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West Virginia held 15th-ranked Ohio State to 20 second-half points in a runaway 76-48 victory over the Buckeyes Saturday afternoon at Value City Arena in Columbus. The Mountaineers (10-2) completely dominated a Buckeye team that came into the game with the nation’s longest winning streak at 14 and winners of 65 of their last 67 [...]

MVP passes for 332 yards and three TDs, convincing at least UNC that he can be NFL QB. West Virginia coach Bill Stewart (left) doesn’t get caught up in the stats when evaluating senior Pat White (right) – except for these stats: 34 wins in 42 starts and 4-for-4 in bowls. “I’m sitting by the [...]

By J.P. Giglio West Virginia successfully took away North Carolina receiver Hakeem Nicks during Saturday’s fourth quarter. As a result, the Mountaineers rallied behind quarterback Pat White to win 31-30 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl – and left the Tar Heels (8-5) to wonder whether their most explosive playmaker will return next season. Starring [...]

Saturday, Patrick White could become what is believed to be the first quarterback in major-college football history to win four consecutive bowl games. He already has become the all-time rushing quarterback. He has scrawled his name across nine different categories in the record book. He has recast four Big East Conference records. He has revamped [...]

CHARLESTON — The Mountaineers are preparing to take on the Tarheels this weekend in North Carolina. But before WVU hits the gridiron, we wanted to catch up with a couple of key members of the program. Friday beginning at 7 p.m. WOWK-TV will air an hour-long special. Host Bray Cary sits down with Coach Bill [...]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Alric Arnett is not a numbers guy and you’re more apt to find him in a dark room studying film than under a bright light combing through statistics. Given the additional time to prepare for Saturday’s Meineke Car Care Bowl against North Carolina, the junior receiver took advantage and spotted something on [...]

TEAM SOURCES said the signed national letter of intent for pass-rushing junior college defensive end Tevita Finau has arrived. Finau signed with WVU in February, but he didn’t graduate from Phoenix College. He remained there an additional year but stuck with the Mountaineers and is on track to complete his course work this semester. WVU [...]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Believe it or not, not everyone wants “Meineke Car Care Bowl” splashed across a T-shirt or a hat. David Erwin of Hurricane shops with his wife, Melissa. Managers at the University Shop at Trace Fork say sales have been weak for bowl game merchandise. Saturday’s bowl game featuring the West Virginia University [...]

By John Antonik for MSNsportsNET.com CHARLOTTE – West Virginia offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen believes the key to success on Saturday against North Carolina in the 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl will be how well West Virginia’s interior offensive linemen can handle North Carolina’s physical front four. West Virginia Quarterback Pat White gets loose before Thursday’s [...]

By John Antonik for MSNsportsNET.com MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Alex Ruoff has two explanations for why he was able to score a career-high 38 points that also included a school-record nine 3-point field goals in West Virginia’s 89-54 victory over Radford Tuesday night. One, Coach Bob Huggins fixed a minor flaw in his shooting stroke and [...]