Head coach Mike Norvell takes over in Memphis, and thanks to his predecessor's success, he inherits a program with strong depth and higher expectations. If he has a quarterback, Norvell could engineer a nice first-year run.

Villanova's national championship is the only validation the 'new' Big East needs | SBNation
Thanks to one of the most memorable shots in NCAA Tournament history, the Big East has finally shed the stigma of being a shell of its former self.

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