Friday, November 27

...will no doubt be looked at again when seeding time comes around. NCAA Football - Pittsburgh Panthers at West Virginia Mountaineers There's mean, there's nasty - and then there's the Backyard Brawl. The Mountaineers...

West Virginia Routs Long Beach State

Casey Mitchell scored a career-high 18 points in No. 8 West Virginia's 85-62 win in the first round of the 76 Classic

No timetable for Ebanks' return

West Virginia coach Bob Huggins remained non-committal when sophomore Devin Ebanks will play for the first time this season after sitting out his third-straight game.

No. 8 West Virginia rides Mitchell's career high past LBSU; Ebanks out again

Casey Mitchell scored a career-high 18 points and No. 8 West Virginia routed Long Beach State 85-62 on Thursday in the first round of the 76 Classic.

Ebanks expected to play Thursday

West Virginia sophomore forward Devin Ebanks is expected to make his season debut Thursday against Long Beach State in the opening round of the 76 Classic after sitting out the Mountaineers' first two games while dealing with personal issues.

Stan and Guy

Stan and Guy and Chris preview the Backyard Brawl with Frank Cignetti and discuss the Ben Roethlisberger concussion situation with Merril Hoge

...1) during a Big East Conference men's basketball game between the Rutgers Scarlet Knight and the West Virginia Mountaineers at the Louis Brown Athletic Center (The RAC) in Piscataway, New Jersey. West Virginia defeated...

TAMPA, FL - OCTOBER 30: Running back Noel Devine #7 of the West Virginia Mountaineers is tackled by defender Kion Wilson #42 of the South Florida Bulls during the game...

UC's D, TCU's O and other big surprises

Last week I did a top 10 disappointments list. Here's another look: the top 10 surprises of college football in 2009. 1. The defense of the Cincinn...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Butler one of several ranked teams at 76

Four ranked teams and several more NCAA tourney contenders make this year's 76 Classic field the best of any early-season tournament. Andy Katz offers a breakdown of the teams and explains what's at stake.

Mel Kiper's latest 2010 Big Board

ESPN NFL draft Insider Mel Kiper ranks the top 25 pro prospects on November 25, 2009. Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh remains No. 1.

Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

Mel Kiper's top five juniors by position

ESPN NFL draft Insider Mel Kiper ranks the top five junior prospects at every position for Nov. 25, 2009.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Mel Kiper's top five seniors by position

ESPN NFL draft insider Mel Kiper ranks the top five senior prospects at every position on Nov. 25, 2009. Biggest news here: Dexter McCluster of Ole Miss moves to No. 5 among senior WRs for the draft guru.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Flowers scores 13 off bench as West Virginia never trails

John Flowers came off the bench to score 13 points and No. 8 West Virginia never trailed in a 69-50 win over The Citadel on Tuesday night.

'Brawl' win could make West Virginia's season

...Panthers upset the Mountaineers 13-9 in Morgantown two years ago in the regular-season finale, knocking WVU out of a BCS title game appearance. Last year at Heinz Field, Pitt took home a bruising...