West Virginia Mountaineers Notably Absent From Sports Illustrated's List Of Top 100 Players

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Football:

Sports Illustrated released their list of the top 100 players for the 2016 season, and the West Virginia Mountaineers were no where to be found on the list. One would have to believe at least a couple Mountaineers would make an appearance on a list such as this. Tyler Orlosky is being touted as the nation's best center, for example.

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