2012 WVU Football Prospectus

2012

WEST VIRGINIA FOOTBALL P R O S P E C T U S

Shawne Alston Darwin Cook Will Clarke Terence Garvin Jorge Wright Joe Madsen

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Office Phone: (304) 293-2821 Press Box Phone: (304) 293-3799 Fax: (304) 293-4105 Official Web Site: MSNsportsNET.com Assistant AD/ Communications: Michael Fragale E-Mail: michael.fragale@mail.wvu.edu Cell: (304) 216-3834 Director of Football Communications: Mike Montoro Cell: (304) 276-2605 E-Mail: mike.montoro@mail.wvu.edu Mailing Address: Sports Communications Office West Virginia University PO Box 0877 Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

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Contents 2012 Notes............................................. 2 2012 Outlook.......................................... 6 2012 Spring Depth Chart.................... 10 Alphabetical Roster............................ 11 2012 Newcomers................................. 12 Coach Dana Holgorsen..................... 17 Assistant Coaches............................... 18 Player Profiles....................................... 19 2011 In Review..................................... 44 2011 Game-by-Game Statistics........ 48 2011 Statistics....................................... 52

quick facts

For more information on the West Virginia Mountaineers, contact director of football communications, Mike Montoro or assistant athletic director/ communications Michael Fragale.

GENERAL Name of School: West Virginia University City: Morgantown, W.Va. Founded: 1867 Enrollment: 29,617 Nickname: Mountaineers School Colors: Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295) Stadium: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980) Capacity: 60,000 Surface: FieldTurf Affiliation: NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Conference: Big 12 President: Dr. James P. Clements (UMBC, ’85) Athletics Director: Oliver Luck (West Virginia, ’82) Official Web Site: MSNsportsNET.com Basic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: 3-4 HISTORY First Year of Football: 1891 Seasons Played: 119 years All-Time Record: 701-457-45 (.601) All-Time Bowl Record: 14-17 (.452) Last Postseason Appearance: 2012 Discover Orange Bowl Result: Defeated Clemson, 70-33 COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Dana Holgorsen (Iowa Wesleyan, ‘93) Record at School: 10-3 (2nd) Career Record: 10-3 (2nd) Football Office Phone: (304) 293-4194 Football Fax: (304) 293-3010 Best Time/Day to Reach Coach: Contact Director of Football

Communications Big 12 Conference Call: Mondays, 10:50-12:30 p.m. (ET)

TEAM INFORMATION 2011 Record: 10-3 Conference Record/Finish: 5-2/T-1 Final Ranking (Poll): 17 AP, 18 USA Today Coaches Basic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: 3-4 Lettermen Returning: 39 (17O/17D/5ST) Lettermen Lost: 18 (9O/8D/1ST) Starters Returning: 21 (9O/7D/5ST) Starters Lost: 8 (3O/4D/1ST) All-Star Candidates: WR Tavon Austin, WR Stedman Bailey, DB Darwin Cook; DB Terence Garvin; DB Brodrick Jenkins; OL Josh Jenkins; OL Joe Madsen, QB Geno Smith Lettermen Returning (39) Offense (17) Shawne Alston, RB; Tavon Austin, WR; Stedman Bailey, WR; Jeff Braun, OL; Andrew Buie, RB; Ryan Clarke, FB; Pat Eger, OL; Curtis Feigt, OL; Dustin Garrison, RB; Josh Jenkins, OL; Matt Lindamood, RB; Ivan McCartney, WR; Ryan Nehlen, WR; Joe Madsen, OL; Geno Smith, QB; Quinton Spain, OL; J.D. Woods, WR. Defense (17) Tyler Anderson, LB; Ishmael Banks, DB; Jared Barber, LB; Travis Bell, DB; Will Clarke, DE; Darwin Cook, DB; Josh Francis, LB; Terence Garvin, DB; Brodrick Jenkins, DB; Cecil Level, DB; Donovan Miles, LB; Pat Miller, DB: Shaq Petteway, DB; Taige Redman, LB; Doug Rigg, LB; Jewone Snow, LB; Jorge Wright, DL. Specialists (5) Tavon Austin, KOR/PR; Tyler Bitancurt, K; Michael Molinari, P; Corey Smith, K/P

Assistant Coaches Joe DeForest (Louisiana, ’97) – Associate Head Coach/

Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Steve Dunlap (West Virginia, ‘76) – Assistant Head Coach/

Special Teams Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Shannon Dawson (Wingate, ‘00) – Offensive Coordinator/Receivers Keith Patterson (East Central, Okla., ’86) – Co-Defensive

Coordinator/Linebackers Bill Bedenbaugh (Iowa Wesleyan, ‘95) – Offensive Line Robert Gillespie (Florida, ‘05) – Running Backs Daron Roberts (Texas, ’01) – Cornerbacks Erik Slaughter (Tarleton State, ’90) – Defensive Line Jake Spavital (Missouri State, ’08) – Quarterbacks

Lettermen Lost (18) Offense (9) Don Barclay, OL; Devon Brown, IR; Ricky Kovatch, FB: Willie Milhouse, IR; Tyler Rader, OL; Vernard Roberts, RB; Chad Snodgrass, OL; Brad Starks, WR; Tyler Urban, IR.

Administrative Staff Alex Hammond (Texas, ’04) – Director of Football Operations Ryan Dorchester (West Virginia, ’08) – Coordinator of Recruiting

Operations Dan Nehlen (West Virginia, ’85) – Equipment Manager Brett Kelley (Fairmont State, ’04) – Video Coordinator Aaron Malik (West Virginia, ‘07) - Assistant Equipment manager

Starters Returning (21) Offense (9) Tavon Austin, WR; Stedman Bailey, WR; Ryan Clarke, FB; Pat Eger, OL; Dustin Garrison, RB; Josh Jenkins, OL; Joe Madsen, OL; Geno Smith, QB; J.D. Woods, WR Defense (7) Jared Barber, LB; Will Clarke, DE; Darwin Cook, DB; Terence Garvin, DB; Brodrick Jenkins, DB; Doug Rigg, LB; Jorge Wright, DL Specialists (5) Tavon Austin, KOR/PR; Tyler Bitancurt, K; Michael Molinari, H; Corey Smith, K/P.

Academic Staff Kelli Hinton (Cincinnati, ‘03) – Assistant Director/Student-Athlete

Academic Services Amy King (Akron, ’06) – Assistant Director/Student-Athlete

Academic Services Strength and Conditioning Staff Mike Joseph (Fairmont State, ’99) – Director of Strength and

Conditioning Mark Smith (NC State, ’89) – Assistant Director of Strength and

Conditioning Bryan Fitzpatrick (Towson, ’05) – Coordinator of Speed Development Kevin McCadam (Virginia Tech, ’07) – Coordinator of Strength

and Conditioning Darl Bauer (Hillsdale, ‘08) - Strength and Conditioning Coach Sports Medicine Staff John Spiker (West Virginia, ’69) – Coordinator of Athletic Medical

Services Dave Kerns (Penn State, ’83) – Head Football Athletic Trainer Tony Corley (West Virginia, ’97) – Assistant Football Athletic Trainer

Defense (8) Brantwon Bowser, DB; Najee Goode, LB; Bruce Irvin, DE; Julian Miller, DL; Eain Smith, DB; Keith Tandy, DB; Josh Taylor, DL; Casey Vance, LB. Specialists (1) Cody Nutter, LS

Starters Lost (8) Offense (3) Don Barclay, OL; Tyler Rader, OL Tyler Urban, IR Defense (4) Najee Goode, LB; Julian Miller, DL; Eain Smith, DB; Keith Tandy, DB Specialists (1) Cody Nutter, LS

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2012 nOTEs Gold-Blue Game

The annual Gold-Blue game will be Saturday, April 21, highlighted by an old timers’ game and a full-contact scrimmage by the 2012 Mountaineers. Proceeds from the game help benefit WVU Children’s Hospital.

Last year, WVU donated $25,0000 to Children’s Hospital from the proceeds of the Gold-Blue game. That brought WVU’s total donations of the past 27 years to $659,080.04.

Nickolich Award Presented

At the conclusion of spring drills each year, the Blue and Gold News awards the Tom Nickolich Memorial Award to a walkon team member who has distinguished himself through his attitude and work ethic.

The award is presented in memory of Tom Nickolich, a former WVU player (1979-82) who died of cancer in 1983. Past Nickolich Award winners:

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Keith Taparausky, RB

1992

Ray Wilcox, LB

1993

Matt McCulty, WR

1994

Randy Fulmore, DB

1995

Rob Keys, DB

1996

Matt Ceresa, OL

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David Lightcap, DB

1998

Mark Corman, TE

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Bryan Lorenz, LB

2000

Ben Collins, LB

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Jeremy Knapp, TE

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Moe Fofana, RB

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John Pennington, WR

2004

Jeff Noechel, LB

2005

George Shehl, H/DB

2006

Tim Lindsey, LS

2007

Andy Emery, LB

2008

Adam Hughes, LS

2009

Josh Taylor, DL

2010

Matt Lindamood, FB

2011

Ryan Nehlen, WR

The 2012 Schedule

West Virginia owns a 46-25-2 record against its 2012 opponents. The Mountaineers have winning records over seven schools: James Madison (1-0), Kansas (1-0), Marshall (11-0), Maryland (25-21-2), Oklahoma State (21), TCU (1-0), Texas (1-0) and Texas Tech (1-0).

The series is tied with Kansas State (1-1) and Oklahoma (2-2). WVU will meet Baylor and Iowa State for the first time in 2012.

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AFCA Honors WVU Football WVU was once again recognized nationally for graduating 75 percent or more of its football student-athletes.

This marks the third year in a row that the program has been recognized and the fifth time in the past nine years (2011, 2010, 2009, 2004, 2003) that it has been named among programs nationally for graduating 75 percent or better of its student athletes.

This year’s award marks the fourth time the NCAA’s Graduation Success Rate (GSR) formula has been used to select the winner.

From 1981 to 2007, the award was presented based on a formula used by the College Football Association and AFCA.

The 2011 Season

West Virginia posted a 10-3 overall record for the 2011 season and finished with a 5-2 mark in BIG EAST Conference action. The 10 wins marked the first time since 2007 that the Mountaineers have finished with double-figure wins and the eighth time in school history.

WVU won the BIG EAST Championship for the second year in a row, sixth time since 2003 and seventh time in the school’s history.

The Mountaineers started the season ranked No. 24 in the preseason polls, stayed in the polls for nine weeks, before dropping out on Nov. 6. WVU reappeared at No. 22 on Nov. 27 and finished the season with a No. 17 ranking in the AP Poll and a No. 18 ranking in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. That marked the sixth time in the last seven years that WVU has finished the season in the national rankings.

Discover Orange Bowl Champions

Orange Bowl MVP Geno Smith threw for a bowl-record 407 yards and six touchdowns and ran for another score to lead West Virginia to an impressive 70-33 victory over No. 14 Clemson on Wednesday, Jan. 4. West Virginia tied or set 28 Orange Bowl individual, team and combined team records were smashed by the end of the night.

The game was tight early, before WVU scored at the beginning of the second quarter to take a four-point lead, 21-17. On their next possession, the Tigers were driving deep in Mountaineer territory when Doug Rigg forced a Clemson fumble on the goal line, and Darwin Cook picked it up and raced 99 yards for a touchdown, giving West Virginia an 11-point lead. That started the fury, as the Mountaineers proceeded to outscore the Tigers, 35-3, to put the game out of reach.

The Mountaineers’ 70 points were the most points scored all-time in a bowl game. The 49 points scored by WVU in the first half and the 35 points scored in the second quarter were also the most points scored in bowl history.

In Bowls

With the 70-33 win in the 2012 Discover Orange Bowl, West Virginia now holds a 14-17 all-time record in bowl games, dating back to the 1922 East-West Game.

This year’s bowl game marked the 10th consecutive year that West Virginia has gone to a bowl game, for the first time in school history. The old record of nine in a row was from 2002-10, when the Mountaineers made trips to the Continental Tire Bowl, four Gator Bowls, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Meineke Car Care Bowl and the Champs Sports Bowl.

In BCS Bowls

West Virginia now holds a 3-0 mark in BCS Bowls after defeating Clemson, 70-33, in the 2012 Discover Orange Bowl.

The Mountaineers defeated SEC Champion, Georgia, 38-35, in the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl in Atlanta, and Big 12 Champion, Oklahoma, 48-28, in the 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Ariz.

Double Digit Wins

With the 70-33 win over Clemson in the Discover Orange Bowl, West Virginia finished the 2011 season with a 10-3 record, The 2011 season marked the eighth time in WVU history that a team has finished with double-figure wins.

2011: 10-3 2007: 11-2 2006: 11-2 2005: 11-1 1993: 11-1 1988: 11-1 1969: 10-1 1922: 10-0-1

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W-L Winning % 50-10 .833 48-11 .814 46-13 .780 42-14 .750 44-15 .746 40-21 .656 38-20 .655 39-21 .650 35-19 .648 31-18 .634 36-21 .632 25-15 .625 35-22 .614 40-26 .606 33-23 .589

Best Home Winning Percentage Over The Last Nine Years (2003-11)

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W-L Winning % 56-2 .966 55-3 .948 50-5 .909 57-7 .891 54-7 .885 56-8 .875 48-7 .872 50-8 .862 36-7 .837 49-10 .831 50-11 .820 45-10 .818 39-9 .813 46-11 .807 45-12 .789

At Home

The 2011 season marked the 32nd season of competition for West Virginia at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. WVU holds a 146-51-4 (.736) all-time record at the facility, which opened in 1980.

A 2011 season-opening crowd of 60,758 were in attendance for the Marshall game, marking the largest season-opening home crowd since 1998.

A capacity crowd of 62,056 were in attendance for the LSU game, the biggest crowd since Pitt in 1993. A more than capacity crown of 60,932 fans attended the Pitt game.

The Mountaineers averaged 56,532 per home game in 2011; a total of 10,958,225 fans all-time have watched a game at Mountaineer Field.

All-American Mountaineers

In 2011, Tavon Austin, Don Barclay and Bruce Irvin were named to at least one AllAmerican team.

Austin, No. 1 nationally in all-purpose yards, No. 6 in punt returns and No. 20 in kickoff returns, earned first team honors on

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CBSSports.com and Phil Steele’s as an allpurpose player, second team honors as a punt returner from Yahoo! Sports, third-team Associated Press honors (all-purpose) and honorable-mention from SI.com (PR). Barclay, a three-year starter at left tackle, and Irvin, a two-year standout at defensive end, were both named fourth team All-Americans from Phil Steele.

Austin collected a single-season school record 2,574 yards, which includes 182 rushing yards, 1,186 receiving yards, 268 punt return yards and 938 kickoff return yards. He scored touchdowns on kickoff returns of 100 yards against Marshall and 80 yards at USF. He set the WVU single-season reception mark with 101 catches for 1,186 yards, marking the fifth Mountaineer to eclipse the 1,000-yard receiving mark, and scored eight touchdowns.

West Virginia has had at least one AllAmerican named every year since 2002 and has had 73 All-Americans named to 210 teams.

BIG EAST Honors

West Virginia had 10 selections to the all-BIG EAST Conference team in 2011. The Mountaineers led the BIG EAST in all-conference selections for the second straight year and boasted the Special Teams Player of the Year, Tavon Austin.

Leading the way on the first team were quarterback Geno Smith, wide receiver Austin, offensive lineman Don Barclay, defensive end Bruce Irvin, linebacker Najee Goode, defensive back Keith Tandy and return specialist Austin.

Second team selections were receiver Stedman Bailey, offensive lineman Joe Madsen and defensive back Eain Smith.

Connecticut had the second-highest number of selections with nine. West Virginia had the most first team and overall selections, while UConn and USF led with six secondteam honorees.

BIG EAST Scholar Athletes

Twenty-seven Mountaineers were named to the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete football team in February; players had to maintain at least a 3.0 overall grade point average to be eligible.

West Virginia has had the most players named to the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete football team in 14 of the last 18 years.

WVU selections were running back offensive lineman Don Barclay, offensive lineman John Bassler, offensive lineman Cole Bowers, offensive lineman Jeff Braun, inside receiver Dustin Brown, defensive back Nick Cadwell, linebacker Josh Contraguerro, defensive lineman Trevor Demko, offensive lineman Curtis Feigt, linebacker Troy Gloster, defensive back Lucas Henn, offensive lineman Nick Kindler, fullback Ricky Kovatch, fullback Matt Lindamood, running back Nate Majnaric, quarterback Paul Millard, punter Michael Molinari, wide receiver Ryan Nehlen, long snapper Cody Nutter, linebacker Kelvin Owusu, defensive lineman Ted Rietschlin, linebacker Doug Rigg, punter/kicker Corey Smith,

defensive back Keith Tandy, defensive back Wes Tonkery, inside receiver Tyler Urban and linebacker Casey Vance.

The Numbers From Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine

The West Virginia Mountaineers have been one of the best teams in college football in the last nine years.

West Virginia’s two-year win total (2010-11) of 19 ties for 18th-best in college football with Nebraska and Florida State.

West Virginia’s three-year win total (200911) of 28 wins is tied for 16th-best in college football with Utah, Nevada, Florida and Houston.

West Virginia’s four-year total (2008-11) of 37 wins ties for 18th-best, while WVU’s five-year victory total of 48 wins (2007-11) ties for 13th-best with Texas, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin and Missouri.

West Virginia’s six-year (2006-11) win total of 59 is 13th-best in college football, and its 70 victories in the last seven years (2005-11) ties with Wisconsin and Oregon for the 11th-best record. Over the past eight years (2004-11), the Mountaineers have won 78 football games for the 11th-best record in the country.

And finally, West Virginia’s has 86 wins in the last nine years (2003-11), which is the 12thbest mark in college football.

National Polls

West Virginia finished the 2011 season No. 17 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 18 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. The Mountaineers spent 13 of the 16 weeks during the season in the national polls. WVU has been ranked in the AP Top 25 final poll in seven of the past eight years.

In 2011, West Virginia began the season at No. 24 in the AP Poll and was receiving votes in the Coaches’ Poll. The Mountaineers moved up to as high as No. 11 in the AP and in a tie for No. 14 in the Coaches’ Poll on Oct. 16, before losing at Syracuse on Oct. 21. After losing to Louisville on Nov. 5, WVU fell out of both polls.

The Mountaineers re-entered the coaches’ poll tied for No. 23 on Nov. 13 after winning 24-21 at No. 18 Cincinnati. After the Pitt win on Nov. 25, WVU re-entered the AP Poll at 22 and climbed up to No. 20 in the Coaches’ Poll.

Since 2002, West Virginia has been ranked in the Top 25 for 96 weeks, including 33 weeks in the Top 10.

For Starters

In 2011, the Mountaineers had a total of 43 players with at least one game of starting experience.

Tops on that list were senior offensive lineman Don Barclay (40), senior cornerback Keith Tandy (40), junior offensive lineman Joe Madsen (38) and senior defensive lineman Julian Miller (36).

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Seven Up

The Mountaineers posted their 47th season all-time with at least seven wins and 10th consecutive season with seven wins or more.

When WVU wins at least seven games in a season, the Mountaineers have gone to 18 straight bowl games.

Eight Ball

The 2011 season marked the 35th time West Virginia won at least eight games in a season, and the 19th time it has happened since 1980.

Five teams have won eight or more games for 10 straight years: Boise State, LSU, Oklahoma and Virginia Tech.

WVU has gone to bowl games in 26 of the 35 seasons that it has recorded at least eight wins.

Eight x Five

West Virginia had a 10-3 record in 2011, marking the 10th straight year that the Mountaineers have won at least eight games in a season.

Five schools have accomplished this feat: Boise State, LSU, Oklahoma and Virginia Tech.

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Nine is Fine

West Virginia’s 10 wins in 2011 marked the seventh year in a row that the Mountaineers have collected at least nine wins in a season.

WVU is just one of three schools to accomplish that feat, including Boise State and Virginia Tech. The Mountaineers posted 10 wins in 2011, nine wins for the three years prior (2008-10) and finished with 11 wins in each of the three seasons before (2005-07).

Total Offense

West Virginia finished with 400 or more yards of total offense in 10 of the 13 games during the 2011 season, collecting 500 or more yards six times and 600 or more yards once.

The Mountaineers finished with a seasonbest 643 yards against Bowling Green, had 589 yards against Clemson in the Orange Bowl, 541 yards against Connecticut and 533 yards against Norfolk State, LSU and Louisville.

WVU led the BIG EAST in total offense and was No. 15 nationally. The Mountaineers finished with 6,104 yards of total offense to break the school record of 5,998 yards set in 2006. WVU also averaged 469.5 yards of total offense per game, to break the school record of 465.9 set in 1988.

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Double-Figure Scoring Drives

West Virginia had 24 drives of 10 plays or more during the 2011 season, marking the most since the Mountaineers ground out 25 drives of 10 plays or more in 2001. In 2010, the Mountaineers had 14 drives of 10 plays or more, 11 drives in 2009, 10 drives in 2008, 17 in 2007, 16 in 2006, 17 in 2005 and 14 in 2004 and 2003 and 22 in 2002.

Double-Digit Wins

In WVU’s 10 victories in 2011, six came by a double-digit margin. In its 10 wins, WVU held a 19.6 point margin of victory and outscored its opponents by an average of 41.0 to 21.4.

The Mountaineers outgained their opponents, 463.0 - 336.7, an average of 126.9 yards per game.

Average Per Down

Here’s a breakdown of how the 2011 West Virginia offense operated on first, second, third and fourth down.

On first down, the Mountaineers ran a total of 437 plays and gained 2,816 yards for a 6.4 average. On second down, the Mountaineers ran 324 plays for 2,031 yards and a 6.3 average. On third down, the Mountaineers ran 180 plays for 1,159 yards and a 6.4 average gain. West Virginia tried 18 fourthdown plays in 2011, gaining 98 yards for a 5.4 average.

WVU’s touchdowns came 23 times on first down (13 rushing and 10 passing), 24 times on second down (9 rushing and 15 passing), eight times on third down (2 rushing, 6 passing) and two touchdowns on fourth down (1 rushing, 1 passing).

Offensive Analysis

Breaking down the West Virginia offensive numbers for the 2011 season, the Mountaineers ran a total of 959 plays, 417 coming on the ground and 542 through the air. The rushing game totaled 1,595 yards for an average of 3.8 yards per carry and 25 touchdowns.

The passing attack totaled 4,509 yards, 32 touchdowns and an average of 12.8 yards per completion.

Combine the two and the Mountaineers turned in 6,104 yards of total offense, and 57 offensive touchdowns for an average of 6.4 yards per play, and an average of 37.6 points per game.

Deeper analysis shows that the Mountaineer offense gained 91 first downs by the run and 187 via the pass. On average, West Virginia had 122.7 yards per game on the ground, 346.8 per game passing and 469.5 yards of total offense.

Non-Offensive Touchdowns

West Virginia scored six non-offensive touchdowns during the 2011 season, marking the most non-offensive touchdowns since the Mountaineers scored five in 2003. Tavon

Austin scored touchdowns on kickoff returns of 90 (USF) and 100 yards (Marshall), Pat Miller scored on a 52-yard interception return at USF, Terence Garvin scored on a 37-yard interception return at Maryland, Julian Miller recovered a fumble for a touchdown at Cincinnati and Darwin Cook returned a fumble 99 yards for a touchdown against Clemson in the Orange Bowl.

The two non-offensive touchdowns at USF marked the most in one game this season and the most since Lance Frazier scored on a 64-yard punt return, and Adam Jones returned a fumble 47 yards against Temple in 2003.

Scoring Offense

West Virginia scored 489 points during the 2011 season, an average of 37.6 per game. It ranked fourth on WVU’s single season points scored list.

The Mountaineers scored 30 or more points in nine games, 40 or more points in five games and 50 or more points in three games.

WVU scored a season-high 70 points against Clemson in the Orange Bowl and had 55 against Norfolk State and Bowling Green.

The Mountaineers led the BIG EAST Conference in scoring offense and were No. 13 nationally.

The Mountaineers outscored their opponents in every quarter but the first quarter.

WVU was outscored 115-82 in the first quarter, but held a 167-87 advantage in the second quarter, 131-62 in the third quarter and 109-84 in the fourth quarter.

West Virginia outscored its opponents, 249202, in the first half (19.2-15.5) and 240-146 in the second half (18.5-11.2).

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Hitting the Century Mark

West Virginia finished with 15 receiving performances of 100 yards or more during the 2011 season, marking the most amount of 100-yard receiving performances in a season in WVU history.

The Mountaineers’ 15 receiving efforts of 100 or more yards in 2011 passed last year’s season total (3). WVU had eight 100-yard receiving efforts in 1996, seven in 1993 and six in 1994 and 1998.

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Record Five Straight 100-Yard Receiving Performances West Virginia receiver Stedman Bailey set the school record with five consecutive games of 100 or more yards receiving during the 2011 season. Bailey first set the WVU record, becoming the first Mountaineer receiver to have 100 or more yards in three straight games, then four straight games and the streak then ended after five straight games.

He had eight receptions for 113 yards and a touchdown at Maryland, eight catches for 115 yards and a touchdown against LSU, 112 yards against Bowling Green, a careerhigh 178 yards on seven catches and two touchdowns against UConn and 130 yards on seven catches and a touchdown at Syracuse.

The streak was broken in the snow at Rutgers, where he had two catches for 51 yards and a touchdown. He collected his sixth 100-yard receiving performance of the season against Louisville, finishing with eight catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns and seventh at Cincinnati, when he totaled 104 yards on six catches and a touchdown.

For the season, he finished with seven 100yard receiving performances, also a school record.

BIG EAST Passer Surpasses 4,000 Yards Junior quarterback Geno Smith finished with 4,385 yards passing for the 2011 season.

He became the first 4,000-yard passer in WVU history and second in BIG EAST history.

That mark broke both the WVU singleseason record and the BIG EAST. The previous record was held by Louisville’s Brian Brohm, who finished with 4,024 yards in 2007.

of five 300-yards or more passing game to become WVU’s top 300-yard passer. He broke Louisville’s Brian Brohm’s 2007 BIG EAST record of seven.

Special Teams Player of the Year

Tavon Austin was a versatile member of the Mountaineer football squad as an inside receiver and punt and kick returner.

He finished with two kickoff returns for touchdowns in 2011, collecting a 100-yard return against Marshall in the season opener and a 90-yard return in the season finale at USF. His season-long punt return was 64 yards against Norfolk State.

Austin led the nation in all-purpose yards, totaling a single-season school record 2,574 yards and averaging 198 yards per game. He was No. 6 natioinally in punt returns (14.1) and No. 20 in kickoff returns (26.1).

He had six all-purpose performances of 200 yards or more, including a season-high 287 yards against LSU, 280 against Clemson, 271 against Louisville, 249 at Cincinnati, 243 at Maryland and 208 at USF. He also finished with 150 yards or more in all-purpose yardage in 10 games.

He had a career-high 287 all-purpose yards against LSU, finishing with 187 yards receiving on 11 catches and 100 kickoff return yards on six returns. That marked the most all-purpose yards since Steve Slaton had 345 all-purpose yards against Pitt in 2006.

Mountaineer Returns

West Virginia showed vast improvement in both its kickoff and punt return units in 2011.

WVU averaged 11.8 yards per punt return, No. 1 in the BIG EAST and No. 20 nationally.

The Mountaineers averaged 23.7 yards per kickoff return, ranking No. 3 in the BIG EAST and No. 26 in the nation.

Total Defense

The West Virginia defense gave up an average of 348.2 yards per game in total offense in 2011, 144.8 via the run and 203.5 through the air. The Mountaineers were No. 3 in the BIG EAST in total defense and No. 33 nationally.

WVU gave up 300 or less yards in five games and less than 400 yards in eight games.

The Mountaineers gave up a season-low 187 yards against Marshall and 217 yards against Bowling Green.

Tackles For Loss

The Mountaineer defense made 80 tackles in its opponents’ backfield in 2011, averaging 6.2 tackles for loss per game.

WVU had a season-high 13 backfield stops against Pitt, had nine against Louisville, eight against Norfolk State and seven against UConn, Marshall and at Cincinnati.

For the season, Bruce Irvin led the defense with 15 tackles for loss, Najee Goode had 14 tackles for loss and Julian Miller had 11.

Pass Defense

The West Virginia defense gave up 203.5 yards per game through the air during the 2011 season. The Mountaineers were No. 2 in the BIG EAST in both pass defense and pass efficiency defense and nationally were No. 35 in pass defense and No. 11 in pass efficiency defense.

WVU gave up 200 yards or less passing in six games and 250 yards or less in 12 games.

Smith Breaks Total Offense Record

Throwing for 300 or More Yards

Geno Smith threw for 300 or more yards twice before his junior season, finishing with 316 yards at Marshall and throwing for 352 yards against Rutgers.

In 2011, Smith threw for 300 or more yards eight times, setting both the WVU and the BIG EAST records.

Smith broke Marc Bulger’s 1998 record

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Geno Smith accumulated 4,352 yards of total offense for the year, which set the WVU record and the BIG EAST record.

Smith broke Marc Bulger’s record (3,515) to take over the top spot in WVU history and smashed Brohm’s 2007 record of 3,978 yards.

He was responsible for 33 touchdowns (31 passing, two rushing), setting WVU’s record and finishing in tie with Pitt’s Pete Gonzalez (1997) and Brohn for third in BIG EAST single season history. He broke Marc Bulger (1998) and Pat White’s (2006) record of 31 to take the No. 1 mark at WVU.

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2012 Spring Football outlook 2012 Changes in Conference, Defensive Staff and Scheme Presents Challenges In his first season as the head coach at West Virginia, all Dana Holgorsen did was lead his Mountaineer football program to a 10-win season, the BIG EAST Championship, an overwhelming Orange Bowl victory and a Top 20 national ranking. Now in year two, the bar has been set and expectations are raised.

Each year brings its own set of challenges. West Virginia becomes a member of the Big 12 Conference on July 1, thus presenting an upgraded league schedule, different opponents and extensive travel. The defense has a new staff and a new scheme.

The 3-3-5 stack, used at WVU since the early 2000’s, is out and a more traditional 3-4 is being implemented. The offense returns nine starters and seven are back on defense but building depth is always a constant.

“I like what we got coming back, but we just got to work a little harder to develop some depth and get better on all three sides,” Holgorsen said.

OFFENSE Heading into the spring, the offense returns nine starters, 17 letterwinners and three others players with at least one game of starting experience.

The WVU offense was one of only two teams in the nation to produce a 4,000-yard passer and a pair of 1,000-yard receivers. West Virginia set the school record with 6,104 yards of total offense, the first time finishing with more than 6,000 yards. The Mountaineers threw for 4,509 yards and 31 touchdowns, also school records, first time passing for more than 4,000 yards and tying the touchdown mark. WVU finished with 301 first downs for the year, another school record and scored the fourth-most points in a season, 486.

Starting left tackle Don Barclay and right guard Tyler Rader will have to be replaced. Receiver Brad Starks and inside receivers Devon Brown and Tyler Urban all are gone as well.

Barclay was a three-year starter and earned all-conference and All-America recognition as a senior, and Rader became a starter as a senior. Brown was the Mountaineers’ fourth-leading receiver with 29 catches for 404 yards and a touchdown, Urban finished with 20 catches for 226 yards and two touchdowns and Starks had 14 receptions for 174 yards and four touchdowns.

“Offensively, we have nine starters back, and it is going to make a lot more sense to us offensively now,” Holgorsen said.

“Having that many starters back, it is more about developing some depth and getting the starters a year better. Everything that we do makes sense. We got goals that we want to improve on obviously, but it is more about just getting these guys better at what they are doing.”

Quarterbacks Two-year starter Geno Smith returns for his final season as the Mountaineers’ signal caller. The Discover Orange Bowl MVP is coming off his best season and is considered not only one of the top quarterbacks in the nation but one of the top players.

Smith now has 19 wins as a starter. Last season, he completed a single-season school record 346-of-526 passes for 4,385 yards

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and 31 touchdowns. His 4,385 yards were the most passing yards by a Mountaineer or a BIG EAST quarterback in a season.

The first team All-BIG EAST honoree threw for 300 or more yards in eight games last season and 400 or more yards in four games, including a school-record 463 yards against LSU. He also threw for multiple-touchdowns in nine games.

Smith was No. 4 nationally in total passing yards, No. 5 in passing yards per game (337.31), No. 8 in total offense (334.7), No. 17 in passing efficiency and No. 23 in points responsible for (15.2).

Sophomore Paul Millard saw limited action as the backup last season, playing in four games. He completed 7-of-15 passes for 124 yards and a touchdown. Freshman Ford Childress, a much heralded passer from Houston, Texas, enrolled at WVU in January and is in the mix as well.

Running Back At the “B” running back, the top three backs return from last year, while two more were signed in February and will be added to the fold for the fall. Depth is a key issue for this position as was evidenced by the end of the 2011 season when only two running backs were available for the Orange Bowl.

Sophomore Dustin Garrison, the East Coast Athletic Conference Offensive Rookie of the Year, played in 12 games as a true freshman and started eight. He earned the starting nod against Bowling Green and held the job for the remainder of the season until missing the Orange Bowl with a knee injury. He will miss the entire spring season but will be available for preseason camp.

He ran for a season-high 291 yards and two touchdowns against Bowling Green.

He led the squad in rushing with 136 carries for 742 yards and six touchdowns. He also was the team’s fifth-leading receiver with 24 catches for 201 yards with a long reception of 36 yards.

With Garrison out for the spring with the knee injury, Andrew Buie and Shawne Alston will handle the bulk of the carries.

Senior Alston played in 11 games and collected 416 yards on 97 carries and a team-leading 12 rushing touchdowns. He had a career-high 110 yards on 14 carries at Rutgers in treacherous, snoy conditions and scored two touchdowns. He scored two or more touchdowns in five games last season.

Sophomore Buie earned the starting job when the season started and finished with 51 carries for 172 yards and a touchdown. He registered a season-high 51 yards on seven carries and a touchdown at Maryland and finished with 45 yards against Clemson.

At the “A” back position, veterans Ryan Clarke and Matt Lindamood return for their final seasons. Both are big backs who are good blockers at the point of attack.

Offensive Line Three starters from last year’s offensive line are back this season, along with veteran redshirt senior Josh Jenkins to give four starters returning this spring. The offensive line returns 65 percent of the snaps and 62 percent of the starts from last season.

Redshirt seniors Joe Madsen, Jeff Braun and Josh Jenkins are three with the most games played and starts. Madsen has started

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GENO SMITH all 38 games in which he played, Braun has played in 37 games and started 26 and Jenkins has played in 29 games and started 24. Redshirt junior Pat Eger has played in 16 games and started 12, redshirt sophomore Quinton Spain has played in 13 games and started one and redshirt junior Curtis Feigt has played in six games and started one.

Madsen, one of the best centers in the nation, earned All-BIG EAST honors last year and led the team in knockdowns with 55.

Braun, a two-year starter, returns for his final season at right guard. He played left guard last year when he was moved because of Jenkins’ season-ending knee injury. He was used on 912 snaps, only allowed one sack the entire season and had 52 knockdowns, second-best on the squad.

Jenkins, a two-year starter, returns to action at left guard after redshirting last year. He sustained a knee injury during the spring game and was forced to miss the entire season. As a junior, he was an all-conference performer and led the team in thunderbolt blocks (7) and third in knockdowns (42).

Eger earned the starting job at right tackle during the preseason and finished with 12 starts. He saw action on 880 plays and finished with 24 knockdowns.

Spain, who will start the spring as the starter at left tackle, showed a lot of improvement as the season progressed, earning more playing time and a start at USF. He saw action in 329 plays for the season, including seeing action in a season high 44 plays against Connecticut and 36 at Rutgers.

Redshirt freshmen Marquis Lucas (LT), Brandon Jackson (LG), Russell Haughton-James (RG), along with Feigt (RT) and redshirt senior John Bassler (C) look to break into the rotation. Feigt saw action in six games in 2011, including earning a start at USF.

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Receivers This area is talented, experienced and explosive once again this season. Record-setters Tavon Austin and Stedman Bailey, along with Ivan McCartney and J.D. Woods are returning starters and playmakers for the Mountaineer offense. Senior Ryan Nehlen, redshirt freshmen K.J. Myers, Dante Campbell and Cody Clay, along with true freshman Jordan Thompson look to add to the mix.

Austin was No. 8 nationally in receptions per game and No. 23 in receiving yards per game, while Bailey was No. 13 in receiving yards per game. This season, Bailey will line up on the outside on one side of the field, and Austin will be the inside receiver on the other.

Austin, a first team all-conference receiver, collected a schoolrecord 101 catches for 1,186 yards and eight touchdowns. He finished with 100 or more yards in five contests last year and had career-high 187 yards against LSU and collected double figure receptions in four games. He had a record-setting performance at the Orange Bowl with 12 catches for 123 yards and four touchdowns.

Bailey, an all-conference performer as well, collected a school-record 1,279 yards and tied the school record with 12 touchdowns. He also set the school record for most 100-yard receiving performances in a season with seven and with fivestraight. He had a career-high 178 yards on seven catches and two touchdowns against Connecticut.

McCartney is slated as the second outside receiver, returns after starting 10 games last year. He was the third-leading receiver on the team with 49 catches for 585 yards and three touchdowns.

He finished with two 100-yard receiving performances, including a career-high 131 yards on six receptions against Connecticut.

Senior Ryan Nehlen played in all 13 games last year and looks to have a breakout season in his final year.

Moving from the outside and filling the other inside receiver spot will be redshirt senior J.D. Woods. He showed a lot of improvement as the season progressed and was one of the starting receivers over the last few games. He finished with seven catches for 67 yards and a touchdown, including 38 yards on four catches at USF.

DEFENSE Heading into the spring, the defense returns seven starters, 17 letterwinners and five others players with at least one game of starting experience.

“Defensively, it is going to be more like we were offensively last year,” Holgorsen said. “It is new coaches, a new scheme and it is kind of a fresh start for a whole bunch of defensive players. Last year, we didn’t have any starters offensively. We took everybody, we re-evaluated them and we ended up getting some guys that hadn’t played in the past like Ryan Nehlen, Willie Millhouse and Tyler Rader and some guys like that and gave them a fresh start.

We kind of want that same thing to happen to us defensively.

Everybody’s slate has been wiped clean, and they can get out there and show these new guys what they got.

The WVU defense showed improvement over the course of last season as the players gained more experience. The Mountaineers were No. 11 nationally in pass efficiency defense, No. 29 in sacks, No. 33 in total defense, first down defense and third-down defense, No. 35 in pass defense, No. 47 in tackles for loss, No. 55 in rushing defense and No. 61 in scoring defense.

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However, the defense lost five of the team’s top defensive playmakers from last season, Bruce Irvin and Julian Miller off the defensive line, Najee Goode from the linebacker unit and Keith Tandy and Eain Smith from the secondary.

Irvin, who earned All-America honors, and Miller finished their WVU careers as two of the top five defensive players in school history in sacks and tackles for loss. Miller completed his career No. 2 in sacks (27.5) and tackles for loss (42.5), while Irvin was No. 4 in sacks (22.5) and No. 7 in tackles for loss (29). Goode, a first team All-BIG EAST performer finished with 157 tackles, eight sacks, 22.5 tackles for loss and seven pass breakups, and Smith, a second team selection, tallied 155 tackles and 10 pass breakups. Tandy, a two-time first team honoree and All-America honoree as a junior, finished his career in the school’s Top 10 in interceptions (13) and was tied for No. 6 in pass breakups (24).

Defensive Line Two of the three starters from last year return in Jorge Wright and Will Clarke. A starter at tackle has to be identified this spring and depth along the entire line has to be established. Trevor Demko, J.B. Lageman and Shaq Rowell have seen limited action and will have a chance this spring to move up the depth chart.

Redshirt sophomores Derrick Bryant and Ted Rietschlin, redshirt freshman Kyle Rose and true freshman Imarjaye Albury will look compete for time.

Wright, who has played in 34 games and started 13, returns as the starter at nose tackle. He finished with 38 tackles, including 21 unassisted tackles, 1.5 sacks and 3.5 tackles for loss. He had a season-high five tackles at Rutgers and against Louisville.

Clarke, who started 11 games last season at defensive end as a redshirt sophomore, returns as the starter for the second year. He collected 34 tackles, including 19 solo stops, two sacks, five tackles for loss and a pass breakup. He finished with a season high nine tackles, including eight solo tackles and a tackle for loss at USF and had a sack at Rutgers and against Clemson in the Orange Bowl.

Lageman has seen action in 11 games in his WVU career. Last year, he played in seven games and finished with four tackles.

Rowell played in 10 games and collected eight tackles and Demko played in four games and assisted on three tackles.

Linebackers West Virginia used three linebackers in their past schemes but now will need to add a fourth one to its 3-4 alignment. The Sam and Will linebackers positions will be inside, and the Buck and Star will be the outside positions. The players from last year’s Mike linebacker position will be at the Sam linebacker, the Sam from last year is now the Will, the Will is now the Buck and the spur safety position has been relocated to the Star linebacker position.

Jared Barber, Josh Francis, Doug Rigg and Jewone Snow all return with starting experience and Tyler Anderson, Troy Gloster, Donovan Miles and Taige Redman all have game experience.

Starting with the outside backer positions, Jewone Snow is the starter at the Buck linebacker position. He had offseason surgery on both shoulders and will miss the entire spring. He compiled 42 tackles , 1.5 sacks, two tackles for loss and returned a fumble 83 yards. He registered seven or more tackles in five games, including nine tackles against Bowling Green and eight at Syracuse and at Rutgers.

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Francis played in eight games and compiled nine tackles, including seven solo stops, and Anderson played in all 13 games and recorded 17 tackles, including four tackles for loss.

At the Star linebacker, Terence Garvin, who has played in 34 games and is a two-year starter, along with redshirt sophomore Wes Tonkery and true sophomore Shaq Petteway who will play at that position.

Garvin started in all 11 games in which he played last year as a junior and was the team’s fourth-leading tackler with 72 tackles, including 43 unassisted, 3.5 sacks, 5.5 tackles for loss, three pass breakups and two interceptions. He had seven or more tackles in four games and had a career-high 14 tackles, including nine solo stops and a tackle for loss against Pitt. He hurt his knee at USF, had surgery in December and will miss the entire spring.

Tonkery played in nine games and finished with four solo tackles, including one for loss. He replaced Garvin as the starter against Clemson. Petteway played in 12 games and registered eight tackles, including five unassisted.

Moving inside to Sam linebacker, Barber is slated to start at the beginning of spring. He played in 12 games last year and started the final two. He finished with 23 tackles, including 13 unassisted stops, two tackles for loss and three pass breakups. He had a season high six tackles, including five solo stops and a tackle for loss against Clemson in the Orange Bowl. He also had four tackles against Pitt and three against Norfolk State and at Cincinnati.

Miles played in 12 games and finished with 10 tackles, while Redman saw action in all 13 games and collected two tackles.

At the Will, Rigg is a starter for the second year. He played in 11 games last year and finished with 30 tackles, one sack, four tackles for loss, a forced fumble and recovered a fumble. He registered a game high nine tackles against LSU and had four tackles, including a sack at USF. He recovered a fumble at USF that started the game-winning drive, and forced a fumble against Clemson that led to a 99-yard return for a touchdown to change the game.

Gloster saw limited action in his first year on the field, and Bruce redshirted last season.

Defensive Secondary Travis Bell (FS), Darwin Cook (SS), Brodrick Jenkins (FCB) and Pat Miller (BCB) are slotted to start in the secondary this spring, and all have starting experience. Ishmael Banks, Matt Moro and Avery Williams have seen action.

At strong safety, Cook returns after starting at boundary safety last year. He has seen action in 26 games and started 13. He had a solid sophomore season, finishing second on the team in tackles with 85, including 51 solo stops, four pass breakups, two interceptions and two fumble recoveries, including a game-changing 99yard return for a score in the Orange Bowl. He had double figure tackles in three games.

Adding depth behind Cook are true freshmen Karl Joseph and Sean Walters and junior William Marable.

At free safety, Bell played in 11 games and started one. He finished with 10 tackles, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble.

He collected a season-high six tackles and had a pass breakup at Cincinnati in his first career start.

Moro was used primarily on special teams but did see action on defense. He played in seven games and finished with six tackles. Banks played in all 13 games, added depth at left cornerback

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and was used on passing downs in nickel situations. He finished with 11 tackles, including nine solo stops and had a season-high three tackles against LSU. At field corner, Jenkins added depth last year and was used in passing downs. He showed improvement during the year and took over the starting job toward the end of last season. He finished with 27 tackles, including 22 unassisted, two tackles for loss, two interceptions and had eight pass breakups. He had a season-high six tackles, including five solo stops at Cincinnati, two interceptions at Rutgers and five solo tackles against Clemson.

Williams and Lawrence Smith will battle for the backup position.

At boundary cornerback, Miller played in 13 games and started nine last year. He enters the spring as the starter. He was the team’s fifth-leading tackler with 66 tackles, including 50 unassisted tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions and three pass breakups. He had a season-high 11 tackles at Maryland, including a tackle for loss and registered an interception in each of the last two games, including returning one 52 yards for a touchdown at USF. Redshirt freshman Terrell Chestnut and redshirt senior Cecil Level, who saw action on special teams last year will battle for playing time as backups.

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SCHEDULE The 2012 schedule will present a more difficult challenge as changes in conferences bring a higher level of competition. The Mountaineers open the season with non-conference matchups at home with Marshall and Maryland and a neutral site contest with James Madison at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. WVU plays its first-ever Big 12 game on Sept. 29 against Baylor at home and face Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma and TCU at Milan Puskar Stadium. The Mountaineers travel to Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas Tech.

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SPECIAL TEAMS Last year’s special teams’ return units showed a lot of improvement from the previous year. The coverage units, punting and field goal teams showed signs of outstanding play at times but lacked consistency. This spring will be used to identify a long snapper, work on technique, tighten up coverage schemes and build depth at each position.

“I am excited about the specialists we have returning,” Holgorsen said “Tavon is a returning All-American guy. Tyler (Bitancurt) has won some games around here for us. Corey (Smith) needs to work on some consistency, but he pretty much won the Pitt game for us.”

The Mountaineer return units were ranked among the best in the nation, the punt return unit at No. 20 nationally and kickoff return at No. 26.

Austin, an All-American return specialist, comes back for his final season after leading the nation in all-purpose yards (198.0). He was ranked No. 6 nationally in punt returns, averaging 14.1 yards per return, and No. 20 in kickoff returns, averaging 26.1 yards per return. He returned two kickoffs for touchdowns, a 100-yard return against Marshall and a 90-yarder at USF. Austin had a season-long 64 yard punt return against Norfolk State.

Bailey also will return kickoffs. He returned four kickoffs for 67 yards last year with a long of 26 yards. Brodrick Jenkins saw action at both return positions last year and will be looked at this spring.

Tyler Bitancurt returns for his final season after connecting on 16-of-22 field goals and 61-of-63 extra point attempts. He finished with double-figure scoring games seven times, including hitting a bowl record 10-of-10 extra point attempts against Clemson in the Orange Bowl. He hit a season-long field goal of 45 yards against Bowling Green and hit the game winner with no time left at USF.

Bitancurt and Smith handled kickoffs last season and do so again this season. Michael Molinari was the team’s holder, and a replacement at long snapper has to be established. Redshirt sophomore Jerry Cooper will be evaluated this spring and John DePalma, a highly rated prospect from Georgia, was signed in

March and will be with the team in the summer.

Smith and Molinari will compete for the punting duties. Smith was the punter for the first five games, then Molinari was inserted for the Connecticut game and held the position until the Pitt game, when he was replaced by Smith, who did the job until the end of the season. Smith punted 26 times, averaged 39.7 average, had a long of 62 yards, finished with nine punts of 50 yards or more and placed six inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. He was named the BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Week for the Pitt game, averaging 57.2 yards per punt and placed two inside the Pitt 20-yard line. Molinari had 30 punts for a 37.2 average, had a long of 58 yards and placed 11 inside the opponent’s 20-yard line.

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Depth Chart

OFFENSE Pos. No. Name

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

GP GS CGS

WR (X) 3

19

Stedman Bailey K.J. Myers

5-10 6-2

193 201

r-Jr. r-Fr.

26 0

22 0

13 0

IR (H) 81

10

J.D. Woods Jordan Thompson

6-1 5-7

189 159

r-Sr. Fr.

26 0

6 0

2 0

Naples, Fla. Katy, Texas

LT

67 78 79

Quinton Spain Marquis Lucas Nick Kindler

6-5 6-4 6-6

335 317 298

r-So. r-Fr. r-Jr.

13 0 13

1 0 0

0 0 0

Petersburg, Va. Miami, Fla. Camp Hill, Pa.

LG

77 70

Josh Jenkins Brandon Jackson

6-4 6-3

291 326

r-Sr. r-Fr.

27 0

22 0

8 0

Parkersburg, W.Va. Euclid, Ohio

C

74 60

Joe Madsen John Bassler

6-4 6-4

310 308

r-Sr. r-Sr.

38 25

38 0

38 0

Chardron, Ohio New Windsor, Md.

57 RG

73

Jeff Braun Russell Haugton-James

6-4 6-5

321 316

r-Sr. r-Fr.

37 0

26 0

26 0

Westminster, Md. Plantation, Fla.

RT

Pat Eger Curtis Feigt

6-6 6-7

301 316

r-Jr. r-Jr.

16 6

12 1

1 0

Clairton, Pa. Berlin, Germany

IR (Y) 1

82

88

Tavon Austin Dante Campbell Cody Clay

5-9 6-4 6-3

174 215 251

Sr. r-Fr. r-Fr.

40 0 0

27 0 0

3 0 0

Baltimore, Md. Clermont, Fla. Alum Creek, W.Va.

WR (Z) 5

80

24

Ivan McCartney Ryan Nehlen Matt Shull

6-2 6-3 6-4

182 205 215

Jr. r-Sr. r-Fr.

25 21 0

10 1 0

0 0 0

Miami, Fla. Morgantown, W.Va. Uniontown, Pa.

QB

Geno Smith Paul Millard Ford Childress

6-3 6-2 6-5

214 221 224

Sr. So. Fr.

31 4 0

26 0 0

76 62

12 14 7

Hometown Miami, Fla. Jacksonville, Fla.

26 Miami, Fla. 0 Flower Mound, Texas 0 Houston, Texas

RB (B) 32

38

33

35

Ryan Clarke Matt Lindamood Nate Majnaric Anthony Gutta

6-0 6-0 6-0 5-10

231 230 228 233

r-Sr. r-Sr. r-Jr. r-Fr.

37 35 0 0

10 2 0 0

2 0 0 0

Glen Burnie, Md. Parkersburg, W.Va. Akron, Ohio Morgantown, W.Va.

RB (A) 20

13

29

34

25

Shawne Alston Andrew Buie Dustin Garrison J.D. Izon Pete Miller

5-11 5-9 5-9 5-10 5-7

235 187 166 174 181

Sr. So. So. r-Fr. r-Sr.

28 11 12 0 0

1 2 8 0 0

1 0 7 0 0

Hampton, Va. Jacksonville, Fla. Pearland, Texas Severn, Md. Fairfax, Va.

Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

Defense Pos. No. Name DT

91 93 96

J.B. Lageman Kyle Rose Derrick Bryant

NT

99 90 94

Jorge Wright Shaq Rowell Imarjaye Albury

DE

98 92 89

Will Clarke Trevor Demko Ted Rietschlin

BUCK

272 270 272

r-Sr. r-Fr. r-So.

6-2 6-4 6-0

289 300 292

6-6 6-6 6-6

56 17 53 59

SAM

Hometown

PK 40 Tyler Bitancurt, Springfield, Va. Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS

6-1 203 r-Sr. 39 0 0

44 Corey Smith, Inwood, W.Va.

Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS 6-0 211 r-Sr. 26 0 0

P 44 Corey Smith, Inwood, W.Va.

Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS

6-0 211 r-Sr. 26 0 0

46

11 0 0

0 0 0

0 0 0

Huntington, W.Va. Centerville, Ohio Columbus, Ohio

r-Sr. r-Jr. Fr.

34 10 0

13 0 0

1 0 0

Miami, Fla. Maple Heights, Ohio Miami, Fla.

269 256 270

r-Jr. r-So. r-So.

17 4 0

11 0 0

2 0 0

Pittsburgh, Pa. Kulpmont, Pa. Crestline, Ohio

Jewone Snow 6-1 Josh Francis 6-1 Tyler Anderson 6-2 Chidoziem Ezemma 6-2

245 221 244 221

r-So. Sr. r-Jr. r-Jr.

11 8 26 0

7 1 0 0

0 0 0 0

Canton, Ohio Scranton, Pa. Morgantown, W.Va. Pomona, N.Y.

33 42 50

Jared Barber Donovan Miles Taige Redman

6-0 6-1 6-1

230 241 228

So. r-Sr. r-Jr.

12 16 13

2 0 0

2 0 0

Mocksville, N.C. Stafford, Va. Keyser, W.Va.

WILL

47 49 31

Doug Rigg Troy Gloster Isaiah Bruce

6-0 5-11 6-1

242 230 226

Jr. r-So. r-Fr.

24 10 0

9 0 0

2 0 0

Oradell, N.J. Germantown, Md. Jacksonville, Fla.

H 46

STAR

28 37 36 35

Terence Garvin Wes Tonkery Shaq Petteway Nick Kwiatkoski

6-3 6-2 6-0 6-2

223 214 222 226

Sr. r-So. So. r-Fr.

34 9 12 0

24 1 0 0

24 1 0 0

Baltimore, Md. Shinnston, W.Va. Steubenville, Ohio Bethel Park, Pa.

FCB

23 22 15 12

Brodrick Jenkins Avery Williams Lawrence Smith Mikal Mayo

5-10 5-11 5-9 5-10

184 181 182 178

r-Jr. So. r-Sr. r-Fr.

26 5 16 0

4 0 0 0

3 0 0 0

Ft. Myers, Fla. Washington, D.C. Miami, Fla. Baltimore, Md.

FS

26 46 34

Travis Bell Matt Moro Ishmael Banks

6-2 6-0 6-0

201 192 184

Jr. Sr. r-So.

24 7 13

1 0 0

0 0 0

Belle Glade, Fla. Miami, Fla. Richmond, Va.

SS

25 18 34

Darwin Cook Karl Joseph William Marable

5-11 5-10 6-0

204 196 198

r-Jr. Fr. r-Sr.

26 0 6

13 0 0

13 0 0

Cleveland, Ohio Orlando, Fla. Beach, Va.

BCB

6 16 20 19

Pat Miller Terrell Chestnut Cecil Level Anthony Vecchio

6-3 6-4 6-4

GP GS CGS

Special Teams

5-10 5-11 5-10 5-9

191 185 186 182

Sr. r-Fr. r-Sr. r-So.

35 0 13 0

11 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Birmingham, Ala. Pottstown, Pa. Fayetteville, Ga. Morgantown, W.Va.

Michael Molinari, Parkersburg, W.Va. Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

GP

GS

6-2

198

r-So.

13

0

CGS

0

KO 44 Corey Smith, Inwood, W.Va.

Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS

6-0 211 r-Sr. 26 0 0

40 Tyler Bitancurt , Springfield, Va.

Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS 6-1 203 r-Sr. 39 0 0

LSN 42 Jerry Cooper, North Port, Fla.

Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS 5-11 216 r-So. 0 0 0

PR 1

Michael Molinari, Parkersburg, W.Va. Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

GP

GS

6-2

198

r-So.

13

0

CGS

0

Tavon Austin, Baltimore, Md. Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

GP

GS

5-9

174

Sr.

40

27

CGS

0

23 Brodrick Jenkins, Ft. Myers, Fla.

Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS 5-10 184 r-So. 26 4 0

KR 1

3

Tavon Austin, Baltimore, Md. Ht.

Wt.

Cl.

GP

GS

5-9

174

Sr.

40

27

CGS

0

Stedman Bailey, Miami, Fla. Ht.

Wt.

5-10 193

Cl.

GP

GS

r-Jr.

26

22

CGS

0

Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Last School/HS/JC

14 Nana Agyire

DB 6-0 191 r-Fr.

94 Imarjaye Albury

DL 6-0 292 Fr.

Hometown

18 Karl Joseph

DB 5-10 196 Fr.

Northwestern

Miami, Fla.

79 Nick Kindler 6

20 Shawne Alston

RB 5-11 235 Sr.

Phoebus

Hampton, Va.

LB 6-2 244 r-Jr.

Morgantown

Morgantown, W.Va.

17 Connor Arlia

IR 5-11 187 r-Fr.

Weirton Madonna

Weirton, W.Va.

1 Tavon Austin

IR 5-9 174 Sr.

Dunbar

Baltimore, Md.

3 Stedman Bailey

WR 5-10 193 r-Jr.

Miramar

Miramar, Fla.

4 Ishmael Banks

DB 6-0 184 r-So.

Hargrave Military

Richmond, Va.

33 Jared Barber

LB 6-0 230 So.

Davie

Mocksville, N.C.

Francis Scott Key

New Windsor, Md.

Glades Central

Belle Glade, Fla.

6-1 203 r-Sr.

West Springfield

Springfield, Va.

60 John Bassler

OL 6-4 308 r-Sr. DB 6-2 201 Jr.

40 Tyler Bitancurt

K

Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Last School/HS/JC

Chevy Chase, Md.

53 Tyler Anderson

26 Travis Bell

No. Name

Bethesda

Hometown

Edgewater

Orlando, Fla.

OL 6-6 298 r-Jr.

Trinity

Camp Hill, Pa.

Rob Kressler

WR 5-11 209 r-Jr.

Saucon Valley

Bethlehem, Pa.

35 Nick Kwiatkoski

LB 6-2 226 r-Fr.

Bethel Park

Bethel Park, Pa.

91 J.B. Lageman

DE 6-3 272 r-Sr.

Huntington

Huntington, W.Va.

20 Cecil Level

DB 5-10 186 r-Sr.

WVU Tech

Fayetteville, Ga.

38 Matt Lindamood

FB 6-0 230 r-Sr.

Parkersburg

Parkersburg, W.Va.

78 Marquis Lucas

OL 6-4 317 r-Fr.

Miami Central

Miami, Fla.

74 Joe Madsen

OL 6-4 310 r-Sr.

Chardon

Chardon, Ohio

33 Nate Majnaric

RB 6-0 228 r-Jr.

Green

Akron, Ohio

34 William Marable

DB 6-0 198 r-Sr.

Ellsworth CC

Virginia Beach, Va.

12 Mikal Mayo

DB 5-10 178 r-Fr.

Dunbar

Baltimore, Md.

72 Cole Bowers

OL 6-5 298 r-Jr.

Cabell Midland

Milton, W.Va.

5 Ivan McCartney

WR 6-2 182 Jr.

Miramar

Miramar, Fla.

57 Jeff Braun

OL 6-5 321 r-Sr.

Winters Mill

Westminster, Md.

42 Donovan Miles

LB 6-1 241 r-Sr.

Brooke Point

Stafford, Va.

23 Dustin Brown

IR 5-10 179 r-So.

Richwood

Craigsville, W.Va.

14 Paul Millard

QB 6-1 221 So.

Flower Mound

Flower Mound, Texas

31 Isaiah Bruce

LB 6-1 226 r-Fr.

Providence

Jacksonville, Fla.

6 Pat Miller

DB 5-11 191 Sr.

Hoover

Birmingham, Ala.

90 Derrick Bryant

DE 6-4 272 r-So.

Brookhaven

Columbus, Ohio

86 Pete Miller

IR 5-7 181 r-Sr.

Fairfax

Fairfax, Va.

13 Andrew Buie

RB 5-9 187 So.

Trinity Christian

Jacksonville, Fla.

H/K 6-2 198 r-So.

Parkersburg South

Parkersburg, W.Va.

40 Alex Burdette

DB 5-10 178 r-Fr.

Waccamaw

Pawleys Island, S.C.

7 Matt Moro

DB 6-0 192 Sr.

El Camino College

Miami, Fla.

39 Nick Cadwell

DB 5-9 192 r-Sr.

Heritage

Leesburg, Va.

19 KJ Myers

WR 6-2 201 r-Fr.

First Coast

Jacksonville, Fla.

82 Dante Campbell

WR 6-4 215 r-Fr.

East Ridge

Clermont, Fla.

80 Ryan Nehlen

WR 6-3 205 r-Sr.

University

Morgantown, W.Va.

16 Terrell Chestnut

DB 5-11 185 r-Fr.

Clarkstown South

Nyack, N.Y.

7 Ford Childress

QB 6-5 224 Fr.

Steubenville

Steubenville, Ohio

32 Ryan Clarke

Keyser

Keyser, W.Va.

98 Will Clarke

Crestview

Crestline, Ohio

46 Michael Molinari

Pottsgrove

Pottstown, Pa.

45 Kelvin Owusu

DL 6-2 240 r-Fr.

Houston Kinkaid

Houston, Texas

36 Shaq Petteway

LB 6-0 222 So.

RB 6-0 231 r-Sr.

DeMatha Catholic

Glen Burnie, Md.

50 Taige Redman

LB 6-1 228 r-Jr.

DE 6-6 269 r-Jr.

Allderdice

Pittsburgh, Pa.

89 Ted Rietschlin

DL 6-6 270 r-So.

88 Cody Clay

IR 6-3 251 r-Fr.

George Washington

Alum Creek, W.Va.

22 Vince Colaianni

WR 5-11 182 r-Fr.

Moon

Moon, Pa.

25 Darwin Cook

DB 5-11 204 r-Jr.

Shaw

Cleveland, Ohio

42 Jerry Cooper

LS 5-11 216 r-So.

North Port

North Port, Fla.

92 Trevor Demko

DE 6-6 256 r-So. Mount Caramel Area

Kulpmont, Pa.

76 Pat Eger

OL 6-6 301 r-Jr.

Thomas Jefferson

Clairton, Pa.

59 Chidoziem Ezemma

LB 6-2 221 r-Jr.

New Haven

Pomona, N.Y.

62 Curtis Feigt

OL 6-7 316 r-Jr. Mercersburg Academy

Berlin, Germany

17 Josh Francis

LB 6-1 221 Sr.

Lackawanna JC

Damascus, Md.

47 Doug Rigg

LB 6-0 242 Jr.

Bergen Catholic

Oradell, N.J.

93 Kyle Rose

DE 6-4 270 r-Fr.

Centerville

Centerville, Ohio

90 Shaq Rowell

DL 6-4 310 r-Jr.

Iowa Western CC

Maple Heights, Ohio

9 Ishmail Showell

DB 5-10 186 r-Fr.

Oakcrest

Mays Landing, N.J.

24 Matt Shull

WR 6-4 215 r-Fr.

Laurel Highlands

Uniontown, Pa.

44 Corey Smith

K/P 6-0 211 r-Sr.

Alabama

Inwood, W.Va.

12 Geno Smith

QB 6-3 214 Sr.

Miramar

Miami, Fla.

15 Lawrence Smith

DB 5-9 182 r-Sr.

William H. Turner

Miami, Fla.

56 Jewone Snow

LB 6-1 245 r-So.

Canton McKinley

Canton, Ohio

Petersburg

Petersburg, Va.

Katy

Katy, Texas

29 Dustin Garrison

RB 5-9 166 So.

Pearland

Pearland, Texas

67 Quinton Spain

OL 6-5 335 r-So.

28 Terence Garvin

LB 6-3 223 Sr.

Loyola Blakefield

Baltimore, Md.

10 Jordan Thompson

WR 5-7 159 Fr.

49 Troy Gloster

LB 5-11 230 r-So.

Good Counsel

Germantown, Md.

95 Ben Tomasek

DL 6-1 312 r-Fr.

St. Rita of Cascia

Chicago, Ill.

84 Terrence Gourdine

WR 6-0 195 r-So.

Miramar

Miami, Fla.

37 Wes Tonkery

LB 6-2 214 r-So.

Bridgeport

Shinnston, W.Va.

35 Anthony Gutta

RB 5-10 233 r-Fr.

Morgantown

Morgantown, W.Va.

44 Mack Van Gorder

DB 6-0 195 r-Fr.

North Hall

Gainesville, Ga.

73 Russell Haughton-James

OL

American Heritage

Plantation, Fla.

19 Anthony Vecchio

DB 5-9 182 r-So.

Morgantown

Morgantown, W.Va.

32 Lucas Henn

DB 6-0 208 r-So.

University

Morgantown, W.Va.

27 Sean Walters

DB 6-1 196 Fr.

Hallandale

Hallandale, Fla.

6-5 316

r-Fr.

34 J.D. Izon

RB 5-10 174 r-Fr. Archbishop Spalding

Severn, Md.

22 Avery Williams

DB 5-11 181 So.

Calvin Coolidge

Washington, D.C.

70 Brandon Jackson

OL 6-3 326 r-Fr.

St. Edward

Euclid, Ohio

81 J.D. Woods

IR 6-1 189 r-Sr.

Golden Gate

Naples, Fla.

23 Brodrick Jenkins

DB 5-10 186 r-Jr.

South Fort Myers

Fort Myers, Fla.

99 Jorge Wright

DL 6-2 289 r-Sr.

Dr. Krop

Miami, Fla.

77 Josh Jenkins

OL 6-4 291 r-Sr.

Parkersburg

Parkersburg, W.Va.

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2012 newcomers Imarjaye Albury, DT, 6-0, 292 Miami, Fla./Northwestern HS Coached by Billy Rolle at Northwestern High … helped lead Northwestern High to a 16-6 record as a two-year starter at defensive tackle … in 2011, finished with 45 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss and four sacks … helped Northwestern advance to the regional semifinals of the 2010 Florida 6A state playoffs ... named second team All-Miami Herald Dade Defense … invited to 2012 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl … played in the Nike South Florida All-Star Football Game for the Miami-Dade All-Stars … 2012 rivals.com No. 41 defensive tackle … 2012 Scout.com No. 74 defensive tackle … 2012 Tom Lemming Top Defensive Tackle … Miami Herald Miami-Dade County Top 25 Recruit … ranked as the No. 3 defensive lineman on Miami Herald Top Players by Position list … previously played at Carol City … Also offered by Cincinnati, Florida Atlantic, Kansas State, Kentucky, Louisville and Wake Forest.

Ford Childress, QB, 6-5, 224 Houston, Texas/Houston Kinkaid HS Coached by Steve Hill at Houston Kinkaid High … led team to a 20-1 record in two seasons as a starter, winning back-toback Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) championships in 2010 and 2011 … completed 184-of-292 passes for 3,171 yards and 41 touchdowns and only seven interceptions in 10 games as a senior, completing 63.01 percent of his passes … sixth in passing yards and second in touchdown passes in the Houston area … threw for 300 or more yards in six games and 400 or more yards in one game … completed 19-of-26 passes for 354 yards and seven touchdowns against Anahuac … threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns on 21-of-30 passing against Westbury Christian … threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two touchdowns on 21-of-37 passing for 357 yards against Second Baptist School … completed 13-of-15 passes for 322 yards and six touchdowns against Tulsa Holland Hall … threw for 376 yards and three touchdowns on 20-of-40 passing against Bellaire Episcopal … threw six touchdowns on 14-of-17 passing for 283 yards against Kipp Academy … completed 17-of-23 passes for 369 yards and seven touchdowns against Dallas Greenhill … threw for 447 yards and three touchdowns on 30-of-46 passing against Dallas St. Marks, with one rushing touchdown … finished 2010 season completing 177-of-307 passes for 2,658 yards, 25 touchdowns and 13 interceptions … threw for 300 or more yards in three games … Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 recruit … a two-time all-SPC first team quarterback … invited to the 2012 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl … ESPNU Top 150 … 2012 rivals.com No. 15 pro-style quarterback … 2012 rivals.com No. 37 Texas Preseason Top 100 … 2012 rivals.com No. 38 Texas Postseason Top 100 … 2012 Scout.com No. 25 quarterback … 2012 Tom Lemming Top ProStyle Quarterback … also offered by Arizona, Arizona State, Florida State and Oklahoma State.

Karl Joseph, S, 5-10, 196 Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS Coached by Zac Yarbrough at Edgewater High School … helped lead Edgewater to a 7-4 record as a senior … played for coach Bill Gierke as a junior and helped lead Edgewater to a 7-4 mark … finished 2011 with 126 tackles (97 solo), three sacks, four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, four blocked punts and two blocked field goals … registered 142

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tackles (109 solo) in 2010, to go along with 22 tackles for loss, nine sacks, three interceptions and three fumble recoveries … registered first team Orlando Sentinel all-Central Florida Defensive honors in 2011 … rated No. 7 on the Orlando Sentinel 2012 Central Florida Super60 … ranked No. 53 Miami Herald 2012 pre-spring Florida Top 101 … also was No. 48 Orlando Sentinel 2012 Florida Top 100 … 2012 rivals.com No. 31 safety … 2012 rivals.com No. 82 in the Florida Postseason Top 100 …

2012 Scout.com No. 37 safety … 2012 Tom Lemming Top Safety … also offered by Cincinnati, East Carolina, Illinois, Louisville, Memphis, Miami (Fla.), Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCF, USF and Virginia.

Jordan Thompson, WR, 5-7, 159 Katy, Texas/Katy HS Coached by Gary Joseph at Katy High … helped lead Katy to a 25-2 record as a two-year starter and to two District 19-5A conference championships … finished 2011 with 66 receptions and 1,117 yards receiving for an average of 17.8 yards per catch to go along with 17 touchdowns … ranked ninth in the Houston area in receiving yards and fifth in receiving touchdowns … had a touchdown reception in all but one game in 2011 … Houston Chronicle Texas Top 100 recruit … Houston Chronicle second team all-Greater Houston offense in 2011 … named the 19-5A all-District Special Teams Player of the Year, as well as unanimous first-team wide receiver and first-team return specialist in 2011 … earned 19-5A all-district second team wide receiver honors in 2010 … also named a two-time 19-5A all-district academic team member … finished with seven catches for 120 yards and two touchdowns against Galena Park North Shore … recorded five receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns against Alief Taylor … caught eight passes for 102 yards and one touchdown against Beaumont West Brook … set a school record with 217 yards on nine catches and three touchdowns against Houston Strake Jesuit … caught seven passes for 114 yards and three touchdowns against Katy Mayde Creek … also had touchdown receptions against Katy Seven Lakes, Katy Morton Ranch, Houston Memorial, Katy Taylor, Houston Madison, Houston Cypress Woods and La Porte … finished 2010 with 26 receptions for 384 yards and three touchdowns ... lost in the 2010 5A Division 2 state quarterfinals to current Mountaineer Dustin Garrison’s Pearland squad … also played baseball.

Sean Walters, S, 6-1, 196 Hallandale Beach, Fla./Hallandale HS Played one season for coach Dameon Jones at Hallandale High … recorded 89 tackles, 29 pass breakups and one interception in 2011 … Sun Sentinel honorable mention all-Broward County Class 5A-4A-3A-2A defense … ranked as the No. 5 safety on Miami Herald Top Players by Position list … played for the South Florida All-Stars in the 2011 Nike South Florida All-Star Game … invited to the FACA North-South All-Star Game … sat out junior season with ankle injury suffered in preseason game … previously was a two-year point guard for Boyd Anderson High … led squad to a 24-7 record in 2009-10 with 66 assists, 88 rebounds and 34 steals … Miami Herald honorable mention all-Broward County Class 6A-5A-4A guard … also offered by Minnesota and USF.

West Virginia University

2012 NEWCOMERS

2012 Signees Christian Brown, DL, 6-3, 290 Bridgeton, N.J./Bridgeton HS Played for coach Dave Ellen at Bridgeton High in 2011 … saw action in seven games, helping lead the team to a 6-4 record … finished the season with 35 tackles (14 solo, 21 assisted) and two sacks … recorded a season-high nine tackles against Holy Spirit … previously played two seasons at Dunbar High (Ft. Myers, Fla.) …as a junior, he finished with 40 tackles and three sacks … helped team finish with an 11-11-1 record during those two years … completed 2009 with 22 tackles (12 solo, 10 assisted), one sack and one forced fumble … three-star prospect according to rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com … ranked No. 38 defensive tackle in 2012 by rivals.com … No. 17 on the rivals.com 2012 New Jersey Postseason Top 30 list … also offered by Connecticut, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, Minnesota, NC State, Purdue, USF and UCF.

Roshard Burney, RB, 5-10, 205 Lake Park, Fla./Palm Beach Gardens HS Played two seasons for coach Chris Davis at Palm Beach Gardens High … team went a combined 14-8, with a 9-3 record in 2011 that included an appearance in the Florida 8A Regional Finals, falling to Miramar … led Palm Beach County in rushing yards with 2,000 yards on 284 carries with 19 touchdowns in 2011 … completed the 2010 season with 84 carries for 642 rushing yards and five touchdowns … rushed for 487 yards on 68 carries with three touchdowns in 2009 … 2011 Florida 8A first team all-state offense … 2011 Sun Sentinel Palm Beach County Class 8A-7A-6A Player of the Year … 2011 Sun Sentinel Palm Beach County first team offense … 2011 Palm Beach Post Large Schools Offensive Player of the Year … 2011 Palm Beach Post Large Schools first team offense … 2011 Palm Beach County Athletic Association first team offense … No. 6 Palm Beach Post Top 75 recruits … 2010 Palm Beach Post Class 6A second team offense … three-star prospect according to rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com … ranked No. 44 running back by rivals.com … No. 93 on the rivals.com Florida Postseason Top 100 … also offered by Cincinnati, Illinois, Memphis, Purdue, Rutgers and USF.

Torry Clayton, RB, 5-9, 195 Florida City, Fla./South Dade HS Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter for coach Greg Dentino at South Dade High … led team to a combined threeyear record of 26-10, including two appearances in the Florida 6A regional finals … finished 2011 as Miami-Dade County’s seventh leading rusher with 1,108 yards on 168 carries with 15 touchdowns … rushed for more than 200 yards in two games and over 100 yards in six games … registered four touchdowns and 221 rushing yards against Ferguson … ran for 144 yards and three touchdowns against Varela … scored two touchdowns with 202 yards rushing against Krop … ran for 151 yards and one touchdown against Killian … had two touchdowns and 141 rushing yards against Palmetto … ranked third in county in touchdowns (20) and seventh in rushing yards (1,142) on 170 rushes in 2010 … scampered for 405 yards with eight touchdowns on 87 rushes in 2009 … named 2011 Miami Herald all-Dade County first-team offense … played in the 2011 Nike South Florida All-Star game, finishing with six carries for 65 yards and two touchdowns … 2011 Florida 8A second team all-state offense …No. 9 on Miami Herald Top 25 Miami-Dade County

Mountaineer Football

2012 recruits … No. 2 running back on Miami Herald MiamiDade County Top Five players by position list … 2010 Miami Herald All-Dade 6A first team offense … three-star prospect according to rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com … ranked No. 33 running back by rivals.com … No. 70 on the rivals.com Florida Postseason Top 100 … 2012 Tom Lemming Top Running Back … also offered by Cincinnati, Illinois, UCF and Western Michigan.

Travares Copeland, WR, 6-0, 185 Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast HS Played two years at Westwood High before playing his senior season for coach Irvin Jones at Treasure Coast High … as a senior, he completed 78-of-144 passes for 1,096 yards and 13 touchdowns … ran for 497 yards and six touchdowns … selected first team all-area offense by the Palm Beach Post … named second team all-state as a utility player … selected to play wide receiver for the Palm Beach County-Treasure Coast All-Star Game … as a junior, he was named a first team all-area quarterback and a second team all-area utility player

by TCPalm … he completed 102-of-200 passes for 1,691 yards and 16 touchdowns … also ran for 344 yards and six scores … as a sophomore, threw for 1,866 yards, rushed for 407 yards and six touchdowns … selected third team all-state 3A … a first team all-area quarterback … a three-star prospect by rivals. com, Scout.com and ESPN.com … No. 28 athlete by rivals. com … No. 49 on Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100 … No. 53 on Florida’s Postseason Top 100 … also offered by Cincinnati, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan State, Pitt, Rutgers, USF, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest.

John DePalma, LS, 6-6, 235 Cumming, Ga./Pinecrest Academy Four-year starter for Coach Charles Wiggins at Pinecrest … saw action at tight end, defensive end and as a long snapper … an all-county tight end as a senior … at the 10th annual Rubio Long Snapping School, his 15-yard snap time was .69 … named to the “Top 12” senior long snappers by the Rubio Long Snapping and No. 15 overall nationally … … helped lead team to an 11-2 record and the region championship as a sophomore … four-year starter in basketball … was a two time all-region and all-county performer … scored more than 1,000 points in his career … member of the national honor society … named for the school’s Top Athlete Award … earned a spot on the High Honor Roll.

Kimlon “K.J.” Dillon, S, 6-2, 185 Apopka, Fla./Apopka HS Three-year starter for coach Rick Darlington at Apopka High … combined for a record of 30-9, including an appearance in the Florida 6A state championship game … finished 2011 with 45 tackles and three interceptions on defense, while leading the team with 422 yards on 20 receptions with one touchdown … also had 36 carries for 224 yards and two touchdowns … named a member of the 2011 Orlando Sentinel All-Central Florida second team defense … played in the 2011 Central Florida All-Star Game for the East Side … No. 56 on Orlando Sentinel 2012 Florida Top 100 … No. 10 on Orlando Sentinel 2012 Central Florida Super60 … three-star prospect according to rivals.com and ESPN.com … ranked No. 44 safety by rivals.com … also offered by Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa State, Kentucky, Louisville, Purdue, USF and UCF.

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Mark Glowinski, OL, 6-5, 290 Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Lackawanna College Two-year starter for coach Mark Duda at Lackawanna College … finished with a combined career record of 16-6, including a win in the 2010 Graphics Edge Bowl and an appearance in the 2011 Salt Lake City Bowl … helped anchor an offense that was ranked No. 23 nationally in 2011, averaging 388.36 yards per game … the rushing offense was ranked No. 6, averaging 239 rushing yards per game … team averaged 327.6 total yards and 138.5 rushing yards during the 2010 season … 2011 NJCAA second team All-American … previously played for GAR Memorial High (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.), leading the team a 26-8 record as three year, two-way starter … team averaged 331.5 rushing yards per game in 2009, 218.9 rushing yards per game in 2008 and 193.9 rushing yards per game in 2007 … three-star prospect according to rivals.com and Scout.com … also offered by Arkansas, Connecticut, East Carolina, Kansas State and NC State.

Jarrod Harper, S, 5-11, 200 Frostburg, Md. /Mountain Ridge HS Three year, two-way starter for coach Roy Devore at Mountain Ridge High … finished 2011 with a 9-2 record and appearance in the Maryland state playoffs … recorded 52 tackles, five tackles for loss, three interceptions, five fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles in 2011 … rushed for 1,334 yards on 187 carries, totaling 24 all-purpose touchdowns on offense … finished 2010 with 72 tackles, one tackle for loss, nine interceptions and one fumble recovery on defense, while recording 1,860 all-purpose yards, along with 18 touchdowns on offense … 2011 Maryland small school first team defense ... 2010 Maryland small school second team defense … 2011 Cumberland Times-News Co-Defensive Player of the Year … 2010 Cumberland Times-News first team defense and second team offense … 2010 Mineral Times Daily News-Tribune Player of the Year …

2009 Cumberland Times-News honorable mention offense …

Tom Lemming Top Safety … three-star prospect according to Scout.com.

Korey Harris, DL, 6-4, 230 St. Augustine, Fla./Bartram Trail HS Two-year starter for coach Darrell Sutherland at Bartram Trail High … finished career with a 19-6 record, including a 12-2 mark in 2011, advancing to the Florida 6A state semifinals … recorded 53 tackles (36 solo, 17 assisted) in 2011, along with 4.5 sacks and one pass breakup … made a season-high 10 tackles against Pace and had at least five tackles in six different games … finished 2010 with 45 tackles (34 solo, 11 assisted) and finished with eight sacks, including three sacks against Bishop Kenny to go with a season-high eight tackles … two-time member of The St. Augustine Record All-County squad, while also earning honorable mention honors on the 2011 Florida Times-Union All-First Coast team … three-star prospect according to rivals.com and ESPN.com … also offered by Cincinnati, NC State and Western Michigan.

Garrett Hope, LB, 6-3, 225 The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands HS Two-year starter and three-year letterwinner for coach Mark Schmid at The Woodlands High … led team to a record of 12-2 and appearance in the Texas 5A state quarterfinals in 2011 and 10-1record in 2010 … finished 2011 as team captain with 71 tackles, two forced fumbles, two passes defended, three sacks, 18 tackles for loss and seven quarterback hurries … recorded 67.5 tackles in 2010, along with two interceptions, three forced fumbles, 4.5 sacks, five tackles for loss and 13

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quarterback hurries … 2011 Houston Chronicle Top 100 recruit … 2011 second team Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston defense … Texas 5A honorable mention all-state in 2011 … named the 2011 District 14-5A Defensive Player of the Year … earned all-District 14-5A second team defensive honors in 2010 … three-star prospect according to rivals.com and Scout.com … also offered by Nevada, New Mexico, New Mexico State, Northwestern, UTEP and Wyoming.

Will Johnson, TE/WR, 6-6, 245 Maple Grove, Minn. /Osseo HS Two-year starter for coach Derrin Lamker at Osseo High … finished 2011 with a 9-2 record, while recording a 7-3 mark in 2010 … made 16 receptions for 199 yards and one touchdown in 2011 … scored three touchdowns on 14 receptions for 169 yards in 2010 … three-star prospect according to rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com … ranked No. 26 tight end by rivals. com … No. 5 on rivals.com Minnesota Postseason Top 10 … also offered by Auburn, Boston College, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas, Minnesota, Mississippi and UCF. Darreall “Dee” Joyner, WR, 5-11, 180 Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS Helped lead Miami Central High to a 13-1 record in 2011 under coach Telly Lockette … team finished No. 17 on the MaxPreps. com Xcellent 25 Rank, falling in the Florida 6A state championship ... recorded 28 receptions for 466 yards and five touchdowns in 2011 … had a season-high 131 yards on four receptions for three touchdowns in season opener against Booker T. Washington … 2011 Miami Herald all-Miami Dade County second team offense … played for the Miami-Dade squad in the Nike South Florida All-Star game … previously played for Fitzgerald High (Fitzgerald, Ga.) in 2010, making 42 receptions for 719 yards and nine touchdowns … 2010 Georgia second team all-state … 2010 honorable mention all-Middle Georgia … three-star prospect according to rivals.com and ESPN.com … also offered by Illinois, Minnesota and Wake Forest.

Eric Kinsey, DL, 6-3, 225 Miami, Fla./Miami Northwestern HS Played for coach Billy Rolle at Miami Northwestern HS … as a senior, he helped Northwestern finish with a 7-3 record … finished with 87 tackles, including 24 for loss, and 10 sacks as a senior … also forced five fumbles and had three fumble recoveries … named All-Dade County 8A-6A first team by the Miami Herald … No. 5 on Miami Herald Miami-Dade County Top 25 … No. 1 defensive lineman top players by position … No. 12 on the Miami Herald Top 101 players … played in the Nike South Florida All-Star Game … finished with 19 tackles for loss and had 14 sacks as a junior … No. 69 strong-side defensive end nationally … No. 179 recruit in state of Florida … 2010 Miami Herald All-Dade County honorable mention … also offered by Louisville, Nebraska, Ole Miss, USF and Vanderbilt.

Nana Kyeremeh (Ky-rum), CB, 5-11, 170 Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington HS Three-year starter for coach Scott Gordon at Thomas Worthington High … finished 2011 with 73 tackles, six interceptions that totaled 145 return yards and two touchdowns, four blocked punts with two being returned for touchdowns and two blocked extra points … registered four interceptions in 2010 and three interceptions in 2009 … earned a spot on the 2011 all-Ohio Division I second team defense … earned 2011 AllCentral District first team defense honors after being recognized as special mention in 2010 … two-time All-OCC Central Division first team honoree … 2011 Columbus Dispatch AllMetro first team defense … member of This Week’s 2011 Super

West Virginia University

2012 NEWCOMERS

25 first team defense … three-star prospect according to rivals. com, Scout.com and ESPN.com … ran that anchor leg of the 2011 2x200 meter Ohio state champion relay team … runs a 4.3 40-yard dash … also offered by Boston College, Northwestern and Vanderbilt.

Josh Lambert, K/P, 5-11, 190 Garland, Texas/Garland HS Two-year starter for coach Jeff Jordan at Garland High … helped team to a 16-7 record during that span, including a 105A District championship in 2011 … finished 2011, making 9-of16 field goals, including conversions from 47 yards, 48 yards and 51 yards … kicked 49-of-52 extra points and had 15 touchbacks on kickoffs … made 6-of-10 field goals in 2010, including the longest field goal in school history with a 53-yarder against Duncanville … also was successful from 47 yards and 51 yards … was a perfect 18-for-18 on extra points … split time as a punter, averaged 36 yards per punt on 11 punts for 391 yards … named a first team 10-5A All-District kicker in 2011 … 2011 Texas Nike Spring Camp semifinalist … 2012 Chris Sailer National Kicking Event Field Goal Last Man Standing champion, as well as being a finalist in the punting competition.

Sam Lebbie, LB, 6-2, 215 Washington, D.C./DeMatha HS Three-year starter for coaches Elijah Brooks and Bill McGregor at DeMatha High … finished career with a combined 26-9 record … finished 2011 with 79 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, eight sacks and seven forced fumbles … played in the 2011 Chesapeake Bowl, where he was named the rivals.com “Most Physical Player” … named to the 2011 Washington Post All-Metro first team defense … member of the 2011 Maryland Consensus all-state defense and Maryland big school first team defense … four-star prospect according to Scout.com and ESPN. com … three-star prospect on rivals.com … No. 23 on rivals. com Maryland Postseason Top 25 …No. 6 middle linebacker on Scout.com …Tom Lemming Top Inside Linebacker … also offered by Cincinnati, Illinois, Maryland, North Carolina, Rutgers and Vanderbilt.

Devonte Mathis, WR, 6-2, 210 Hollywood, Fla./Miramar HS Two-year starter for former Mountaineer Damon Cogdell at Miramar High … finished 13-1 in 2011, falling to Plant in the Florida 8A state championship … finished 2011 with 35 receptions for 552 yards and eight touchdowns … recorded five receptions for 86 yards and two touchdowns against West Broward … made three receptions for 115 yards and one touchdown against Palm Beach Gardens … spent 2010 between quarterback, running back and wide receiver … threw for 713 passing yards and seven touchdowns, while rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns … also caught 10 passes for 198 yards … represented the South Florida squad in the Nike South Florida All-Star game … named Miami Herald all-Broward County second-team offense … member of the 2011 Sun Sentinel Class 8A-7A-6A second team offense … No. 12 on Miami Herald Top 25 2012 recruit list … came in at No. 39 on Miami Herald 2012 PreSpring Florida Top 101 … ranked No. 44 on Orlando Sentinel 2012 Florida Top 100 … previous played for Carol City High …three-star prospect according to rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com … rivals.com No. 66 wide receiver … No. 67 on the rivals.com Florida Postseason Top 100 … also offered by Florida State, Louisville, Mississippi, Ohio State, USF, UCF and Wake Forest.

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Tony Matteo, OL, 6-5, 280 Clinton, Ohio/Manchester HS Played three seasons for coach Jim France at Manchester High … finished career without delivering a bad snap … went 7-4 in 2011, advancing to the Ohio Division IV regional quarterfinals … anchored a line that averaged 184.8 yards per game … graded out at 97 percent in blocking efficiency on a team that amassed more than 4,000 yards … helped lead team to a 12-1 record and a spot in the Ohio Division IV regional finals in 2010 … led an offensive line that paved the way for an average of 188.3 rushing yards per game … earned Division IV All-Ohio first team offense honors in 2011, after being named special mention in 2010 … two-time Northeastern Inland All-District first team offense and All-Pac 7 first team offense member … 2011 Cleveland Plain Dealer Offensive All-Star …

2011 Akron Beacon Journal Football All-Star … No. 20 on the 2011 Cleveland Plain Dealer Top 50 Northeast Ohio football players … served as a team captain and earned team MVP award in 2011, while being named the school’s top lineman in 2010 … three-star prospect according to rivals.com, Scout. com and 247sports.com … ranked No. 16 center by rivals.com … 2012 Tom Lemming Top Center … also offered by Cincinnati, Connecticut, and Pitt.

Deontay McManus, WR, 6-1, 209 Randallstown, Md./Dunbar HS Three-year two-way starter for coach Lawrence Smith at Dunbar High … appeared in three Maryland 1A state championship games, including back-to-back state championship wins in 2010 and 2011 … combined for a three-year record of 36-5 … made 40 receptions for 590 yards and six touchdowns in 2011 … made two receptions for 29 yards and had five carries for 63 yards and one touchdown in state championship game against Perryville … recorded 102 tackles in 2011, including 12 tackles in state championship game … had 25 receptions for 341 yards and five touchdowns in 2010, while making 88 tackles and four interceptions defensively … two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro first team defense … two-time Maryland consensus all-state defense … two-time Maryland small school first team defense … 2009 Maryland small school second team defense … played in the 2011 Chesapeake Bowl … finalist for the 2011 Under Armour All-America game … four-star prospect according to rivals.com, Scout.com and Prepstar.com … three-star prospect on ESPN.com … No. 169 on rivals.com Rivals250 …

No. 25 wide receiver on rivals.com … rivals.com No. 4 on Maryland Postseason Top 25 … Tom Lemming No. 18 wide receiver … also offered by Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Miami (Fla.), Michigan, NC State, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Penn State, Rutgers, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Brandon Napoleon, CB, 6-0, 175 Rahway, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep Two-year starter for coach Rich Hansen at St. Peter’s Prep … led team to a combined record of 16-6, including two appearances in the NJSIAA Non-Public Group 4 semifinals … went 81-for-144 for 1,218 and 11 touchdowns as a quarterback in 2011 … also rushed 79 times for 460 yards and two touchdowns, while also returning a kickoff … made two interceptions as a defensive back … played in the 2011 U.S. Marines Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl … 2011 HCIAL Red Division Co-Player of the Year … HCIAL Red Division first team all-conference offense in 2011 and third team all-conference offense in 2010 …

2011 All-Hudson County first team offense and 2010 All-Hudson County third team offense … three-star prospect according

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to rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com … No. 26 rivals.com New Jersey Postseason Top 30 … Tom Lemming Top Combo Quarterback … No. 17 cornerback according to Tom Lemming … son of former Mountaineer standout Eugene Napoleon … also offered by Arizona, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, North Carolina and Rutgers.

as a four-star prospect by Scout.com … three-star prospect according to ESPN.com and rivals.com … ranked No. 24 2012 guard by rivals.com … ranked No. 41 on rivals.com 2012 Ohio Postseason Top 60 … ranked No. 13 on Scout.com 2012 guards … 2012 Tom Lemming Top Guard … also offered by Illinois, Michigan State, Northwestern and Ohio State.

Noble Nwachukwu (nu-watch-ew-koo), DL, 6-2, 240 Wylie, Texas/Wylie HS Started two seasons for coach Bill Howard at Wylie High, leading the team to a 15-10 combined record as a starting defensive end … recorded 53 tackles, eight tackles for loss, four sacks, nine quarterback hurries and one forced fumble in 2011 … played first season of football in 2010, leading Wylie to the Texas 4A state semifinals with an 11-4 record … finished 2010 with 50 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, three sacks, 11 quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and three forced fumbles … twotime unanimous All-District 10-4A first team defense member … five-time Wylie News Player of the Week … one-time Dallas Morning News Player of the Week honor in 2010 … three-star prospect according to rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com … also offered by Houston, Iowa, Kansas, Memphis, New Mexico, Purdue, SMU and Texas Tech.

Adam Pankey, OL, 6-5, 324 Hamilton, Ohio/Hamilton HS Three-year starter for coach Bob Jacoby at Hamilton High … finished with a combined 13-18 record … team averaged 189 rushing yards in 2011 and a total of 236 yards per game … helped team to average 347 yards of total offense per game, including 306 rushing yards per game in 2010 … earned Division I All-Ohio third team offense honors in 2011 … Southwest All-District first team offense in 2011, after earning second team honors in 2010 …three-time All-Greater Miami first team offense member … three-star prospect according to rivals.com and Scout.com … No. 51 on rivals.com Ohio Postseason Top 60 …

2012 Tom Lemming Top Offensive Tackle … also offered by Illinois, Indiana, Louisville, Minnesota, NC State and Pitt.

Tyler Orlosky, OL, 6-4, 290, Cleveland, Ohio/St. Edward HS Played two seasons for coach Rick Finotti at St. Edward High … former high school teammate of Mountaineer offensive lineman Brandon Jackson … finished career grading out at 93 percent blocking efficiency and 72 pancake blocks … led team to an 8-4 record in 2011 and a trip to the Ohio Division I second round … recorded a 90 percent blocking efficiency with 38 pancake blocks … won the Ohio Division I state championship in 2010, finishing 15-0 and earning a No. 2 national ranking … in 2010, team averaged 268.1 rushing yards per game with three players over 900 yards rushing, while also averaging 115.8 passing yards per game … finished 2010 with a 96 percent blocking efficiency and 50 knockdown blocks … Division I All-Ohio special mention honors in 2011 … was named to the Division I All-Ohio second team offense in 2010 … two-time Northeastern Lakes All-District first team offense … two-time Cleveland Plain Dealer Offensive All-Star … No. 3 on the 2011 Cleveland Plain Dealer Top 50 Northeast Ohio football players … rated

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Devonte Robinson, WR, 6-1, 170 Delray Beach, Fla./Village Academy HS Three-year starter for coach Donald Hanna at Village Academy High … finished career 17-13, including an 8-3 mark in 2011 … led Palm Beach County with 950 receiving yards on 31 receptions and 30.6 yards per catch, while ranking No. 4 in touchdown receptions with 10 in 2011 … also recorded seven interceptions on defense … finished 2010 with 18 receptions for 534 yards and six touchdowns … average 29.6 yards per catch …member of the 2011 Florida 2A all-state first team offense … Palm Beach Post Small Schools first team offense ... 2011 Sun Sentinel Class 5A-4A-3A-2A first team defense … No. 11 on the Palm Beach Post Gametime Top 100 … invited to play in the 2011 Palm Beach County/Treasure Coast All-Star game and the 2011 Nike South Florida All-Star game … named 2010 Sun Sentinel Class 2A-2B-1A-1B honorable mention … threestar prospect according to rivals.com and ESPN.com … No. 78 wide receiver on rivals.com … rivals.com No. 84 on Florida Postseason Top 100 … also offered by Connecticut, Illinois, Michigan State, Minnesota, SMU, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest and Western Michigan.

West Virginia University

Dana Holgorsen Head Coach

West Virginia Coaching Highlights • Named FWAA First-Year Head Coach of the Year • Posted a 10-3 mark in his first season as head coach, only WVU coach to win 10 games in his first year • Led West Virginia to BIG EAST Championship and BCS win, first WVU coach to accomplish that feat • Earned national rankings in 13 of the 16 weeks for the season in both AP and USA Today Coaches Polls • Tied for fourth in wins among first-year head coaches nationally • One of seven coaches to take his program to a BCS Bowl in his first year as a head coach, and only one of three (Larry Coker, 2001; Chris Peterson, 2007) to win • Fourth WVU coach to make a bowl appearance and win in his first season (Bill Stewart, Dudley DeGroot, Marshall Glenn)

Holgorsen Year-By-Year

First-Year BCS Head Coaches

Year School

Position

2011 West Virginia

2010 Oklahoma State

2009 Houston

2008 Houston

2007 Texas Tech

2006 Texas Tech

2005 Texas Tech

2004 Texas Tech

2003 Texas Tech

2002 Texas Tech

2001 Texas Tech

2000 Texas Tech

1999 Wingate 1998 Mississippi

College 1997 Mississippi

College

1996 Mississippi

College 1995 Valdosta State

1994 Valdosta State

1993 Valdosta State

Holgorsen Totals -

Head Coach 10-3 Big East Champions Orange Bowl Champions Offensive Coordinator/QB’s 11-2 Alamo Bowl Champions Offensive Coordinator/QB’s 10-4 Armed Forces Bowl Offensive Coordinator/QB’s 8-5 Armed Forces Bowl Champions Co-Offensive Coordinator/IR’s 9-4 Gator Bowl Champions Co-Offensive Coordinator/IR’s 8-5 Insight.com Bowl Champions Co-Offensive Coordinator/IR’s 9-3 Cotton Bowl Inside Receivers 8-4 Holiday Bowl Champions Inside Receivers 8-5 Houston Bowl Champions Inside Receivers 9-5 Tangerine Bowl Champions Inside Receivers 7-5 Alamo Bowl Inside Receivers 7-6 Hall of Fame Bowl QB’s/Wide Receivers 3-8 QB’s/Wide Receivers / 4-6 Special Teams 8-2 QB’s/Wide Receivers / Special Teams

American Southwest Conference Champions QB’s/Wide Receivers / 4-8 Special Teams QB’s/Wide Receivers / 6-5 Special Teams QB’s/Wide Receivers / 11-2 Special Teams

NCAA II National Quarterfinalist QB’s/Wide Receivers / 8-3 Special Teams at West Virginia - 10-3 (one season) Overall - 10-3 (one season)

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Record

With West Virginia winning the three-way tie for the 2011 BIG EAST Conference championship with Louisville and Cincinnati, it earned its third BCS bowl appearance and first for coach Dana Holgorsen. He is one of seven coaches to earn a BCS bowl bid in their first year as a head coach, and one of three to win their bowl game.

• Three Mountaineer players earned seven All-America honors • WVU led the BIG EAST with 10 allconference honorees and had the Special Teams Player of the Year, Tavon Austin • WVU finished No. 6 nationally in passing offense, No. 13 in scoring offense and No. 15 in total offense • The Mountaineer offense ranked No. 67 in total offense in 2010, the year before Holgorsen arrived, and he took it to No. 15 in 2011

• Dana Holgorsen, West Virginia - 2012 Orange Bowl/W 70-33/ Clemson

• In 2011, Austin and Stedman Bailey were the fourth pair of 1,000-yard receivers nationally (Houston, USC, SMU)

• David Shaw, Stanford – 2012 Fiesta Bowl/L 41-38 (OT)/ Oklahoma State

• WVU was one of only two schools nationally to have a 4,000-yard passer and two 1,000-yard receivers (Houston)

• Chip Kelly, Oregon – 2010 Rose Bowl/L 26-17/Ohio State • Chris Petersen, Boise State – 2007 Fiesta Bowl/W 43-42/ Oklahoma • Charlie Weis, Notre Dame – 2006 Fiesta Bowl/L 34-20/Ohio State • Ralph Friedgen, Maryland – 2002 Orange Bowl/L 56-23/ Florida

• Quarterback Geno Smith finished No. 5 nationally in passing yards per game, No. 8 in completions per game and total offense and No. 17 in passing efficiency • Austin finished No. 1 nationally in allpurpose yardage (198.0), No. 6 in punt returns, No. 8 in receptions per game, No. 20 in kickoff returns and No. 23 in receiving yards per game • Bailey finished No. 13 nationally in receiving yards per game

• Larry Coker, Miami – 2002 Rose Bowl/W 37-14/Nebraska

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JOE DEFOREST

STEVE DUNLAP

SHANNON DAWSON

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/ Defensive Coordinator/ SAFeTIES

Assistant Head Coach /Special Teams Coordinator/ Outside linebackers

Offensive Coordinator/ Receivers

Hometown: Titusville, Fla. Alma Mater: Louisiana, ‘87 All-Conference Players Coached: 15 All-Americans Coached: 5 Professional Players Coached: 9

Hometown: Hurricane, W.Va. Alma Mater: West Virginia, 76 Bowl Games Coached: 18 All-Conference Players Coached: 30 All-Americans Coached: 2 Professional Players Coached: 11

Hometown: Clinton, La. Alma Mater: Wingate, ‘00 All-Conference Players Coached: 24 All-Americans Coached: 4 Bowl Games Coached: 1

MOUNTAINEER Assistant Coaches KEITH PATTERSON

Bill Bedenbaugh

Robert Gillespie

co-Defensive Coordinator/ linebackers

Offensive Line

Running Backs

Hometown: Marlow, Okla.

Alma Mater: East Central (Okla.), ‘86 All-Conference Players Coached: 13 All-Americans Coached: 3 Professional Players Coached:2

Hometown: St. Charles, Ill. Alma Mater: Iowa Wesleyan, ‘95 Bowl Games Coached: 11 All-Conference Players Coached: 32 All-Americans Coached: 4 Professional Players Coached: 10

Hometown: Hattiesburg, Miss.

Alma Mater: Florida, ‘05 Bowl Games Coached: 6 All-Conference Players Coached: 3 All-Americans Coached: 1 Professional Players Coached: 3

daron roberts

ERIK SLAUGHTER

Jake Spavital

Cornerbacks

DEFENSIVE LINE

Quarterbacks

Hometown: Mt. Pleasant, Texas Alma Mater: Texas, ‘01 Bowl Games Coached: 1 All-Conference Players Coached: 2 All-Americans Coached: 1

Hometown: Hico, Texas Alma Mater: Tarleton State, ‘90 Bowl Games Coached: 2 All-Conference Players Coached: 9 All-Americans Coached: 3 Professional Players Coached: 2

Hometown: Tulsa, Okla.

Alma Mater: Missouri State, ‘08 Bowl Games Coached: 4 All-Conference Players Coached: 6 All-Americans Coached: 1 Professional Players Coached: 1

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Shawne

ALSTON RUNNING BACK 5-11, 235, Sr. |Phoebus| Hampton, Va. 2011 (Jr.) • Paced team with 12 rushing touchdowns in 2011 • Ranked No. 2 in the BIG EAST in scoring TDs (6.5 ppg) • Averaged one TD every 8.1 rushes in 11 games • Scored winning touchdown in two of the last three regular-season games (at UC, vs. Pitt) • Scored two touchdowns in five games • Gained a team-best 77 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns against Clemson in the Orange Bowl; also attempted a game- and career-high 20 carries • Scored two rushing touchdowns, including the go-ahead TD late in the fourth quarter against Pitt • Earned the starting nod at Cincinnati • Scored winning touchdown at Cincinnati with one-yard rush up the middle • Scored two rushing TDs against Louisville, becoming the first Mountaineer to score two rushing TDs in back-to-back games since Ryan Clarke in 2010 • Had a career day in win at Rutgers, netting a career-best 110 rushing yards on a season-high 14 attempts for two touchdowns; first 100yard rushing game of his career • Opened WVU’s scoring at RU with a career long 52-yard rushing score • Netted 46 rushing yards at Syracuse, including a one-yard TD • Had a strong day against Bowling Green and scored first career rushing touchdowns • Saw significant time against LSU and earned 14 yards off four carries • Saw first action of season at Maryland and ran six times for 20 yards • Converted two third-down rushing attempts at Maryland

2010 (So.) • Played in all 13 games • Team’s third-leading rusher (248 yards) • Saw first extended action against UNLV, running six times for 32 yards • Season-high 75 yards on 17 carries with a long of 23 against Cincinnati • Collected 71 yards on 16 carries at Pitt with a long run of 19

2009 (Fr.) • Saw limited action in five games, finishing with six carries for 18 yards with a long of eight, all at Syracuse.

High School • Coached by Bill Dee at Phoebus High

Personal • Birthday is Nov. 3 • Son of Asha Alston • Majoring in criminology and investigations.

• (2x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • (1x) BIG EAST Academic All-Star

• As a senior, rushed for 2,278 yards and scored 34 touchdowns, including 971 yards and 10 touchdowns in the state playoffs

ALSTON’S RUSHING STATISTICS

• AP Group AAA first-team all-state

Year

Games

Att.

Yards

Avg.

TD

Long

• Newport News Daily Press Offensive Player of the Year

2011 2010 2009

11 13 5

97 56 6

416 248 18

4.3 4.4 3.0

12 0 0

52 23 8

Totals

29

159

682

4.3

12

52

• Led Phoebus to a 14-0 record and its second consecutive state title • One of only two Peninsula District players to ever rush for more than 2,200 yards in a single season

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tavon

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AUSTIN INSIDE Receiver 5-9, 174, Sr. | Dunbar | Baltimore, Md. 2011 (Jr.) • Started at wide receiver in 2010

at Rutgers, including a career best 80-yard touchdown run, WVU’s longest rush from scrimmage in 2011 and longest since Noel Devine scored on an 88-yard run against Pitt on Nov. 27, 2009 • Also tallied a game-best eight catches and 67 receiving yards for one score at Rutgers • Has now scored a rushing and receiving TD against Rutgers in consecutive games • Had 120 all-purpose yards at Syracuse, including 60 receiving yards on six catches • Connected with Geno Smith on a 12-yard pass against UConn that sparked WVU’s 23-point third quarter; finished with a team-best seven catches • Caught a game-high 11 passes for 187 yards, also a game- and career-best, against LSU; yardage was eighth-best single game total in WVU history • Finished with 287 all-purpose yards against LSU, the sixth-best WVU single-game total and the No. 27 single-game mark in NCAA in 2011

• Moved to inside receiver during 2011 spring

• Six kickoff returns vs.LSU for 100 yards with a long of 26 yards

• Handled kickoff and punt return duties

• Connected with Smith on a career long 72-yard reception against LSU

• Played in 39 career games and started 26

• Tallied a game-best 122 receiving yards on 11 receptions at Maryland

• Named first team All-American return specialist by CBSSports.com and Phil Steele and third team by Associated Press • BIG EAST Special Teams Player of the Year • West Virginia Offensive Player of the Year (coaching staff) • First Team all-BIG EAST (ESPN.com, Coaches, Phil Steele) as a wide receiver and return specialist • Named to Yahoo! Sports, CBSSports.com and collegefootballnews. com’s all-bowl teams as a wide receiver • Named to ESPN.com’s all-bowl team as an all-purpose player • Led the nation in all-purpose yardage, averaging 198.0 ypg • Finished 2011 with 101 catches, a WVU single-season record • One of two receivers to have 100 or more catches in BIG EAST Conference history

• One of three players to finish with over 100 yards receiving at Maryland, the first time three players have netted at least 100 yards on catches in WVU history and the first time since 1998 WVU has had multiple 100-yard receivers • Six kickoff returns for 121 yards at Maryland with a long return of 27 yards • Caught a team-best six passes and collected a game-high 193 allpurpose yards, including 82 receiving yards, against Norfolk State • Connected on a three-yard pass with Smith against Norfolk State for first offensive TD of 2011 • Had a game-best 190 all-purpose yards in season-opening win over Marshall; including being one of only six Mountaineers to return a kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown

• One of four WVU receivers to finish with 1,000 or more receiving yards in a season (1,186) • Ranked No. 8 in the NCAA, No. 2 in the BIG EAST, in receptions (7.8 p/g), and No. 23 in the nation, No. 3 in the BIG EAST, in receiving yards (91.2 yds/g) • Also ranked No. 4 in the conference in scoring TDs (5.1 ppg) • Ranked No. 6 nationally, No. 1 in the BIG EAST, in punt returns (14.1) and No. 20 in kickoff returns (26.6) • Caught an Orange Bowl and BCS record four touchdowns on 12 receptions, also a bowl record, in win over Clemson; his four TD catches were a WVU bowl and school record, while his 12 catches tied a school record • Four TDs against Clemson were a career high and set WVU bowl record for points in a game (24) • Finished with 123 receiving yards against Clemson, fifth 100-yard receiving game of the season and the seventh of his career • Tallied a game-best and Orange Bowl record 280 all-purpose yards, including 117 on kick returns with a long return of 36 yards.

• Caught a game-best seven catches at USF; also netted a gamebest 208 all-purpose yards • 90 yard kickoff return for a TD at USF/second kickoff return for a TD on the season and third for his career • Caught a game-best 10 passes for 102 yards, also a game best, in win over Pitt • Caught a nine-yard pass to convert a critical fourth-and-six in fourth quarter on game-winning drive vs. Panthers • Grabbed a game-best nine passes for 126 yards, also a game high, at Cincinnati; also had a game-best 249 all-purpose yards • Three kickoff returns at Cincy for 67 yards, including a long of 28 yards and had three punt returns for 50 yards with a long of 26 yards • Scored his second TD in as many games against Louisville with a 25yard reception on game’s opening drive • Tallied a game-best 271 all-purpose yards in UofL game, including five kickoff returns for 161 yards with a long return of 39 yards • Exploded for a game-best 163 all-purpose yards in tough conditions

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2010 (So.) • Played in 13 games and started 11 • Named first team all-BIG EAST by rivals.com and second team by the BIG EAST coaches and Phil Steele • Second on the team with 58 receptions for a team-leading 787 yards • Led the team with eight receiving touchdowns • 100 or more yards receiving against Maryland (106) and Rutgers (121) • Five or more catches in eight games • Season-high nine catches at Marshall and 121 yards against Rutgers • Three multiple receiving touchdown games (Maryland, Cincinnati and Pitt) • No. 4 in the BIG EAST in receptions. No. 5 in receiving yards and No. 8 in scoring touchdowns • No. 2 on WVU’s sophomore receiving yards list, No. 8 on WVU season reception chart and tied for No. 6 for receiving touchdowns in a season • WVU Offensive Champion: Maryland, Cincinnati, Pitt, Rutgers • 172 all-purpose yards against Maryland, including seven catches for 106 yards and two touchdowns • Two touchdown catches for 83 yards with a season-long of 71 at Pitt • Six receptions for a season-high 121 yards with a long of 43 against Rutgers • 46-yard touchdown run against the Scarlet Knights • Nine catches for 85 yards at Marshall • Tied for the team lead with five receptions against NC State in the Champs Sports Bowl

2009 (Fr.) • Played in all 13 games and started four (East Carolina, Auburn, Louisville and Pitt) • Named to the all-BIG EAST freshman team by ESPN.com • Long reception was a 58-yard touchdown grab against ECU • No. 4 in the BIG EAST in kickoff return average and No. 35 nationally • Nine kickoff returns, including a 98-yard return for a touchdown against UConn • Tied for the third-best kickoff return average in a game (59.0 – 2/118) in BIG EAST history with his performance against Connecticut • Collected 72 all-purpose yards at Rutgers, including one catch for nine yards and three kickoff returns for 63 yards, including a long of 26 • Led off the Connecticut game with a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, seventh-longest kickoff return in school history • Career-high three catches for 27 yards with a long reception of 15 yards at Syracuse • Scored his first career touchdown on a 58-yard reception against East Carolina

Austin’s Rushing Statistics Year

GP

Att.

Yards

Avg.

TD

2011 2010 2009

13 13 13

16 16 6

182 162 47

11.4 10.1 7.8

1 1 1

Long 80 46 19

Totals

39

38

390

10.3

3

80

Long

High School

Austin’s Receiving Statistics

• Coached by Lawrence Smith at Dunbar High in Baltimore

Year

GP

Catches

Yards

Avg.

TD

• Two-time Maryland Consensus Offensive Player of the Year

2011 2010 2009

13 13 13

101 58 15

1,186 787 151

11.7 13.6 10.1

8 8 1

72 71 58

Totals

39

174

2,124

12.2

17

72

• Consensus first-team all-state • Owns Maryland records for career points (790), touchdowns (123), total offensive yards (9,258) and rushing yards (7,962) • Led Dunbar High to three consecutive Class 1A state titles • As a senior, he rushed for 2,660 yards and scored 34 touchdowns on just 218 carries for a phenomenal 12.2 yards per carry average

Austin’s Kickoff Return Statistics Year

Returns

Yards

Avg.

TD

Personal

2011 2010 2009

36 12 17

938 230 426

26.1 19.2 25.1

2 0 1

100 50 98

• Birthday is March 15

Totals

65

1,594

24.5

3

100

• Also returned 12 punts for 446 yards and a pair of touchdowns

Long

• Son of Cathy Green • One of four children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies • (1x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

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Austin’s Punt Return Statistics Year

Punt Returns

Yards

Avg.

Long

2011

19

268

14.1

64

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Stedman

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BAILEY wide receiver 5-10, 193, r-Jr. | Miramar | Miami, Fla. 2011 (r-So) • First Team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele, ESPN.com) • Second Team all-BIG EAST (Coaches) • Ended the year with 1,279 receiving yards, a WVU single-season mark • Ranks No. 13 in the NCAA, No. 1 in the BIG EAST, in receiving yards (98.4 yds./g); also tied for No. 52 in NCAA, No. 4 in the BIG EAST, in receptions (5.5 p/game) • Also No. 3 in the BIG EAST in TD scoring (5.5 ppg) • Named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10 • Set school record for consecutive 100-yard receiving games (5): Maryland, LSU, Bowling Green, UConn and Syracuse • Paced team with 12 receiving touchdowns, averaging one TD on every 6.0 catches • Caught five catches for 82 yards in Orange Bowl, including a six-yard touchdown • Crucial in WVU’s game-tying and game-winning drives at USF, catching four combined passes for 55 yards, including a 26-yard reception on fourth-and-10 that put WVU in position for the game winning field goal; caught a game-best seven catches for a gamebest 80 yards in victory • Named WVU’s Offensive Player of the Week with 80 yards on three catches in win over Pitt, including a 63-yard touchdown reception, WVU’s first score of the game • Had his seventh 100-yard receiving game of season with 104 yards on six catches at Cincinnati • Connected with Geno Smith on a 59-yard score at UC, the team’s first TD of the day • Had a game-best 118 yards on a career-best eight catches vs.

Louisville • Caught two TD passes against the Cards for his second multiplescore game of 2011 • Scored on a 9-yard grab at Rutgers • Netted a game-best 130 receiving yards on seven catches at Syracuse • Battled two SU defenders for ball and scored a spectacular 64-yard touchdown • Exploded against UConn, catching a game-best seven passes for a career-high 178 yards and two TDs • Tallied an 84-yard TD reception, a career-long catch, against the Huskies, WVU’s fifth-longest scoring reception from scrimmage in program history • His 84-yard TD catch was WVU’s longest since Tito Gonzales’ 79-yard TD (from Pat White) vs. Oklahoma in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl • Had a game-best 112 receiving yards on four catches against Bowling Green

• Played in 13 games and started nine

• Caught a career-best eight passes for 115 yards against LSU

• WVU Offensive Champion: Maryland, Cincinnati

• Caught a 20-yard TD against LSU, the team’s first score of game

• Fourth-leading receiver with 24 receptions for 317 yards, four touchdowns and a long of 32

• Caught a career-high eight passes for 113 yards in start at Maryland, including an 18-yard TD • One of three players to finish with over 100 yards receiving at Maryland, the first time three players have netted at least 100 yards on catches in WVU history and the first time since 1998 WVU has had multiple 100-yard receivers • Paced the team with a game-best 76 receiving yards in seasonopening win over Marshall

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2010 (r-Fr.) • Earned all-BIG EAST freshman honors by ESPN.com

• Made the first five receptions of his career, a season-high, at Marshall for a season-high 72 yards with a long of 30 • Four catches for 60 yards against Maryland, two touchdowns with a long of 26 • Four catches for 61 yards, including a 32-yard touchdown, tying his season-long catch, against NC State in the Champs Sports Bowl.

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2009 (Fr.)

Personal

• Redshirted.

• Birthday is Nov. 11

High School • Coached by former Mountaineer Damon Cogdell at Miramar High • Florida Class 6A first team all-state as a senior and second team as a junior • No. 6-rated player in Broward County according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel • Caught 68 passes for 1,163 yards and 14 touchdowns • Named the MVP of the Nike Camp in Gainesville, Fla., in April 2008

Mountaineer Football

• High school teammate of current Mountaineers Geno Smith, and Ivan McCartney • Son of John Bailey and Tara Daniels • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies • (1x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Bailey’s Receiving Statistics Year

GP

Catches

Yards

Avg.

TD

Long

2011 2010

13 13

72 24

1,279 317

17.8 13.2

12 4

84 32

Totals

26

96

1,596

16.6

16

84

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JARED

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linebacker

BANKS

Barber

5-11, 184, r-So. | Hargrave Military | Richmond, Va.

6-1, 230, So. |Davie | Mocksville, N.C.

2011 (So.)

2011 (Fr.)

• Added depth at left cornerback season and played on passing downs

• Saw action at middle linebacker as a true freshman

• Saw action in all 13 games and was used in more than 100 plays on defense

• Finished with 23 total tackles, including two for loss and had three pass breakups

• Recorded two tackles against Clemson

• Played in 12 games and started two

• WVU Special Teams Champion: Maryland

• Collected one solo tackle at USF • Made one stop versus Pitt

• Season-high six tackles against Clemson in the Orange Bowl, including one for loss and two pass breakups

• Recorded two tackles at Cincinnati

• One tackle and a pass breakup at USF

• Recorded one solo tackle against UConn

• In his first career start, he posted four tackles against Pitt, including two solo stops

• Had three tackles and a pass defended against LSU

• Three tackles at Cincinnati

• Recorded one tackle against Norfolk State

• Three tackles against Norfolk State

2010 (Fr.)

High School

• Redshirted

• Coached by Doug Illing at Davie High

• Scout Team Champion: Connecticut, Louisville

• Four-year starter who helped lead Davie to a record of 27-24, including a 9-7 mark in

Prep School

• 2010 and an appearance in the North Carolina 4A state championship game

• Coached by Robert Prunty at Hargrave Military • Finished with four interceptions

• Finished career with 529 total tackles, 78 tackles for loss, 18.5 sacks and one Interception

• Rivals.com prep school third-ranked cornerback and Top 25 nationally • Finished with an interception on the goal line against South Alabama • Blocked a punt against Walter Reed Prep

• Finished 2010 season with 79 solo tackles, 43 assisted tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and four pass breakups • Also ran the ball 87 times for 400 yards, an average of 4.5 yards per carry and five Touchdowns

High School

• Had five double-figure tackle performances, including a season-high 21 tackles, including 12 unassisted against North Davidson in the regular season

• Coached by Stu Brown at Varina High • Second-team all-Central Region

• Collected 13 tackles, including six solo stops against North Davidson in the first round of the state playoffs

• 47.5 tackles, four tackles for loss, 15 pass breakups and two forced fumbles as a senior

• Ran for a season-high 111 yards on 23 carries against Porter Ridge

• Returned four interceptions for 67 yards and a touchdown

• Three time all-Central Piedmont Conference • 2009 Central Piedmont Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

Personal • Birthday is Jan. 17

Personal

• Son of Dwight and Carol Banks

• Birthday is October 20

• One of three children

• Son of Lee and Dreama Barber

• Enrolled in general studies

• Majoring in exercise physiology • One of four children • (1x) Garrett Ford Honor Roll

BANKs’ Defensive Statistics Year

G

2011 13

G

A

TT

9

2

11

TFL Sacks 0

1

Int 0

PBU FF FR 0

0

0

BARBER’s Defensive Statistics

24

Year

G

G

A

TT

TFL Sacks

Int

2011

12

13

10

23

2/6

0

0

PBU FF FR 3

0

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bitancurt kicker 6-1, 203, r-Sr. | West Springfield | Springfield, Va.

• WVU Special Teams Champion: Liberty, Pitt • Connected on a career-high four field goals against Pitt, including game-winner as time expired • Four field goals tied the Milan Puskar Stadium record for most field goals in a game with his earlier game against Liberty

2008 (Fr.) • Redshirted.

High School • Coached by Bill Renner at West Springfield High • All-state kicker as a senior

2011 (r-Jr.) • Three-year starting kicker • No. 5 on WVU’s career kick scoring list (260) • No. 5 on WVU’s career field goals made list (39/54)

• Connected on 13-of-17 field goal attempts, including a 50-yarder • Made 49-of-50 extra points • 13 field goals were the most in the state and tied him for the seventh most in a season in state history

• No. 3 on WVU’s career PAT made list (143)

• For his career, he finished with 15-of-20 field goals with a long of 50 yards, 107-of-108 extra point attempts, including consecutive streak of 70

• Tied for No. 36 nationally in field goals per game and was No. 7 in the BIG EAST

Personal

• No. 28 nationally in scoring and No. 1 in BIG EAST

• Birthday is Nov. 5

• Hit on 16-of-22 field goals in 2011 with a long of 45 yards

• Son of Mauro and Teresa Bitancurt

• Set the Orange Bowl record with a perfect 10-for-10 on PATs

• One of two boys in his family

• Hit game-winning 28-yard field goal at USF as time expired; Totaled three field goals and scored 12 points

• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

• Connected on a 28-yard field goal at Cincinnati and scored six total points

• (1x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

• Converted on a 27-yard field goal at Syracuse

Bitancurt’s Kicking Statistics

• Scored 13 points three times in 2011 (Bowling Green, Maryland, Norfolk St.), which is his second-best single game total

Year FG/A 2011 16/22

Pct. 72.7

1-29 8/8

30-39 5/6

40-49 3/4

• Connected on field goals of 31 and 33 yard against UConn and scored 11 total points

2010 2009

10/17 13/15

58.8 86.7

5/6 2/2

3/4 6/7

2/7 5/6

0/0 0/0

43 45

• Hit 2-for-2 field goals against Bowling Green with field goals of 30 and 45 yards, which tied his career long,

Totals

39/54

72.2

15/16

14/17

10/17

0/0

45

• Perfect 3-for-3 at Maryland with field goals of 35, 34, 21 yards to total 13 points • Totaled 13 points vs. Norfolk State

50-99 Long 0/0 45

Bitancurt’s Scoring Statistics Year FG/A

Pct.

PAT/A

Pct.

Points

• Converted on field goals of 27 and 43 yards vs. Marshall

2011 2010 2009

16/22 10/17 13/15

72.7 58.8 86.7

61/63 41/41 41/42

96.8 1.000 97.6

109 71 80

2010 (r-So.)

Totals

39/54

72.2

143/146

97.9

260

• Field goals of 17 and 21 yards vs. Norfolk St.

• Ranked No. 7 on WVU’s career kick scoring (151), career extra points made (82) and tied for • No. 8 on WVU’s career field goal made (23) lists • Tied for No. 1 in the BIG EAST in PAT percentage, No. 7 in kick scoring, No. 8 in field goals per game and No. 10 in overall scoring • Hit the game-winning field goal in overtime at Marshall • WVU Special Teams Champion: Marshall

2009 (r-Fr.) • First team All-BIG EAST by the league coaches, ESPN.com, The Sporting News, rivals.com and second team by Phil Steele • Named to the All-BIG EAST freshman team by The Sporting News, ESPN.com and rivals.com Made field goals of 40 yards or more five times • His 13 field goals tied him for No. 10 on WVU single-season chart • No. 11 on WVU’s single-season extra point made list • No. 10 on the school’s season kick scoring list • No. 5 in the BIG EAST in kick scoring and No. 10 in overall scoring (6.2) • Tied for No. 5 in BIG EAST in field goals made per game (1.00) and No. 3 in PAT percentage • BIG EAST Special Teams Champion: Liberty, Pitt

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braun

Defensive back

offensive line

6-2, 201, Jr. | Glades Central | Belle Glade, Fla.

6-4, 321, r-Sr. | Winters Mill | Westminster, Md.

2011 (So.)

2011 (r-Jr.)

• Added depth at free safety

• Started every game at left guard in 2011

• Used extensively on special teams

• Moved to left guard after 2011 spring when Josh Jenkins was injured

• Played in 11 games in 2011

• Only allowed one sack all season

• Made first career start at Cincinnati and finished with a personal-best six tackles, including tying for game high honors with four assisted tackles

• Ranked third on line, seeing action in 912 plays in 2011

• Saw significant playing time against UConn and recorded a seasonhigh two tackles; also had one pass breakup

• with more than 4,500 passing yards and more than 6,100 total yards

• Had first career fumble recovery against Bowling Green

• Helped pave the way for the WVU offense to average 37.6 points per game and to finish • Saw action on 70 or more plays in five games

• Recorded one tackle against LSU

• Saw action on 80 or more plays in three games, including season high 87 plays against LSU

2010 (Fr.)

• Had 52 knockdowns, second-best mark on team, averaging 4.0 per game

• Played in 13 games

• Registered five or more knockdowns in five games

• Finished with five tackles, including four solo stops

• Registered six or more knockdowns in three games; Clemson, Rutgers and Syracuse

• Collected two solo tackles against UNLV • Solo tackles against Cincinnati and NC State in the Champs Sports Bowl.

2010 (r-So.) • Started all 13 games at right tackle • Led the offensive line with 49 knockdowns and was second with six thunderbolt blocks

High School • Coached by Jessie Hester

• Named third team all-BIG EAST by Phil Steele

• Florida Class 2A all-state first team

• WVU Offensive Champion: Cincinnati

• Collected 62 tackles and 10 interceptions as a senior • Helped lead Glades Central to a 13-2 record and state 2A championship game

2009 (r-Fr.) • Played in 11 games • Used as a backup at center and guard

Personal • Birthday is Sept. 4 • Son of the late Jerlean Bell

2008 (Fr.)

• Godmother is Cathy Seider and brother is Nija Peterkin

• Redshirted.

• Enrolled in general studies.

• (1x) Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll

High School • Coached by Ken Johnson at Winters Mill High • 2007 Maryland consensus all-state by the Associated Press

Bell’s Defensive Statistics Year 2011 2010

• Three-year, two-way starting center-defensive lineman

G 11 13

T 4 4

A 6 1

TT 10 5

TFL 0 0

Sacks 0 0

Int 0 0

PBU 1 0

FF 0 0

FR 1 0

Totals 24

8

7

15

0

0

0

1

0

1

• Considered the best lineman outside the metro areas • Finished with 57 tackles as a senior • For his career, he finished with 127 tackles, seven sacks, four pass breakups and two fumble recoveries

Personal • Birthday is November 30 • Son of Stacey and the late Jeff Braun, Sr. • Majoring in physical education teaching • (5x) Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll • (1x) BIG EAST Academic All-Star

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andrew

Ryan

running back

running back

buie

clarke

5-9, 187, So. | Trinity Christian | Jacksonville, Fla.

6-0, 231, r-Sr. | DeMatha Catholic | Glen Burnie, Md.

2011 (Fr.)

2011 (r-Jr.)

• Played in 11 games and started two

• Two-year starter at fullback

• Tallied 45 rushing yards on 13 carries in Orange Bowl; finished game with 77 all- purpose yards

• Played in 12 games and started five

• Ran for a career long 12-yard rush at Cincinnati; also caught two passes for 17 yards,

2010 (r-So.)

• Played in 13 games and started four

• including a career best 20-yard catch

• WVU Offensive Champion: Cincinnati, Louisville

• Nabbed an 18-yard reception vs. Louisville

• Mountaineers’ second-leading ground gainer, with 291 yards on 80 carries

• Reached the end zone for the first time as a Mountaineer at Maryland, running in from

• Scored a team-high eight rushing touchdowns

• 10-yards out

• Long run of 23 yards against Marshall

• Netted a team- and career-best 51 yards against the Terps

• Season-high 65 yards on 15 carries against Maryland with a long of 13

• Earned start in first college game against Marshall, finishing with 41 all-purpose yards

• Three carries for 22 yards and a touchdown at Louisville • Ran six times for 28 yards and scored two touchdowns at PittCareerhigh three touchdowns in the season finale against Rutgers.

High School • Coached by Verlon Dorminey at Trinity Christian Academy

2009 (r-Fr.)

• 29-6 as a three-year starter, winning the Florida 1A state championship in 2010

• Played in 12 games and started one

• Miami Herald Florida Top 100

• WVU Offensive Champion: Cincinnati

• Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100

• Mountaineers’ third-leading rusher with 60 carries for 250 yards and eight touchdowns

• SuperPrep Florida Top 100

• Second on the team in touchdowns scored (8) and third in scoring (48)

• 2010 Jacksonville Times-Union Super 24 • Rushed for 1,782 yards on 211 carries with 26 touchdowns as a senior in 2010 • Also threw for 772 yards and 11 touchdowns on 43-94 passing attempts • As a junior, he had 201 carries for 1,901 yards and 22 touchdowns

• Collected a season-high 14 carries for 58 yards, a touchdown and a long run of 24 at Rutgers • 10 carries for 29 yards against Pitt, biggest run of the game was the first down he converted in the fourth quarter on fourth down to set up the game-winning field goal • Career-high 60 rushing yards and a touchdown at Cincinnati

• Had five receptions for 174 yards and two touchdowns, while throwing for 379 yards and seven touchdowns

• Finished with seven carries for 14 yards, two touchdowns and a sixyard catch at Syracuse …

• Had nine games of at least 100 rushing yards.

2008 (Fr.)

Personal

• Redshirted.

• Birthday is March 9 • Son of Andrew Buie and Katina Kelly

High School

• Enrolled in general studies

• Coached by Bill McGregor at DeMatha Catholic High • First-team all-Washington, D.C. by all-DCSportsFan.com

Personal

Buie’s Rushing Statistics Year

Games

Att

Yards

Avg,

TD

2011

11

51

172

3.4

1

Long 12

• Son of Greg and Dale Clarke • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies.

Clarke’s Rushing Statistics

Buie’s Receiving Statistics Year

Games

Catches

Yards

Avg.

TD

2011

11

13

85

6.5

0

Mountaineer Football

• Birthday is April 17

Long 20

Year

Games

Att

Yards

Avg,

TD

2010 2009

13 12

80 60

291 250

3.6 4.2

8 8

Long 23 37

Totals

25

140

541

3.9

16

37

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WILL

PAT

CLARKE

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EGER

DEFENSIVE END

Offensive Line

6-6, 269, r-Jr. | Allderdice | Pittsburgh, Pa.

6-6, 301, r-Jr. | Thomas Jefferson | Jefferson Hills, Pa.

2011 (r-So.)

2011 (r-So.)

• Defensive end who started 11 of 13 contests in 2011

• Played in 13 games and started 12 at right tackle

• Tied game high with one sack against Clemson in the Orange Bowl

• Made his first career start against Marshall

• Recorded a career-high nine total tackles at USF, including eight unassisted and one tackle for loss

• Has played in 16 career games • Helped pave the way for the WVU offense to average 37.6 points per game and to finish

• Finished with four total tackles vs. Pitt, including two solo stops • Registered first career sack and had two tackles at Rutgers; also tied for a team high with one tackle for loss

• with more than 4,500 passing yards and more than 6,100 total yards

• Recorded three tackles against UConn; had team-high one pass breakup (first of his career)

• Season high 82 plays against Clemson

• Recorded three total tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss against LSU

• Saw time on 837 offensive plays in 2011 • Used on 60 or more plays in 10 games • Used on 70 or more plays in five games

• Had three tackles against Maryland

• Finished the year with 24 knockdowns

• Recorded two solo tackles in start against Norfolk State

• Season high five knockdowns against Clemson

• Made first career start against Marshall, registering four tackles

2010 (r-Fr.) 2010 (r-Fr.)

• Played in three games

• Played in four games

• Scout Team Champion: Louisville

• Sustained an ankle injury in the Marshall game that hampered his performance most of the 2010 season

2009 (Fr.)

• Finished with an assisted tackle, including an assisted tackle for loss against Coastal Carolina Solo tackle against NC State in the Champs Sports Bowl.

• Redshirted

2009 (Fr.)

High School

• Scout Team Champion: Auburn.

• Coach by Bill Cherpak at Thomas Jefferson High

• Redshirted.

• Harrisburg Patriot News Platinum 33 Team • WPIAL Class AAA first-team all-state

High School

• Associated Press Class AAA first-team all-state

• Coached by Don Schmidt at Taylor Allderdice High

• Helped Thomas Jefferson to a pair of PIAA Class AAA state titles

• Pittsburgh North-South All-Star • Two-time Tribune Review All-City League as tight end and linebacker • Pennsylvania Top 40 lineman

Personal • Birthday is Feb. 14 • Son of Mike and Terrie Eger

Personal

• One of two children

• Birthday is May 4

• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

• Son of William and Beverly Clarke • Father starred in basketball at Duquesne • One of three children • Majoring in criminology and investigations

Clarke’s Defensive Statistics

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Year

G

T

A

TT

TFL Sacks

2011 2010

13 4

19 1

15 1

34 2

5/25 2/16 0.5/2 0

Int 0 0

PBU FF FR 1 0

0 0

0 0

Totals 17

20

16

36 5.5/27 2/16

0

1

0

0

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darwin

cook

Defensive back 5-11, 204, r-Jr. | Shaw | Cleveland, Ohio 2011 (r-So.) • First-year starter at bandit safety, starting all 13 games • Second on the team in tackles (85), solo tackles (51), assisted tackles (34) and interceptions (2) • WVU Defensive Champion: Norfolk State • Had a pivotal 99-yard fumble return for touchdown in Orange Bowl; also collected four total tackles • Had one interception and eight tackles versus Pitt • Tied for game-high honors with 10 tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss against Louisville • Recorded a game-high 11 tackles at Rutgers; also tied for a game high with five solo tackles and two passes defended • Tied for a game high with eight tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss, which was the first of his career, against UConn • Had six tackles and one pass breakup against LSU • Had seven tackles and his first career interception at Maryland • Had a team- and career-high 11 tackles against Norfolk State

2010 (r-Fr.) • Played in 13 games • Finished with nine tackles, including eight solo stops and a fumble recovery • Three solo tackles and recovered a fumble against Coastal Carolina • Collected solo tackles against Maryland, UNLV, USF, UConn, Rutgers.

2009 (Fr.) • Redshirted • Scout Team Champion: Connecticut.

High School • Coached by Rodney Brown at Shaw High • AP first-team Division II All-Ohio • Ohio Varsity Division I-II all-state third team • Had 99 tackles, 20 sacks and caused six fumbles on defense

Personal • Birthday is July 17 • Son of Chris and Corie Cook • One of four children • Majoring in exercise physiology • (1x) Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll

Cook’s Defensive Statistics Year

G

T

A

TT

TFL Sacks

2011 2010

13 13

51 8

34 1

85 9

1/1 0

0 0

2/21 0

4 0

0 2/99 0 1

Totals 26

59

35

94

1/1

0

2/21

4

0

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PBU FF FR 3

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Dustin

Garrison

Feigt

offensive line

running back

6-6, 316, r-Jr. | Mercersburg Academy | Berlin, Germany 2011 (r-So.) • Saw action at right tackle • Moved from defensive line during spring • Played in four games and started one against Pitt • Used on more than 60 plays, including career-high 34 against Pitt • Season high two knockdowns against Pitt

2010 (r-Fr.) • Saw limited action • Scout Team Champion: Louisville, Pitt

2009 (Fr.) • Redshirted.

High School • Coached by Dan Walker at Mercersburg Academy • All-Mid-Atlantic Prep League • Hagerstown Herald-Mail all-area second team • Came to Mercersburg (Pa.) Academy during his junior year after growing up in Germany

Personal • Birthday is Nov. 23 • Son of Andre Rogalski and Andrea Feigt • Majoring in criminology and investigations • (2x) Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll

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5-8, 166, So. | Pearland | Pearland, Texas • Injured left knee during Orange Bowl practice and missed the Clemson game • Will miss entire spring and should be ready for 2012 season

2011 (Jr.) • Played in 12 games and started eight • Made first start at running back against Bowling Green • Ranked first on the team with 742 rushing yards • ECAC Offensive Rookie of the Year • WVU Offensive Player of the Week: Bowling Green, USF • Finished with 16 rush attempts at USF and netted a team-best 87 yards, including game-tying five-yard rushing TD in fourth quarter • Netted a game-best 80 rushing yards against UConn, including a 14yard TD, his fourth score in three games • Had a breakout game in his first career start against Bowling Green, registering a career-best • 291 yards on 32 rushes and two touchdowns; yardage is NCAA’s second-best single game total in 2011 • His 291 yards rushing tied Kerry Marbury (Temple, 10/23/71) for the second-best rushing performance in school history; rushing total was the the single-game best for a WVU freshman • His 291 rushing yards against BGSU was the first 200-yard rushing effort for WVU since Noel Devine had 220 yards against Colorado (2009) • Had 233 yards rushing in the first half against the Falcons, a WVU school record • Added energy to WVU offense against LSU, rushing for a team-best 46 yards • One-yard TD rush against LSU brought WVU to within six points in third quarter; score followed a 19-yard reception • Earned first collegiate score with a one-yard rush in third-quarter action against Norfolk State

Personal • Birthday is Sept. 15 • Son of Daryl and Shondalon Guillot • One of four children • Majoring in petroleum engineering

Garrison’s Rushing Statistics Year

Games

Att

Yards

Avg,

TD

2011

12

136

742

5.5

6

Long 42

Garrison’s Receiving Statistics

30

Year

Games

Catches

Yards

Avg.

TD

2011

12

24

201

8.4

0

Long

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Terence

garvin Linebacker 6-3, 223, Sr. | Loyola Blakefield | Baltimore, Md.

High School • Coached by Brian Abbott at Loyola Blakefield High • Maryland Consensus all-state team as a defensive back • Played in the Maryland Crab Bowl, the state’s all-star game • Made 32 tackles and intercepted two passes on defense • Helped Loyola to three MIAA Class A Conference titles • As a senior, he finished with 32 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery • Rushed for 1,259 yards and scored 19 touchdowns on offense

Personal • Birthday is Jan. 1

• Will miss entire spring after having knee surgery on Dec. 11

• Son of Terry and Pat Garvin

• Should be back to full strength in early June

• Youngest of two children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies.

2011 (Jr.) • Two-year starter at spur safety • Started all 11 games in which he played, missing Cincinnati and Clemson

Garvin’s Defensive Statistics Year

G

T

A

TT

• Didn’t play at Cincinnati with head injury; vs. Clemson with knee injury

2011 2010 2009

11 13 10

43 41 3

29 35 7

72 5.5/13 3.5/5 76 4.5/17 1/8 10 0 0

2 0 0

3 4 0

0 1 0

0 2 0

Totals 34

87

71

158 10/30 4.5/13

2

7

1

2

• Ranked No. 13 in the BIG EAST in total tackles • Ranked No. 4 on the team in sacks (3.5); tied for second on the team in interceptions (2)

TFL Sacks

Int

PBU FF FR

• WVU Defensive Champion: Marshall • Set career highs and had game-high honors against Pitt with nine solo tackles and 14 total • tackles; also had a game-high five solo stops and one tackle for loss • Tied for team high with six unassisted tackles against Louisville; fourthleading total tackler with seven stops • Recorded five tackles and one pass defended at Rutgers • Had game, season and career highs in sacks and tackles for loss against UConn with 1.5 each; • also had five total tackles • Recorded six tackles, one interception, one tackle for loss and a game-high one sack against Bowling Green • Recorded six tackles against LSU • Had first career interception; returned for touchdown at Maryland • Recorded a team-high six tackles against Norfolk State

2010 (So.) • Started all 13 games • Ranked No. 16 in the BIG EAST in tackles per game • Named third team all-BIG EAST by Phil Steele • WVU Defensive Champion: Coastal Carolina, USF, Louisville • Finished with 76 total tackles, including 41 unassisted tackles, one sack, 4.5 tackles for loss, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries • Collected five or more tackles in nine games • Registered a season-high 10 tackles against Coastal Carolina, including four solo stops and • assisted on a tackle for loss • Assisted on seven tackles at Marshall and had a pass breakup • Tied for the team-lead with seven tackles against UNLV, including four unassisted tackles, a pass breakup, assisted on a tackle for loss • Finished with seven unassisted tackles against USF

2009 (Fr.) • Played in 10 games • Finished with 10 tackles for the season, including three unassisted tackles

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brodrick

josh

Defensive back

Offensive line

jenkins

jenkins

5-10, 186, r-Jr. | South Fort Myers | Fort Myers, Fla.

6-3, 291, r-Sr. | Parkersburg | Parkersburg, W.Va.

2011 (r-So.)

2011 (Sr.)

• Played in all 13 games in 2011 and made four starts

• Sat out in 2011 after suffering left knee injury during spring

• Started the final three games of 2011

• Started his two previous season; will battle for starting guard position

• Second on the team with eight passes defended

• Has played in 29 career games and started 24

• Tied a career high with five solo tackles against Clemson; also broke up one pass • Collected four tackles and a game-high two pass breakups at USF

2010 (Jr.) • Started all 11 games in which he played

• Registered a game-high two pass breakups against Pitt, had one tackle for loss and made four total tackles

• Named second team all-BIG EAST by rivals.com and Phil Steele • Sustained a knee injury against Maryland and was out for the LSU and UNLV games

• Collected career-high six tackles and had one pass breakup at Cincinnati

• Led the offensive line in thunderbolt blocks (7) and was third in knockdowns (42)

• Earned first career start at Rutgers; where he finished with a gamehigh two interceptions; also tied a game high with two passes defended

2009 (So.) 2010 (r-Fr.)

• Named third-team all-BIG EAST by Phil Steele

• Played in all 13 games, mostly used on passing situations

• Started all 13 games

• WVU Defensive Champion: Louisville

• Had 10 thunderbolt blocks and 46 knockdowns

• Registered 18 tackles for the season, including 17 solo stops and two pass breakups • Season-high four solo tackles and a pass breakup against UNLV

2008 (Fr.) • Played in five games

• Tied his season-high four solo tackles against NC State in the Champs Sports Bowl

• Saw action in the first five games before a knee injury against Rutgers sidelined him for the rest of the season • Finished with five knockdowns

2009 (Fr.) • Redshirted

High School • Coached by Bernie Buttrey at Parkersburg High

High School

• USA Today first-team All-American

• Coached by Grant Redhead at South Fort Myers High

• Parade Magazine All-American team

• Florida Class 3A third-team all-state

• Three-time AAA first-team all-state selection

• One of seven Southwest Florida players invited to play in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Game

• First West Virginia player to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl • Collected 158 pancake blocks

• District 16 Player of the Year

• Finished with 113 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, seven sacks and four fumble recoveries

• Made 48 tackles, four interceptions and nine pass breakups on defense, and caught 12 passes • Led South Fort Myers with 951 all-purpose yards

• Helped lead the Big Reds to a 13-1 record and the AAA state championship in back-to-back seasons

Personal

Personal

• Birthday is Sept. 7

• Birthday is Nov. 27

• Son of Kevin Taylor and Tarshia Jenkins

• Son of Deborah Johnson

• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

• Majoring in communications

• (2x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Jenkins’ Defensive Statistics

32

Year

G

T

A

TT

2011 2010

13 13

22 17

5 1

27 18

2/10 0

TFL Sacks 0 0

Int 2 0

PBU FF FR 8 2

0 0

0 0

Totals 26

39

6

45 2/10

0

2

10

0

0

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5

IVAN C

LINDAMOOD

M CARTNEY

running back

wide receiver

6-0, 230, r-Sr. | Parkersburg |Parkersburg, W.Va.

6-3, 182, Jr. | Miramar | Miami, Fla.

2011 (r-Jr.)

2011 (So.)

• Gives the Mountaineers a big, strong blocker in the backfield

• Played in 13 games and started 10 games at wide receiver

• Has played in 35 games and started two in his career

• Named third team All-BIG EAST (Phil Steele)

• Earned first start of 2011 against Louisville

• Ranked No. 7 in the BIG EAST in receptions (3.8 per/g) and No. 9 in receiving yards (45.0 yards/g)

• Also used extensively on special teams • Returned to the field against UConn after missing three straight games with injury

2010 (r-So.) • Played in all 13 games and started one • Awarded a scholarship at beginning of 2010 • Finished with 15 carries for 49 yards and a touchdown • Season-high four carries against UNLV for 16 yards, a touchdown and a long of eight • Three carries for 10 yards with a long of five against Cincinnati

• Third on the team in catches and yards and fourth in receiving touchdowns • Tallied a career-best 131 receiving yards against a 51-yard catch, also a career best

UConn, including

• Grabbed a game-best five catches for 54 yards against Bowling Green, including a 33-yard TD • Caught a career-best eight catches for 101 yards, in second career start at Maryland • One of three players to finish with over 100 yards receiving at Maryland, the first time three players have netted at least 100 yards on catches in WVU history and the first time since1998 WVU has had multiple 100-yard receivers • Caught four passes for 61 yards against Louisville

2009 (r-Fr.)

• Tallied 59 yards on six catches in against LSU

• Played in 12 games

• Recorded first career touchdown and five receptions in seasonopening win over Marshall

• Used mostly on special teams • Finished with five tackles, including four solo stops

2010 (Fr,) 2008 (Fr.)

• Played in 12 games

• Redshirted

• One catch for four yards against Rutgers

• WVU Offensive Scout Team Champion: Colorado

• Finished with one carry for two yards against UNLV

High School

High School

• Three-year starter as a running back and linebacker for coach Bernie Buttrey at Parkersburg High

• Coached by former Mountaineer Damon Cogdell at Miramar High

• Runner-up for the Kennedy Award as a senior, signifying the top player in West Virginia

• Named 2009 Florida Class 6A all-state first team

• Two-time Class 3A all-state selection • Led the state in rushing with 2,473 yards and 35 touchdowns and scoring (232) as a senior • Earned Academic All-America honors in wrestling • Was the 215-pound West Virginia state champion as a senior

Personal • Birthday is May 16 • Son of Mark Lindamood and Susan Shrader • One of three boys • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies • (6x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • (2x) Dean’s List • (2x) BIG EAST Academic All-Star

Mountaineer Football

• Played in the U.S. Army All-American game • Sporting News Top 35 • Broward County Florida Times Union No. 1 wide receiver and Super 75 overall • Miami Herald Top 5 in South Florida • As a senior, 37 catches for 747 yards and 10 touchdowns

Personal • Birthday is Oct. 5 • Son of Ivan, III, and Azya McCartney • Cousin of NFL receiver Chad Ochocinco • Majoring in communications

McCartney’s Receiving Statistics Year

Games

Catches

Yards

Avg.

TD

2010 2011

12 13

1 49

4 585

4.0 11.9

0 3

Long 4 51

Totals

25

50

589

11.8

3

51

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MADSEN offensive line 6-4, 310, r-Sr. | Chardon | Chardon, Ohio 2011 (r-Jr.) • Three-year starter at center • First Team all-BIG EAST (ESPN.com) • Second Team all-BIG EAST (Coaches, Phil Steele) • Has started all 38 games in which he played during his career

2010 (r-So.) • Started all 12 games in which he played • Named first team all-BIG EAST by Phil Steele • Awarded the WVU John Russell Award, team’s best lineman • Allowed only one sack • Tied for second on the team with six thunderbolt blocks • Fourth on the team with 33 knockdowns • WVU Offensive Champion: UNLV, USF, Cincinnati

2009 (r-Fr.) • Started all 13 games • Named to the BIG EAST all-freshman team by The Sporting News, ESPN.com and rivals.com Selected for the WVU Gridiron Gladiator Award by the coaching staff • WVU Offensive Champion: Syracuse • Finished with seven thunderbolt blocks and 43 knockdowns • Helped the Mountaineers produce a 1,000-yard rusher and a 2,000yard passer

• Named WVU Offensive Player of the Week against Maryland • Helped pave the way for the WVU offense to average 37.6 points per game and to finish with more than 4,500 passing yards and more than 6,100 total yards • Ranked second on the offense, seeing action on 943 plays in 2011 • Saw action on 70 or more plays in six games

2008 (Fr.) • Redshirted • Offensive Scout Team Champion: Rutgers

• Saw action on 80 or more plays in two games

High School

• Led the team with 55 knockdowns, averaging 4.2 knockdowns per game

• Two-way starter at defensive tackle and offensive tackle

• Coached by Jim Dipofi at Chardon High

• Season-high seven knockdowns against LSU • Finished with five or more knockdowns in six games

• Personal • Birthday is Sept. 1 • Son of Eric and Reta Madsen • Youngest of four children • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

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14

6

pat

miller

MILLARD quarterback

defensive back

6-1, 221, So. | Flower Mound | Flower Mound, Texas

5-11, 191, Sr. | Hoover |Birmingham, Ala.

2011 (Fr.)

2011 (Jr.)

• Saw action in four games as the backup quarterback

• Played in 13 games and started nine games at right cornerback

• Connected with Stedman Bailey on a career-long 45-yard pass against Bowling Green

• WVU Defensive Champion: Maryland

• Saw his first collegiate action in fourth quarter against Norfolk State

• Recorded second interception of season and had two tackles against Clemson

• Connected with Brad Starks on a 30-yard strike against Norfolk State for his first collegiate touchdown

• Had a 52-yard interception return for a touchdown at USF

High School

• Finished with seven tackles against Bowling Green, including teamhigh five unassisted tackles

• Coached by Cody Vanderford at Flower Mound High • No. 1 nationally rated quarterback in passing and No. 2 in total offense by MaxPreps • Completed 331-of-500 passes for an area-best 4,491 yards and 47 touchdowns in 11 games as a senior

• Collected eight tackles against Louisville, including team-high seven solo tackles

• Registered seven tackles, including five solo stops against LSU • Recorded a career-high 11 tackles and two pass breakups at Maryland

• Threw for 300 or more yards in 10 games, 400 or more yards in seven games and 500 or more yards once

2010 (So.)

• Helped lead Flower Mound to the District 8-5A championship

• Used primarily in passing down packages

• Season-high 528 yards and four touchdowns against Martin

• Played in 13 games and started two

• Threw for 493 yards and four touchdowns against Plano East

• Registered 20 tackles, including 14 solo stops, one tackle for loss and four pass breakups

• Completed 41-of-54 passes for 425 yards and five touchdowns against Allen

• Tied for the team lead with seven tackles against UNLV, including five solo stops and a tackle for loss

Personal • Birthday is Sept. 9 • Son of Colleen and the late Robert Millard • One of four boys • Majoring in physical education teaching

• Registered five tackles, including four solo stops and a pass breakup against NC State in the Champs Sports Bowl

2009 (Fr.) • Played in nine games • Finished with two solo tackles and a pass breakup

• (2x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • (1x) BIG EAST Academic All-Star

High School • Coached by Rush Propst for three years and Josh Niblett as a senior at Hoover High • Earned Alabama State Sportswriters Association Class 6A honorablemention all-state honors Birmingham News Alabama Top 24 (15) • As a senior, he collected 64 tackles, four tackles for loss, four pass breakups, one forced fumble and a team leading five interceptions • Returned 27 punts for 284 yards, with a long of 48 yards

Personal • Birthday is May 21 • Son of Dale and Jean Miller • Also has two brothers and a sister • Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

Miller’s Defensive Statistics Year 2011 2010 2009

Mountaineer Football

G 13 13 9

T 50 14 2

A 16 6 0

T 66 20 2

TFL Sacks Int. PBU FF FR 1.5/1 0 2/58 3 1 0 1/4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Totals 35

66

22

88 2.5/5

0

2

8

1

0 35

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80

michael

ryan

Holder/Punter

wide receiver

MOLINARI

NEHLEN

6-2, 198, r-So | Parkersburg South | Parkersburg, W.Va.

6-3, 205, r-Sr. | University | Morgantown, W.Va.

2011 (r-Fr.)

2011 (r-Jr.)

• One of the team’s punters

• Adds depth at wide receiver

• Also served as the team’s holder on field goals and extra point attempts

• Used on special teams

• WVU Special Teams Champion: Connecticut

• Caught first career TD, a 15-yard strike, against Bowling Green

• Caught a career best 21-yard reception in UConn win

• Seven punts at Cincinnati for 260 yards and a 37.1 avg; long punt went for 58 yards and

• Caught first career catch, converting a third-down attempt with a huge 13-yard fourth quarter reception, at Maryland; catch kept drive alive and led to victory-preserving field goal

• placed two inside the 20-yard line • Despite snow and wind at Rutgers, punted a career-high eight times for 306 yards with a long of 48 yards

• Earned first career start against Marshall

• Placed an impressive four punts inside the 20-yard line and had two additional punts resulting in a fair catch

• Awarded scholarship after spring drills

• Sold punting effort at Syracuse with three punts for 134 yards and a 44.7 avg.

• Given the Tom Nickolich Award, WVU’s top walk-on

2010 (r-So.)

• Placed one punt inside the 20 against Syracuse with a long punt of 47 yards

• Saw action in six games, primarily on special teams

• Impressive collegiate debut against UConn,punting five times for 215 yards and a 43.0 avg.

2009 (r-Fr.)

• Placed three punts inside the 20 vs. UConn with a long of 47 yards

• Saw limited action, appearing in two games

2008 (Fr.)

2010 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

• Redshirted

• Offense Scout Team Champion: Connecticut

High School

High School

• Played running back, kicked field goals, punted and played safety for coach Jon Bolen at Parkersburg South High

• Four-year letterwinner and two-year starter for coach John Kelley at University High

• Earned second team all-state honors as a senior and honorable mention as a junior

• Earned first-team Class 3A all-state honors as a senior

• As a senior, he finished with 11 touchdowns, 23 receptions for 460 yards, 40 rushes for 293 yards and six interceptions

• Had 16 touchdown receptions as a senior

• Finished 3-for-4 on field goals and 44-of-47 on PATs

• U.S. Marine Corps Scholar Award

• Class salutatorian

• Voted North MVP in the North-South All-Star Game • Played in the BACF All-Star Game

Personal • Birthday is July 21

Personal

• Son of Dan and Janie Nehlen

• Birthday is March 15

• Father is WVU equipment manager

• Son of Serge and Cindy Molinari

• Grandson of Hall of Fame WVU coach Don Nehlen

• One of four children • Both sisters played soccer at WVU

• Nephew of former Mountaineer All-American and NFL standout quarterback Jeff Hostetler

• Majoring in exercise physiology

• Oldest of two children

• (3x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

• Majoring in exercise physiology

• (2x) Dean’s List

• (7x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

• (1x) BIG EAST Academic All-Star

• (7x) Dean’s List • (4x) President’s List • (1x) BIG EAST Academic All-Star

Molinari’s Punting Statistics

36

Year

Punts

Yards

Avg.

Long

2011

30

1,116

37.2

58

TB FC

I20

50+

2

11

1

5

Nehlen’s Receiving Statistics Year

Games

Catches

Yards

Avg.

TD

2011

13

5

64

12.8

1

Long

West Virginia University

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SHAQ

47

doug

Petteway

rigg

Linebacker

linebacker

6-0, 222, So. | Steubenville | Steubenville, Ohio

6-0, 242, Jr. | Bergen Catholic | Oradell, N.J.

2011 (Fr.)

2011 (So.)

• Played in 12 games

• Played in 11 games and started nine at strong-side linebacker

• Adds depth at bandit safety

• Three or more tackles in four games

• Used extensively on special teams

• Forced fumble at the goal line that produced Darwin Cook’s 99-yard fumble return against Clemson; also had two tackles

• Made two tackles at USF

• Finished with four tackles at USF; also had a sack; recovered fumble in fourth quarter that led to game-winning field goal

• Saw significant playing time against UConn and recorded two solo tackles, which tied a career high

• Finished with three tackles, including a tackle for loss, against Louisville

• Registered two tackles against Bowling Green

• Assisted on three tackles and on a tackle for loss at Rutgers

High School • Coached by Reno Saccoccia at Steubenville High

• Did not play against Bowling Green or UConn due to wrist injury suffered against LSU

• Helped lead Steubenville to a 37-6 as a three-year starter, including finishing 8-3 as a

• Had a career- and team-high nine tackles against LSU, including assisting on a tackle for loss

• senior and advancing to the first round of the state playoffs

• Had two tackles, including a tackle for loss against Norfolk State

• Collected 87 tackles as a senior

• An all-Valley captain as a senior

2010 (Fr.)

• 2010 JJHuddle.com first team defense all-Ohio

• Played in all 13 games

• Two-time first team all-Ohio

• Posted 14 tackles, including eight unassisted tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss

• Two-time Wheeling Intelligencer’s all-Valley first team

• Collected four tackles, including two unassisted tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss against Coastal Carolina

• 2008 honorable mention all-Ohio • Earned Dapper Dan Special Achievement Award

• Season-high five tackles at LSU

• Finished 2009 with 98 tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 8.5 sacks and two forced fumbles

• Three tackles against UNLV, including two solo stops

• Had 116 tackles and 19 tackles for loss in 2008

High School Personal

• Coached by Fred Stengel at Bergen Catholic High

• Birthday is February 2

• Named all-state on defense

• Son of Keisha Petteway

• 2009 Star-Ledger first-team defense

• One of three children

• 2009 first- team defense Star Ledger all-non-public

• Enrolled in general studies

• Finished 2009 with 56 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks • Also ran for 586 yards on 75 carries with six touchdowns

Petteway Defensive Statistics Year

G

T

A

TT

2011

12

5

3

8

TFL Sacks 0

0

Int. 0

PBU FF FR 0

0

0

Personal • Birthday is May 9 • Son of Peter and Jayne Rigg • Majoring in exercise physiology • (2x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Rigg’s Defensive Stats

Mountaineer Football

Year

G

T

A

TT

2011 2010

11 13

11 8

19 6

30 14

4/14 1/8 0.5/1 0

TFL Sacks

Int 0 0

PBU FF FR 0 0

1 0

1 0

Totals 24

19

25

44 4.5/15 1/8

0

0

1

1

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shaq

44

corey

Rowell

smith

defensive line

kicker/punter

6-4, 310 r-Jr. | Iowa Western | Maple Heights, Ohio

6-0, 211, r-Sr. | Alabama | Inwood, W.Va.

2011 (r-So.)

2011 (r-Jr.)

• Played in 10 games as a backup defensive tackle

• Shared kickoff and punting duties

• Collected a solo stop against Clemson

• Earned WVU Special Teams Champion for his great comeback effort against Pitt with four punts for 229 yards and a 57.2 average

• Assisted on a tackle against Pitt and at Rutgers

• Long punt against Pitt went for 62 yards, while placing two inside the 20, one inside the five

• Had a solo tackle at Syracuse • Finished with two tackles against Bowling Green

• In first career start, punted twice for 100 yards and a 50.0 average

• Registered two tackles against Norfolk State

2010 (r-So.)

Junior College

• WVU Special Teams Champion: Pitt

• Coached by Scott Strohmeier at Iowa Western CC

• Kicked off 64 times for 3,984 yards, an average of 62.2 yards per kick

• Helped lead Iowa Western to a 9-2 record, the Midwest Collegiate Conference

• Had eight kicks result in touchbacks, twice as many as the Mountaineers’ produced the year Before

• championship, an appearance in the national semifinals and a No. 11 final national ranking

2009 (So.)

• Helped lead the Reivers to the Top of the Mountain Bowl in Sandy, Utah

• Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer eligibility requirements

• Finished 2010 with 32 tackles, eight tackles for loss, two sacks and one forced fumble in 10 games

2008 (Fr.)

• Collected a season-high five tackles against DuPage

• Played his freshman year at Alabama

• Registered four tackles against Snow College in the Top of the Mountain Bowl Game

• Saw limited action as a kicker

High School

High School

• Attended Glenville High, where he was all-state, all-region and alldistrict

• Played for coach Denny Price at Musselman High • Earned all-state honors as both a place kicker and as a punter

• Recorded 27 tackles, seven tackles for loss, four sacks and a forced fumble as a senior

• Averaged 39 yards per punt, while placing 16 of 31 kicks inside the opponent 20-yard line

• Played in the Big 33 game between Ohio and Pennsylvania

• Hit 13-of-18 field goal attempts • Set two state records as a senior, most field goals in a season and longest field goal (59)

Personal

• Won the national I player’s combine as a punter

• Birthday is Jan. 7 • Son of Raymonda Rowell

Personal

• One of three children

• Birthday is May 13

• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies

• Son of Winston and Denna Smith • One of two children

Rowell’s Defensive Stats Year

G

T

A

TT

2011

10

2

6

8

TFL Sacks 0

0

Int 0

PBU FF FR 0

0

0

• Majoring in sport management • (4x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • (3x) Dean’s List • (2x) BIG EAST Academic All-Star

Smith’s Punting Statistics Year

Punts

Yards

Avg.

Long

2011

26

1,032

39.7

62

TB FC 0

1

I20

50+

6 9Smith’s

Kicking Statistics

38

Year

Kickoffs

Yards

Average

TB

2011 2010

73 64

4,577 3,984

62.7 62.2

5 8

Totals

137

8,561

62.5

13

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56

Jewone

Quinton

linebacker

offensive line

SNOW

spain

6-1, 245, r-So. | Canton McKinley | Canton, Ohio

6-5, 335, r-Fr. | Petersburg | Petersburg, Va.

2011 (r-Fr.)

2011 (r-Fr.)

• Played in 11 games and started seven at middle linebacker

• Added depth at both tackle positions

• Used on special teams

• Played in 13 games and started one, USF

• Finished with five or more tackles in five games

• Saw action on 266 plays, mostly in a reserve role

• Registered seven tackles against Pitt; career-high one sack

• Only allowed one sack for the entire season

• Tied for a game high with seven assisted tackles at Rutgers

• Saw action in 30 or more plays in four games

• Recorded a game-high eight tackles at Syracuse; tied for a game high and set season-high mark with six solo tackles

• Season high 44 plays against Connecticut

• Made first career start against Bowling Green

• Saw time on 15 plays against Clemson in the Orange Bowl and tallied one knockdown

• Had a game-changing 83-yard fumble return against UConn; also registered seven tackles,

• Saw time on 25 plays at USF

• assisted on a sack and assisted on a tackle for loss

• Season-high three knockdowns at Rutgers

• Had a personal-best and team high nine tackles and assisted on a tackle for loss against

• Finished with 15 knockdowns for 2011 • Two knockdowns against Pitt and Connecticut

• Bowling Green; also had a game-high six assisted tackles

2010 (Fr.)

• Redshirted

2010 (Fr.) • Redshirted

High School

• Scout Team Champion: Louisville

• Coached by Michael Scott at Petersburg High

High School

• Played in the U.S. Army All-American game

• Coached by Ron Johnson at Canton-McKinley High

• Rivals.com No. 2 offensive guard, Virginia Top five and Top 115 nationally

• Two-time AP Division I all-Ohio linebacker • Finished senior season with 161 tackles, nine tackles for loss, one interception, five forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and eight pass breakups

• Registered 54 knockdown blocks, scored six two-point conversions as a fullback • Scored four touchdowns as a fullback on goal line packages

• Played in the Ohio-Pennsylvania Big 33 All-Star Game

• Collected 103 tackles as a defensive tackle

• Played in the North-South All-Star Game

• Forced seven fumbles and recovered five • Recorded 23 tackles for loss, five sacks and had seven games with 10 or more tackles

Personal • Birthday is Oct. 6 • Son of former Michigan standout Garland Rivers and Linda SnowRivers • Nephew of former Michigan State standout Percy Snow and NBA standout Eric Snow • Majoring in business and economics

Personal • Birthday is Aug. 7 • Son of Tracey Spain • Enrolled in general studies

• (3x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll

Snow’s Defensive Stats Year

G

T

A

TT

TFL Sacks

Int

2011

11

18

24

42

2/7 1.5/6

0

Mountaineer Football

PBU FF FR 0

0 1/83

39

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geno

12

smith quarterback 6-3, 214, Sr. | Miramar | Miami, Fla. 2011 (Jr.)

• Went 32-43 for 407 yards and accounted for seven touchdowns (six passing, one rush) in • 70-33 Orange Bowl victory • Six passing TDs tied WVU record, first set by Marc Bulger vs. Pitt in 1998 • Six passing TDs also set a BCS and Orange Bowl record and tied overall bowl record • 407 passing yards set Orange Bowl record, as did 433 yards of total offense • Set Orange Bowl records for TDs responsible for (7) and points responsible for (42) • Orchestrated come-from-behind and game- winning drives in backto-back series in the • game’s final minutes at USF

• Three-year starting quarterback for WVU

• Entered the USF contest riding a 14-game streak of throwing at least one touchdown pass in

• Named the 2012 Discover Orange Bowl MVP

• consecutive games; did not pass for a score in win over Bulls

• First Team All-BIG EAST (Coaches, Phil Steele, and ESPN.com) • All-ECAC Offense

• Completed 71 percent of his passes in win over Pitt, going 22-for-31 for 244 yards and one TD

• No. 4-best performance by a quarterback in a bowl (collegesportsnews.com)

• Tallied 379 yards and one touchdown on 29 completions in win at Cincinnati

• All-Bowl Team (CBSSPorts.com and ESPN.com)

• Threw for 410 yards on 31 completions and for three touchdowns in loss to Louisville

• BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Maryland, Louisville) • WVU Offensive Champion: Marshall, Cincinnati) • WVU and BIG EAST single-season passing leader with 4,385 yards

• Passing total against the Cardinals ranks fifth on the Mountaineer all-time chart

• Thirty-one TD passes tied WVU single-season record

• Fought the elements and completed 20 passes for 218 yards and two touchdowns at Rutgers

• Thirty-three TDs responsible for set WVU single-season record

• Scored first career rushing TD on a 1-yard scamper at RU

• Ranked No. 5 nationally in passing average (337.31 avg./g) and eighth in total offense

• Completed 24 passes on 41 attempts for 338 yards and two touchdowns at Syracuse

• (334.ypg); ranked first in the BIG EAST in both categories

• Tallied 450 passing yards on 27 completions against UConn, the second-best career and program total

• Also ranked No. 17 in the NCAA, No. 1 in the BIG EAST, in passing efficiency (152.6)

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• single-season record of eight 300-yard passing games

• Threw for 4,385 yards in 13 games, the fourth-best total in NCAA in 2011

• Connected with Stedman Bailey on a career-long 84-yard TD pass against UConn; the score was WVU’s all-time fifth-longest from scrimmage

• Finished with four 400-yard passing games on the season and for his career and a BIG EAST

• Had efficient day against Bowling Green, going18-for-30 with three touchdowns in three quarters

West Virginia University

p l ay e r profiles • Threw for WVU single-game best 463 yards on a career- and program-best 38 completions against LSU; also tallied a career- and program-best 65 pass attempts; his attempts are the fourth-most of any QB this season • Finished with 468 total yards of offense against LSU, a WVU singlegame best mark • His performance against the Tigers is the NCAA’s 20th-best total offense game and 17th-best passing yardage game in 2011 • Threw 36 completions on 49 passing attempts for 388 yards at Maryland • Threw for 371 yards and four TDs vs. Norfolk State

2010 (So.) • Started all 13 games • Named first team all-BIG EAST by ESPN.com, rivals.com and Phil Steele and second team by the BIG EAST coaches • Averaged just one interception every 53.1 attempts • No. 1 in the BiG EAST in pass efficiency, No. 2 in passing yards per game, total offense per game and points responsible for (148) • BIG EAST Offensive Champion: Maryland, Cincinnati • WVU Offensive Champion: Marshall, USF, Cincinnati, Rutgers • Connected on 241-of-372 passes for 2,763 yards for the year, 24 touchdowns, only seven interceptions and a long of 71 yards • Was first WVU quarterback to throw for more than 2,500 yards since 1998 • Threw multiple touchdowns in seven games • Season-high 32-of-45 passes for 316 yards at Marshall, a touchdown and a long of 30 • Threw for 219 yards on 24-of-31 passes against USF, two touchdowns and a long of 32 • Threw for a career-high 352 yards on 23-of-28 passes with a touchdown and a long of 46 against Rutgers in the season finale

2009 (Fr.) • Played in five games • Completed 32-of-49 passes for 309 yards, a touchdown and a long completion of 33 yards • Came off the bench early in the Marshall game when quarterback Jarrett Brown left the game with a concussion and completed 15-of21 passes for 147 yards, a touchdown and a long of 33

High School • Coached by former Mountaineer Damon Cogdell at Miramar High • Named to the Parade High School All-American team • EA Sports All-American second team • Finished No. 2 in the voting for Mr. Florida • Florida Class 6A first team all-state • Sun Sentinel Florida Class 6A Player of the Year • Participated in the “Elite 11” football camp in California • ESPN Top 150 prospects • No. 1-rated player in Broward County according to the Miami Herald and South Florida Sun Sentinel

Smith’s Passing Statistics Year

Games

Yards

Pct.

TD

• Completed 205-of-308 passes for 3,089 yards and 32 touchdowns and rushed for more than 300 yards

2011 2010 2009

13 13 5

346 241 32

526 372 49

4,385 2,763 309

.658 .648 .653

31 24 1

7 7 1

84 71 33

• Finished his career as the third-best passer in Broward County history

Totals

31

619

947

7,457

.654

56

15

84

Personal

Smith’s Rushing Statistics

• Led Miramar High to an 8-2 record and a No. 5 ranking in Broward County by the Sun-Sentinel

• Birthday is Oct. 10 • Son of Geno Smith, Jr., and Tracey Sellers • One of four children • Cousin of former Miami star Melvin Bratton • Majoring in English

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Comp. Att.

Int. Long

Year

Games

Att.

Yards

Avg.

TD

2011 2010 2009

13 13 5

56 106 17

-33 217 7

-0.6 2.0 0.4

2 0 0

Long 20 29 13

Totals

31

179

191

1.1

2

29

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inside receiver

6-2, 214, r-So. | Bridgeport | Shinnston, W.Va.

6-1, 189, r-Sr. | Golden Gate | Naples, Fla.

2011 (r-Fr.)

2011 (r-Jr.)

• Added depth at bandit safety

• Played in nine games and started final two games

• Used on special teams

• Added depth at wide receiver

• Played in nine games and started one

• Also used on special teams

• Made first career start in Orange Bowl against Clemson due to injury to Terrence Garvin

• Started the Orange Bowl and caught one 15-yard pass

• Tied his career high with two solo tackles against Pitt

• Caught a season-best four catches for 38 yards at USF, including a 10-yard reception in game- winning drive

• Career-high two solo tackles versus Norfolk State

• Earned season-high playing time at USF and first start of 2011 season

• Saw action against LSU and at Maryland • Caught two passes, his first receptions of 2011, against Norfolk State

2010 (Fr.) • Redshirted

2010 (r-So.) High School

• Played in 13 games, starting four

• Coached by Bruce Carey at Bridgeport High

• WVU Offensive Champion: USF, Cincinnati

• 2009 first-team all-state defense

• Finished with 18 receptions for 205 yards, one touchdown and a long of 21

• 2008 first-team all-state offense

• Season-high four receptions for 52 yards with a long of 17 against Syracuse

• Finished his senior season with 34 tackles and one forced fumble • Rushed for 633 yards on 95 attempts for nine touchdowns

• Three catches for 38 yards against USF, with a long of 19

• Helped lead Bridgeport to a 32-5 record in three seasons

• Posted three grabs for 30 yards with a long of 21 against Rutgers

• Played in the West Virginia AAA state championship game as a junior and senior

2009 (r-Fr.) • Saw action in four games

Personal • Birthday is Nov. 29

2008 (Fr.)

• Son of Brian and Sherri Tonkery

• Redshirted

• One of three children

• Dislocated his left shoulder during preseason practice and missed the entire season

• Majoring in industrial engineering • (3x) Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll • (1x) BIG EAST Academic All-Star

High School • Coached by Dave Tanner at Golden Gate High

Tonkery’s Defensive Stats Year

G

T

A

TT

TFL Sacks

Int

2011

9

4

0

4

1/3

0

0

PBU FF FR 0

0

0

• Collected 54 catches for 851 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior • An all-state selection as a senior • Earned first-team all-Southwest Florida accolades

Personal • Birthday is Feb. 7 • Son of Freddie and Williamena McCrary and John Blackmon • Majoring in sociology and anthropology

Woods’ Receiving Statistics

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Year

Games

Catches

Yards

Avg.

TD

2011 2010 2009

9 13 4

7 18 0

67 205 0

9.6 11.4 0

0 1 0

Long 15 21 0

Totals

26

25

272

11.0

1

21

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wright defensive line 6-2, 289, r-Sr. | Dr. Krop | Miami, Fla.

2009 (r-Fr.) • Played in nine games • Finished with 10 tackles, including eight solo stops, one sack and two tackles for loss • Collected three solo tackles, including a tackle for loss against Louisville • Two tackles against East Carolina

2008 (Fr.) • Redshirted

High School 2011 (r-Jr.) • Experienced nose tackle who played in 13 games and started 12 • Finished with four or more tackles in four games • Tied a career high with one sack and one tackle for loss versus Pitt

• Coached by Rick Divita at Dr. Krop High • Registered 62 tackles and 18 sacks as a senior • Selected to play in the Dade North-South All-Star game

• Collected three tackles at Cincinnati

Personal

• Had five tackles vs. Louisville, including assisting on a sack; tied career high for tackles

• Son of Jorge and Dr. Ellen Wright

• Recorded a career-high five tackles at Rutgers

• Birthday is Jan. 8 • Majoring in criminology and investigations

• Four tackles at Syracuse; also set a career high with four solo tackles • Recorded three solo tackles against LSU

Wright’s Defensive Statistics

• Four tackles at Maryland

Year

G

T

A

TTw

2010 (r-So.)

2011 2010 2009

13 12 9

21 3 8

17 7 2

38 3.5/12 1.5/10 10 1.5/4 0 10 2/4 1/2

0 0 0

0 0 0

0 1 0

0 0 0

Totals 34

32

26

58 7/20 2.5/12

0

0

1

0

• Played in 12 games and started one

TFL Sacks

Int

PBU FF FR

• WVU Defensive Champion: USF, Louisville • Finished with 10 tackles, including three solo stops, 1.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble Forced a fourth-quarter fumble at Marshall that keyed the WVU comeback and also had a big pass breakup against the Herd • Finished with two tackles against Maryland • Assisted on three tackles at LSU • Had two tackles against UNLV, including a tackle for loss

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2011 season review “Adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it” – a statement that has been used numerous times to describe the manner in which victory is achieved against adverse conditions.

Never has a statement been more true about one group than it was for the 2011 West Virginia football program.

Adversity presented itself early and often, in different ways and at the most inopportune times throughout the season.

However, by season’s end, WVU overcame it, and its character was revealed. The final result was filled with sunshine, oranges and championships.

Turn the clock back to the spring, a new offense had to be installed, and the defense had to replace eight starters from one the school’s best units. Josh Jenkins, a two-year starter on the offensive line, suffered a knee injury during the spring game and was out for the season.

Dana Holgorsen, who came to Morgantown in December 2010, to serve as offensive coordinator for a year, before becoming the head coach, took over the top post six months earlier than planned.

Thrust into the job in early June, he had to organize a plan for the season, along with the responsibility of trying to heal a tornapart fan base in less than two months.

Not one to make excuses, Holgorsen faced he challenge. He spread his philosophy that no one person was bigger than the team; and through hard work, dedication, teamwork and responsibility on and off the field, the West Virginia football program will continue to achieve success.

The Mountaineers started the season with a promising 3-0 start, but adversity showed itself in each of those games.

In the Marshall contest, lightning caused several long delays and finally forced the game to be called in the fourth quarter with the Mountaineers winning 34-13.

Geno Smith completed 26 passes to nine different receivers for 249 yards and two touchdowns. Najee Goode finished with a game-high seven tackles.

Lightning struck on the field just before the skies opened up in the third quarter as Tavon Austin gave West Virginia a 27-13 lead with a 100-yard kickoff return. What followed was a delay that lasted three hours and three minutes. When play resumed, WVU held Marshall on three plays, and then marched down the field once again to increase its lead to 34-13. Lightening halted the game for a second time, this time for one hour and 19 minutes, before the game was finally called at 10:24 p.m.

Norfolk State came to town for game two and showed that even though they competed at the FCS level, they would not be intimidated. The Spartans raced out to a 6-0 lead at the beginning of the second quarter and came back to hold a 12-10 lead at the half.

After a lackluster 143-yard first-half performance, West Virginia exploded in the second half for 45 points and 446 yards to win, 55-12. Smith had a stellar performance throwing for 371 yards and four touchdowns. Senior transfer Devon Brown collected 109 yards on four catches and Austin hauled in a team-high six passes for 82 yards and a touchdown. Ivan McCartney also added a score.

Darwin Cook finished with a game-high 11 tackles, marking his first double-figure tackle performance of his career.

West Virginia travelled to Maryland for its first road test of the season in the annual border war. The Terps took the early 3-0 lead in the first quarter, before the Mountaineers ran off 24 straight points to take a commanding 24-3 lead in the second quarter. The highlight of the run was Terence Garvin’s 37-yard interception return for a touchdown at the end of the first quarter.

Even though Maryland came back with a touchdown with 2:32 left before the half, cutting its deficit to 14 points, WVU marched

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down the field and kicked a second field goal to take a 17-point lead into the locker room.

Stedman Bailey caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Smith to open the third quarter, giving WVU a 24-point lead, and the Mountaineers looked like they were going to cruise to an easy win.

The Terps had other ideas as they ran off three straight touchdowns to cut the Mountaineer lead to 34-31 and completely take the momentum.

A 14-play drive, eating up 5:47 on the clock led to the third Tyler Bitancurt field goal to stem the tide and force Maryland to go the length of the field in order to win the game. The Terps started a drive with 4:36 left in the game drove to the WVU 36, before Eain Smith saved the game with a timely interception.

The Mountaineers were paced by a trio of wide receivers, marking the first time three WVU receivers finished with 100 or more yards in a game. Austin finished with 11 catches for 122 yards, Bailey had eight catches for 113 yards and a touchdown and McCartney had 101 yards on eight catches. Smith completed 36 passes for 388 yards and a touchdown.

Three WVU defensive players collected double-figure tackles, Goode with 13, Pat Miller with 11 and Keith Tandy with 10.

Attention then turned to No. 2-ranked LSU as the Tigers came to town along with ESPN GameDay’s first-ever visit to Morgantown.

The scene was electric, and the excitement of the Mountaineer faithful was at an all-time high as the sellout crowd waited all week for the game to kickoff.

Unfortunately, adversity paid a visit once again. WVU knew it was going to have to play a superb game to unseat the highlyranked Tigers, but the Mountaineers, who posted 241 yards of total offense in the first half, were down 20 points because of costly mistakes.

After LSU missed a field goal to start the third quarter, West Virginia cut the Tigers’ lead to 13 six plays later, when Smith completed a 12-yard strike to Tyler Urban. After the Mountaineer defense held LSU for two more drives, the offense drove down the field, keyed by a 72-yard pass play from Smith to Austin. Four plays later, WVU pulled within six points of LSU, when Dustin Garrison rushed in from one-yard out, cutting the LSU lead to 27-21 and clearly taking the momentum.

The Tigers seized the momentum right back, as Morris Clairborne took the ensuing kickoff and raced 99 yards to the end zone, pushing the LSU lead to 13 points at the end of the third quarter. LSU scored twice more to put the game out of reach and hand WVU its first loss of the season.

West Virginia put up 533 yards of total offense against the vaunted Tiger defense. Smith completed a school record 38-of65 passes for 463 yards and two touchdowns. Austin collected 11 catches for 187 yards, and Bailey finished with eight receptions for 115 yards and a touchdown. Garrison, in his first real action of the season, finished with 10 carries for 46 yards and a touchdown.

Linebackers Doug Rigg and Goode paced the WVU defense with nine and eight tackles, respectively.

The Mountaineers responded to the loss with two home wins 55-10, over Bowling Green and a 43-16 win over Connecticut in the BIG EAST opener.

Against Bowling Green, Garrison put up a career and national season high rushing total of 291 yards and two touchdowns, and Shawne Alston, in his first action of the season after coming back from a neck injury, finished with two touchdowns. Smith threw for three scores, and Bailey finished with a school-record third straight 100-yard plus receiving performance of the season.

Jewone Snow, in his first career start, finished with a team-high nine tackles. Tandy collected a game-high two interceptions and had two pass breakups.

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NAJEE GOODE Against Connecticut, the Mountaineers held a slim 10-9 halftime lead, once again being held in check, fumbling once, punting twice and losing a possession on downs.

With West Virginia clinging to its lead, UConn was driving deep in WVU territory when Pat Miller forced quarterback Johnny McEntee to fumble the ball. The ball bounced to Snow, who rumbled 83 yards to set up a Smith to Austin touchdown on the next play.

WVU put the game out of reach from there, outscoring the Huskies, 33-7, including a 23-0 advantage in the third quarter.

Smith put on a show, throwing for 450 yards and four touchdowns. Bailey added to his school record with his fourth 100-yard plus receiving effort, finishing with 178 yards on seven catches and scored two touchdowns. McCartney collected his career-high with 131 yards on six catches. Garrison ran for 80 yards and scored a touchdown.

The Mountaineer defense posted a season-high five sacks, led

by Bruce Irvin’s 1.5. Eain Smith and Cook led the team with eight tackles.

West Virginia travelled to Syracuse in week seven, looking to avenge last year’s home loss to the Orange. In front of a national ESPN Friday night audience, the Mountaineers let adversity get the best of them in a big way.

Syracuse came out the aggressor, blitzing the Mountaineers from the minute they got off the bus. The Orange took an early 14-3 lead in the second quarter and looked like they were going to run away with it. The Mountaineers fought their way back, as Smith threw a pass down the sideline, and Bailey fought off a Syracuse defender to make the grab and run it into the end zone for the 64yard score.

When it looked like the Mountaineers were gaining some momentum, Syracuse distanced themselves once again, when Dorian Graham took the ensuing kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and a 21-9 halftime lead.

The Mountaineers regrouped and scored out of halftime, cutting the Orange lead to 21-16 on a one-yard run by Alston.

Three straight passing touchdowns from Ryan Nassib gave the Orange a 42-16 lead early in the fourth quarter. WVU scored a late touchdown to bring the final count to 49-23.

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Smith threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns, and Bailey ran his school-record 100-yard plus receiving performances to five with his seven catch, 130 yard and one touchdown effort. Tandy and Eain Smith each contributed seven stops.

With its back against the wall and knowing it had to win to stay in the championship hunt, West Virginia hit the road for the second straight game to face a Rutgers squad looking for its first win over the Mountaineers since 1994.

Once again, as with each game so far, the Mountaineers faced adversity. A blizzard spreading up the east coast with a wintry mix of freezing rain and snow made the field conditions treacherous.

Most would think that scoring would be at a premium in the inclement weather, but this game was like a track meet, both sides combining for 52 first half points.

Rutgers took the early 3-0 lead, before Alston broke through the left side of line and like a bus with a set of winter treads, rumbled for 52 yards to give WVU the 7-3 lead. Not to be outdone, the Scarlet Knights scored their first touchdown of the game three plays later to take a 10-7 lead. West Virginia gave its answer on the first play of the drive with Austin taking a reverse handoff 80 yards for a touchdown to give the Mountaineers a 14-10 advantage.

The scoring went back and forth once again with Rutgers’ Mark Harrison making a 45-yard pass reception, before Alston rumbled in for a two-yard score, his second touchdown of the game, giving WVU a four-point lead, 21-17. Two Jawan Jamison touchdown runs gave the Scarlet Knights a 10-point halftime lead.

The second half was all West Virginia as the Mountaineers outscored Rutgers, 20-0 in the second half to win the game, 41-31.

Smith’s two touchdown passes to Bailey and Austin, and his first career rushing touchdown led WVU to the win.

Alston ran for a career-high 110 yards and two touchdowns, and Smith threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns. Cook collected his second double-figure tackle performance of his career with 11. Eain Smith and Snow each finished with eight tackles, Julian Miller had two fumble recoveries and Brodrick Jenkins had two interceptions in his first collegiate start.

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Next up was Louisville, and West Virginia knew the Cardinals’ visit was going to be a tough, hard-fought game that was going to be a key contest in the conference championship battle.

The game started fast as both teams traded touchdowns three times. However, mistakes were starting to cost West Virginia as a shanked punt with less than two minutes left in the first half gave Louisville field position that they took advantage of to tie the game at the half, 21-21.

The Mountaineers’ mistakes continued throughout the third quarter with a missed field goal, a fumble that led to a Louisville field goal and a drive that ended on downs. WVU attempted a 23-yard field goal at the beginning of the fourth quarter that was blocked and returned 82 yards for a touchdown to completely change the face of the game, giving the Cardinals a 10-point lead.

West Virginia once again fought adversity, stopping Louisville on its next drive and scoring with 8:53 left in the game on an Alston seven-yard run to pull within three points.

The Cardinals sealed the game with a 13-play drive that ate up 7:11 on the clock, extending the cushion to 10 again with 1:42 left.

WVU scored a touchdown with less than a minute left but couldn’t recover an onsides kick as Louisville escaped with a 38-35 victory.

Smith completed 31-of-44 passes for 410 yards and three touchdowns, and Bailey collected his sixth 100-yard receiving performance of the season, finishing with eight catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns. Austin had seven receptions for 90 yards and a touchdown, while Alston ran for two scores. Cook finished with a team-high 10 tackles, including six solo stops, and Bruce Irvin finished with two sacks and three tackles for loss.

It was down to a three-game season for WVU, and the Mountaineers knew they had to run the table if they had any hopes of winning the league.

The Mountaineers travelled to Cincinnati for game 10. The Bearcats made their statement in their first drive, taking the early 7-0 lead in just three plays on Isaiah Pead’s 40-yard burst. Four plays later, the Mountaineers answered with Smith once again finding Bailey for a 59-yard scoring strike.

West Virginia controlled the second quarter, denting the scoreboard for 10 points to take a 17-7 halftime lead. Bitancurt nailed a 28-yard field goal, and Julian Miller recovered a Zach Collaros fumble in the end zone for a touchdown.

Cincinnati stormed back in the second half, scoring a touchdown at the end of the third quarter and one more at the beginning of the fourth to take a 21-17 lead with 13:20 left in the game.

Yet again the Mountaineers responded with a 12-play drive, taking a three-point lead, 24-21. Completions from Smith to Willie Milhouse of 24 yards, 13 to Bailey and 23 to Austin were the key plays in the drive to set up the one-yard Alston rush for the goahead score.

The Bearcats had one last drive with 2:01 left to pull out the win.

Within three plays, Cincinnati was down to the WVU 21-yard line with a first down and things weren’t looking good. The Mountaineer defense responded, holding UC to seven yards on three plays and sealed the win when Eain Smith shot through the middle and blocked Tony Miliano’s 31-yard field goal attempt with no time left.

Smith threw for 372 yards and a touchdown, Austin had a game-high nine catches for 126 yards and Bailey finished with 104 yards on six receptions and a touchdown. Goode had a teamhigh eight tackles, including five unassisted, three tackles for loss and a sack. Irvin finished with a sack, two tackles for loss, four solo tackles and forced a fumble. Julian Miller collected seven tackles, broke up a pass and recovered a fumble.

Pitt came to town for the annual Backyard Brawl and for Mountaineer senior night. Besides being a rivalry game, both teams had a lot riding on the outcome of the game.

WVU had its back against the wall from the start, giving up two touchdowns in the first quarter. The Mountaineers came back with a Smith to Bailey 63-yard pass play to cut the lead in half, only to give up another field goal to go into halftime down by 10.

The Panthers took advantage of a WVU fumble and added three points to their lead early in the second half, building a 13-point lead, 20-7. West Virginia responded on its next drive as Alston scored on an eight-yard run.

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Midway through the fourth quarter, the Mountaineers used an 11-play drive to eat up 83 yards to capture the lead with Alston barreling in from one-yard out to give WVU a slim 21-20 lead.

The Mountaineer defense dominated the Panther offense in their last two drives to seal the 21-20 victory, holding the Pitt offense to 23 yards on eight plays in the first drive, including a tackle for no gain by Julian Miller on second down and an Irvin sack of quarterback Tino Sunseri on third down. On their final drive, the Panthers were held to six yards on seven plays. Goode, Irvin and Julian Miller sacked Sunseri on the game’s final three plays, with Miller forcing a fumble on the final play.

Smith completed 22-of-31 passes for 244 yards and a touchdown, Austin finished with 10 catches for 102 yards and Bailey finished with 80 yards on three catches and a touchdown. Garrison ran for 55 yards on 11 carries and Alston finished with 34 yards and two touchdowns. Garvin finished with a game-high 14 tackles, including nine unassisted, and Julian Miller collected 12 tackles, nine solo and tied the school record with four sacks. Irvin had two sacks, and Snow finished with one.

USF was all that stood between the Mountaineers and a share of the conference championship.

The Mountaineers took an early 10-0 lead midway through the second quarter after Pat Miller intercepted B.J. Daniels and returned it 52 yards for a touchdown. On its next drive, USF cut the WVU lead to three when a 20-yard pass from B.J. Daniels to Sterling Griffin that was ruled incomplete before being overturned by the replay booth. A second field goal by WVU with 22 seconds left gave the Mountaineers a 13-7 halftime advantage.

West Virginia took a 10-point lead when Austin returned his second kickoff of the season 90 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter.

Then the momentum clearly swung in USF’s favor as it scored 10 straight points to tie the game at 20. A USF field goal at the end of the third quarter and a Daniels rushing touchdown opened up the fourth quarter highlighted the Bulls scoring.

On the first play of West Virginia’s next possession, JaQuez Jenkins stepped in front of a Smith pass and returned the interception 24 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with less than 10 minutes left in the game.

As the Mountaineers saw their chance of a BIG EAST title and the BCS bid withering away with that interception return, they did what they had done all season, fighting the adversity beginning with its next drive. Keyed by a fourth down completion to Bailey and a fourth down personal foul penalty, Garrison finished the drive with two straight runs for 21 yards, tying the game once again.

With 5:09 left in the game, USF started with outstanding field position after a 51-yard kickoff return. Three plays later, the Bulls had first down on the WVU 28-yard line and were looking like they were going to put the game away.

Then luck struck for WVU as Goode stood Daniels up as he tried to run to the outside and forced him to fumble, giving the Mountaineers the ball back with three minutes left and the chance to win the game and the share of the championship.

Garrison rumbled for nine yards, then a completion to J.D. Woods for 10 more, then two more runs by Garrison for 3 and 10 yards. Then Smith was sacked followed by two incomplete passes, setting up the biggest play of the game as Smith found Bailey for 26 yards down to the 16 yard line with only seconds remaining. Bitancurt came on and calmly hit the game-winning field goal from 28 yards to give West Virginia its second straight BIG EAST championship, its sixth since 2003 and seventh overall.

Two days later, Cincinnati defeated Connecticut to provide a three-way tie for the conference title. West Virginia won the tie breaker and took the league’s BCS bid to face the ACC Champion, Clemson, in the Orange Bowl.

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As had been the case in West Virginia’s other BCS bowl games, no one in the nation except the state of West Virginia and a small percentage of Mountaineer fans gave WVU the vote of confidence to pull off an upset win against Clemson.

And to add adversity to the mix once again, Terence Garvin, one of the team’s top defensive players, hurt his knee in the USF game, had surgery and was out. Garrison, the team’s leading rusher, injured his knee during the first practice in Miami and was also out.

The game started like a track meet. Both teams traded touchdowns and Clemson added a field goal to take a three-point lead at the end of the first quarter, 17-14. Austin scored the second of his bowl record four receiving touchdowns to start the second quarter, giving the Mountaineers a 21-17 lead.

Then Darwin Cook delivered the game-changing. With the Tigers on the WVU goal line ready to retake the lead, Andre Ellington was heading for a score at the one-yard line, when Rigg stripped the ball away. Cook saw the loose ball, scooped it out of the pile and raced down the field 99 yards for a touchdown, giving WVU a 28-17 lead.

That was a knockout punch, as the Mountaineer offense exploded from there en route to a 70-33 victory, setting the all-time bowl record for points in a game.

West Virginia tied or set 18 WVU individual or team bowl records, 28 individual, team or combined Orange Bowl records, 18 BCS Bowl records and 14 overall NCAA Bowl records.

Smith threw for a bowl-record 407 yards and six touchdowns, ran another in for a bowl-record seven total touchdowns responsible for. Austin finished with bowl records for catches (12) and touchdowns (4). Alston ran for 77 yards and two touchdowns, Bailey finished with five catches for 82 yards and a touchdown and Milhouse finished with 71 yards on three catches and a touchdown. Eain Smith collected 13 tackles, including 12 solo stops and Irvin, Goode and Will Clarke each finished with a sack.

In the end West Virginia achieved its goal, including a championship season with 10 wins, captured its sixth BIG EAST title since 2003 and seventh overall, won the Orange Bowl to run its BCS record to 3-0 and was heralded as the top program in the East.

Holgorsen was named the first year coach of the year award winner by the Football Writers Association and was one of seven coaches to lead his program to a BCS game in his first year as a head coach and one of three who won the game.

Ten players earned All-BIG EAST honors, and three players were named to seven All-America teams. West Virginia was one of the only two schools in the nation to have a quarterback throw for 4,000 yards and have two receivers finish with 1,000 or more yards. Smith completed 346-of-526 passes for 4,385 yards and 31 touchdowns. Austin finished with a school-record 101 passes for 1,186 yards and eight touchdowns, while Bailey caught 72 passes for a school-record 1,279 yards and tied the school record with 12 touchdowns.

Smith tied or broke 34 school or conference game, season or career records, and the receiving corps tied for broke 12 game, season or career WVU or conference marks.

Goode led the Mountaineers with 87 tackles, five sacks and 14 tackles for loss, while Cook finished with 85 tackles, including 51 solo stops. Irvin led the team with 8.5 sacks, 15 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles, while Julian Miller finished with six sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Tandy led the team with four interceptions and nine pass breakups.

Going into 2011, everyone talked about WVU football for the wrong reasons. By the end of the season, everyone was talking about the excitement surrounding the program and the promise of the Mountaineers’ future.

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2011 Game-BY-Game Shawne Alston Game-By-Game Opponent Att. Marshall DNP Norfolk State DNP at Maryland 6 LSU 4 Bowling Green 8 UConn 2 at Syracuse 9 at Rutgers 14 Louisville 11 at Cincinnati 7 Pitt 11 at USF 5 vs. Clemson 20 Totals 97

Net

Avg.

TDs

Lg

Rec

Yds.

TD

20 14 49 8 46 110 45 6 34 7 77 406

3.3 3.5 6.1 4.0 5.1 7.9 4.1 0.9 3.1 1.4 3.9 4.2

0 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 12

7 7 17 4 12 52 12 5 11 6 11 52

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Tavon Austin Game-By-Game Receiving Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

No. 3 6 11 11 4 7 6 8 7 9 10 7 12 101

Yards 32 82 122 187 67 74 60 67 90 126 102 54 123 1,186

Avg. 10.67 13.67 11.09 17.0 16.75 10.57 10.0 8.38 12.86 14.0 10.2 7.71 10.3 11.7

TDs 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 8

Lg 20 45 47 72 32 21 16 20 25 39 25 30 37 72

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1

Long 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 11 6 19 8 23 80

Tavon Austin Game-By-Game Rushing Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green Connecticut at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

No. 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 4 3 16

Yards -7 0 0 0 0 -5 0 96 20 6 19 13 40 182

Avg. -7 0 0 0 0 -5 0 48.0 10.0 6.0 19.0 3.3 13.3 11.4

Tavon Austin Game-By-Game Punt Returns Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

No. 3 3 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 19

Yards 46 86 0 0 11 51 23 0 0 50 1 0 0 268

Avg. 15.3 29.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 10.2 11.5 0.0 0.0 16.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 14.1

Long 22 64 0 0 11 18 14 0 0 26 1` 0 0 64

Tavon Austin Game-By-Game Kickoff Returns Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn

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No. 2 1 6 6 1 1

Yards 119 25 121 100 19 31

Avg. 59.5 25.0 20.2 16.6 19.0 31.0

Long 100 25 27 26 19 31

at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

2 0 5 3 1 3 5 36

37 0 161 67 0 141 117 938

18.5 0.0 32.2 22.3 0.0 47.0 23.4 26.1

24 0 39 28 0 90 36 100

Stedman Bailey Game-By-Game Receiving Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

No. 5 2 8 8 4 7 7 2 8 6 3 7 5 72

Yards 76 40 113 115 112 178 130 51 118 104 80 80 82 1,279

Avg. 15.2 20.0 14.1 14.4 28.0 25.4 18.6 25.5 14.8 17.3 26.7 11.4 16.4 17.8

TDs 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 12

Lg 28 40 34 20 33 84 64 32 46 59 63 26 30 84

Ishmael Banks Game-By-Game Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

S 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 9

AT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2

TT 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 11

TFLs Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Jared Barber Game-By-Game Opponent S Marshall DNP Norfolk State 1 at Maryland 1 LSU 0 Bowling Green 1 UConn 0 at Syracuse 0 at Rutgers 0 Louisville 1 at Cincinnati 1 Pitt 2 at USF 1 vs. Clemson 5 Totals 13

AT

TT

TFLs Sacks

FF

FR

Int

PBU

2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 10

3 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 4 1 6 23

0 0 0 1/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 2/6

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

0 0

0 1

0 0

0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Travis Bell Banks Game-By-Game Opponent S Marshall 0 Norfolk State 0 at Maryland 0 LSU 0 Bowling Green 0 UConn 2 0 at Syracuse at Rutgers 0 Louisville 0 at Cincinnati 2 Pitt DNP at USF DNP vs. Clemson 0 Totals 4

AT 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4

TT 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 6

0 6

0 10

TFLs Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0

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Tyler Bitancurt Game-By-Game Kicking Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

FGM/A 2/2 2/3 3/3 0/0 2/2 2/2 1/1 0/0 0/2 1/3 0/0 3/4 0/0 16/22

Pct. 1.000 .667 1.000 0.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .333 .000 .750 .000 .727

Lg 43 21 35 0 45 33 27 0 0 28 0 42 0 45

XP/A 4/4 7/7 4/4 3/3 7/7 5/5 2/3 5/6 5/5 3/3 3/3 3/3 10/10 61/63

Pts. 10 13 13 3 13 11 5 5 5 6 3 12 10 109

Andrew Buie Game-By-Game Opponent Att. Marshall 15 4 Norfolk State at Maryland 7 LSU DNP Bowling Green DNP UConn 2 at Syracuse 0 at Rutgers 3 Louisville 3 at Cincinnati 4 0 Pitt at USF 0 vs. Clemson 13 Totals 51

Avg. 2.0 1.75 7.3

TDs 0 0 1

Lg 11 7 10

Rec. 4 0 2

Yds. 11 0 7

TD 0 0 0

11 0 5 2 21 0 0 45 172

5.5 0 1.7 0.7 5.2 0 0 3.5 3.4

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

7 0 5 1 12 0 0 11 12

0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 13

0 0 0 18 17 0 0 32 85

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Will Clarke Game-By-Game Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

S 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 8 1 19

AT 3 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 15

TT TFLs Sacks 4 1.5/7 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.5/0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1/14 1/14 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 9 1/2 0 1 1/2 1/2 34 5/25 2/16

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/99 2/99

Darwin Cook Game-By-Game Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

S 2 6 6 3 2 4 3 5 6 4 4 4 2 51

AT 2 5 1 3 1 4 1 6 4 1 4 0 2 34

TT TFLs Sacks 4 0 0 11 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 8 0.5/1 0 4 0 0 11 0 0 10 0.5/1 0 5 0 0 8 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 85 1/2 0

Int PBU 0 0 0 0 1/0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/21 0 0 0 0 0 2/21 4

19 55 87

1.5 5.0 5.4

0 0 1

8 14 16

3 1 1

23 7 11

0 0 0

742

5.5

6

42

24

201

0

Terence Garvin Game-By-Game Opponent S Marshall 2 6 Norfolk State at Maryland 5 LSU 2 Bowling Green 1 UConn 4 at Syracuse 4 2 at Rutgers Louisville 6 at Cincinnati DNP Pitt 9 2 at USF vs. Clemson DNP 43 Totals

AT 2 2 4 4 5 1 1 3 1

TT 4 8 9 6 6 5 5 5 7

TFLs 0 0 0.5/3 0 1/2 1.5/3 0 0 0

Sacks .5/1 0 0 0 1/2 1.5/3 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int PBU 0 1 0 0 1/37 1 0 0 1/-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

5 1

14 3

1/3 1/1

0 1

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

29

72 5.5/13 3.5/5

0

0

2/32

3

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

Brodrick Jenkins Game-By-Game Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt USF vs. Clemson Totals

S 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 2 3 5 22

AT 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 5

TT 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 4 4 5 27

TFLs Sacks 0 0 1/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/6 0 0 0 0 0 2/10 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 8

ANDREW BUIE

Net. 30 7 51

at Cincinnati 13 Pitt 11 at USF 16 vs. Clemson DNP Totals 136

Dustin Garrison Game-By-Game Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville

Att. 0 3 0 10 32 18 11 9 13

Net. 0 19 0 46 291 80 58 23 64

Mountaineer Football

Avg. 0 6.3 0 4.6 9.1 4.4 5.3 2.6 4.9

TDs 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0

Lg 0 13 0 17 42 14 11 9 12

Rec. 2 3 0 4 2 1 5 1 1

Yds. 9 51 0 26 4 4 32 15 19

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Ivan McCartney Game-By-Game Opponent No.

Marshall 5 Norfolk State 4 at Maryland 8 LSU 6 Bowling Green 5 UConn 6 at Syracuse 1 at Rutgers 2 Louisville 4 at Cincinnati 2 Pitt 3 at USF 1 vs. Clemson 2 Totals 49

Yards

31 79 101 59 54 131 9 11 61 20 5 11 13 585

Avg.

6.2 19.8 12.6 9.8 10.8 21.8 9.0 5.5 15.3 10.0 1.7 11.0 6.5 11.9

TDs

1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

Lg 9 39 36 20 33 51 9 7 46 17 5 11 9 51

Paul Millard Game-By-Game Opponent Comp.

Marshall DNP Norfolk State 5 at Maryland DNP LSU DNP Bowling Green 1 UConn 1 at Syracuse DNP at Rutgers DNP Louisville DNP at Cincinnati DNP Pitt DNP at USF DNP vs. Clemson 0 Totals 7

Att.

Int.

Pct.

Yards

TDs

Lg

6

0

.833

60

1

30

3 3

0 1

.333 .333

45 19

0 0

45 19

3 15

0 2

.000 .467

0 124

0 1

0 45

50

S 4 4 8 5 5 4 5 2 7 2 2 0 2 50

AT 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 16

Opponent Punts Yds Avg. Lg TB Marshall DNP Norfolk State DNP at Maryland DNP LSU DNP Bowling Green DNP UConn 5 215 43.0 47 0 at Syracuse 3 134 44.7 47 0 at Rutgers 8 306 38.2 48 0 Louisville 3 62 20.7 39 0 at Cincinnati 7 260 37.1 58 1 Pitt 4 139 34.8 45 1 at USF DNP vs. Clemson DNP Totals 30 1,116 37.2 58 2

FC

50+

I-20

1 2 2 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 1 0

3 1 4 0 2 1

5

1

11

Ryan Nehlen Game-By-Game Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

No. 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5

Yards 0 0 13 0 15 21 0 0 7 8 0 0 0 64

Avg. 0 0 13.0 0 15 21.0 0 0 7.0 8.0 0 0 0 12.8

TDs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Lg 0 0 13 0 15 21 0 0 7 8 0 0 0 21

Shaq Petteway’s Game-By-Game Opponent S Marshall 0 0 Norfolk State at Maryland 0 LSU 0 Bowling Green 0 UConn 2 at Syracuse 0 1 at Rutgers Louisville 1 at Cincinnati DNP Pitt 0 1 at USF vs. Clemson 0 5 Totals

AT 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0

TT 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1

0 1 0 3

0 2 0 8

TFLs Sacks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

FF 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FF

FR

Int

PBU

Doug Rigg Game-By-Game

Pat Miller Game-By-Game Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

Michael Molinari’s Game-By-Game Punting

TT TFLs Sacks 6 0.5/0 0 5 1/1 0 11 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 5 0 0 6 0 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 66 1.5/1 0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int PBU 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/52 0 1/6 0 2/58 3

Opponent S Marshall 0 Norfolk State 0 at Maryland 1 LSU 2 Bowling Green DNP UConn DNP at Syracuse 1 at Rutgers 0 Louisville 2 at Cincinnati 2 Pitt 0 at USF 2 vs. Clemson 1 Totals 11

AT 2 2 0 7

TT 2 2 1 9

TFLs Sacks 0 0 1.0/2 0 0 0 0.5/1 0

0 3 1 0 1 2 1 19

1 0 0 3 0.5/2 0 3 1/1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 1/8 1/8 2 0 0 30 4/14 1/8

Shaq Rowell Game-By-Game Opponent S Marshall DNP 0 Norfolk State at Maryland DNP LSU 0 Bowling Green 0 UConn 0 at Syracuse 1 at Rutgers 0 Louisville DNP

AT

TT

TFLs Sacks

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 2 0 0 1

0 2 0 1 1

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

West Virginia University

2011 game-by-game

at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

0 0 0 1 2

0 1 0 0 6

0 1 0 1 8

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

50+ 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 9

I-20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 6

Corey Smith Game-By-Game Punting Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

Punts Yds 2 100 2 75 2 79 6 232 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 229 4 128 5 175 26 1,032

Avg. 50.0 37.5 39.5 38.7 14.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 57.2 32.0 35.0 39.7

Lg 55 60 40 58 14 0 0 0 0 0 62 44 48 62

Kickoffs 6 10 7 4 8 5 1 7 5 5 4 5 5 73

FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Yards 392 659 441 237 464 321 68 367 331 323 275 326 373 4,577

Comp.

26 20 36 38 18 27 24 20 31

Att. 35 34 49 65 30 45 41 31 44

Int. 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 0

43 31 35 43 526

0 0 2 0 7

.674 .710 .657 .744 .648

372 244 237 407 4,385

1 1 0 6 31

59 63 30 37 84

Pt. .743 .588 .735 .585 .600 .600 .585 .645 .705

Opponent S Marshall DNP Norfolk State 0 at Maryland DNP LSU 0 Bowling Green 3 UConn 4 at Syracuse 6 1 at Rutgers Louisville 0 at Cincinnati 0 Pitt 3 1 at USF vs. Clemson DNP 18 Totals

FF

FR

Int

PBU

0

0

0

0

AT

TT

TFLs Sacks

0

0

0 6 3 2 7 2 0 4 0

0 9 7 8 8 2 0 7 1

0 0 0.5/1 0 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/2 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

24

42

2/7 1.5/6

0

1

0

0

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0

0

Wes Tonkery Game-By-Game Avg. 65.3 65.9 63.0 59.2 58.0 64.2 68.0 52.4 66.2 64.6 68.8 65.2 62.2 62.7

TB 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5

Geno Smith Game-By-Game Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville

29 22 23 32 326

Jewone Snow Game-By-Game TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Corey Smith Game-By-Game Kickoffs Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

Yards 249 371 388 463 238 450 338 218 410

TDs 2 4 1 2 3 4 2 2 3

Lg 29 55 47 72 41 84 64 32 46

Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland Bowling Green Connecticut at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

S 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4

AT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TT 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4

TFLs Sacks 0 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/3 0

J.D. Woods Game-By-Game Opponent No. Marshall 0 Norfolk State 2 at Maryland 0 LSU 0 Bowling Green DNP UConn 0 at Syracuse DNP at Rutgers DNP Louisville 0 at Cincinnati DNP Pitt 0 at USF 4 vs. Clemson 1 Totals 7

Yards 0 14 0 0

Avg. 0 7.0 0 0

TDs 0 0 0 0

Lg 0 8 0 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 38 15 67

0 9.5 15.0 11.2

0 0 0 0

0 12 15 12

Jorge Wright Game-By-Game

DOUG RIGG

Mountaineer Football

Opponent Marshall Norfolk State at Maryland LSU Bowling Green UConn at Syracuse at Rutgers Louisville at Cincinnati Pitt at USF vs. Clemson Totals

S 1 1 1 3 1 1 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 21

AT 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 4 2 1 0 0 17

TT TFLs Sacks 3 1/7 0 3 0.5/1 0 4 0.5/1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 5 0.5/3 0.5/3 3 0 0 2 1/7 1/7 2 0 0 1 0 0 38 3.5/12 1.5/10

FF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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2011 statistics Date Opponent Score Overall Sep 4, 2011 MARSHALL W/34-13 1-0-0 Sep 10, 2011 NORFOLK STATE W/55-12 2-0-0 at Maryland W/37-31 3-0-0 Sep 17, 2011 Sep 24, 2011 #2 LSU L/21-47 3-1-0 BOWLING GREEN W/55-10 4-1-0 Oct. 1, 2011 Oct. 8, 2011 CONNECTICUT W/43-16 5-1-0 at Syracuse L/23-49 5-2-0 Oct. 21, 2011 Oct. 29, 2011 at Rutgers W/41-31 6-2-0 6-3-0 Nov 5, 2011 LOUISVILLE L/35-38 Nov 12, 2011 at #18 Cincinnati W/24-21 7-3-0 PITT W/21-20 8-3-0 Nov 25, 2011 Dec 1, 2011 at USF W/30-27 9-3-0 vs. #14 Clemson W/70-33 10-3-0 ^Jan 4, 2012

Conference 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 3-2-0 4-2-0 5-2-0 5-2-0

Time 2:25 3:12 3:28 3:40 3:00 3:38 3:31 3:49 3:25 3:45 3:22 3:38 3:48

Attend.

60,758 51,911 53,627 62,056 46,603 56,179 45,265 47,303 57,287 48,152 60,932 41,743 67,563

^ 2012 Discover Orange Bowl, Miami Gardens, Fla.

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WVU 489 3,706 301 91 187 23 1,595 1,936 341 417 308 122.7 25 4,509 353-542-9 803 1208 346.8 32 6,104 959 604 469.5 57-1,349 25-294 14-190 23.7 11.8 13.6 27-13 80-697 53.6 56-2,148 38.4 34.6 28:20 73/180 41% 9/18 50% 31-180 0

OPP 348 2,608 241 94 129 18 1,882 2,210 328 472 400 144.8 21 2,645 255-448-14 509 1004 203.5 15 4,527 920 409 348.2 79-1,882 16-169 9-158 23.8 10.6 17.6 22-9 87-723 55.6 79-3,300 41.8 37.3 30:33 73/204 36% 8/17 47% 26-198 94

TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS PAT-ATTEMPTS ATTENDANCE

63 16-22 0-0 (54-61) 89% (41-61) 67% (61-63) 97% 395,726

42 19-24 0-0 (40-48) 83% (28-48) 58% (37-38) 97% 236,090

Games/Avg. Per Game Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS West Virginia Opponents

7/56,532

1st 82 115

2nd 167 87

5/47,218 1/67,563

3rd 4th Total 131 109 489 62 84 348

STEDMAN BAILEY

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Comp.-Att.-Int. Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: No0-Yards PUNT RETURNS: No0-Yards INT RETURNS: No0-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3rd-Down Pct0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 4th-Down Pct0 SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS

West Virginia University

2011 Statistics

RUSHING GARRISON, Dustin ALSTON, Shawne AUSTIN, Tavon BUIE, Andrew ROBERTS, Vernard JOHNSON, Trey MILLARD, Paul MOLINARI, Mike TEAM SMITH, Geno Total Opponents

GP 12 11 13 11 12 2 4 13 11 13 13 13

Att. Gain Loss Net 136 777 35 742 97 432 16 416 16 196 14 182 51 190 18 172 44 150 10 140 3 8 0 8 2 3 0 3 1 0 8 -8 11 0 27 -27 56 180 213 -33 417 1,936 341 1,595 472 2,210 328 1,882

PASSING SMITH, Geno MILLARD, Paul TEAM Total Opponents

GP 13 4 13 13 13

Effic. Cmp./Att./Int. Pct. 152.59 346-526-7 65.8 111.44 7-15-2 46.7 00.0 0-1-0 0.0 151.17 353-542-9 65.1 111.31 255-448-14 56.9

RECEIVING AUSTIN, Tavon BAILEY, Stedman MCCARTNEY, Ivan BROWN, Devon GARRISON, Dustin URBAN, Tyler STARKS, Brad MILHOUSE, Willie BUIE, Andrew WOODS, J0D0 NEHLEN, Ryan ROBERTS, Vernard ALSTON, Shawne Total Opponents

GP No. 13 101 13 72 13 49 13 29 12 24 13 20 8 14 13 13 11 13 9 7 13 5 12 4 11 2 13 353 13 255

SCORING BITANCURT, Tyler BAILEY, Stedman ALSTON, Shawne AUSTIN, Tavon GARRISON, Dustin STARKS, Brad MCCARTNEY, Ivan ROBERTS, Vernard SMITH, Geno URBAN, Tyler MILLER, Julian BUIE, Andrew MILHOUSE, Willie GARVIN, Terence NEHLEN, Ryan MILLER, Pat BROWN, Devon COOK, Darwin TEAM Total Opponents

Yards 1,186 1,279 585 404 201 226 174 220 85 67 64 12 6 4,509 2,645

TD 0 12 12 11 6 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 63 42

Mountaineer Football

Avg. 11.7 17.8 11.9 13.9 8.4 11.3 12.4 16.9 6.5 9.6 12.8 3.0 3.0 12.8 10.4

Avg. 5.5 4.3 11.4 3.4 3.2 2.7 1.5 -8.0 -2.5 -0.6 3.8 4.0 Yards 4,385 124 0 4,509 2,645

TD Long Avg./G. 6 42 61.8 12 52 37.8 1 80 14.0 1 12 15.6 3 9 11.7 0 6 4.0 0 2 0.8 0 0 -0.6 0 0 -3.4 2 20 -2.5 25 80 122.7 21 68 144.8 TD Long 31 84 1 45 0 0 32 84 15 56

Avg./G 337.3 31.0 0.0 346.8 203.5

TD Long Avg./G. 8 72 91.2 12 84 98.4 3 51 45.0 1 55 31.1 0 36 16.8 2 19 17.4 4 30 21.8 1 43 16.9 0 20 7.7 0 15 7.4 1 21 4.9 0 9 1.0 0 6 0.5 32 84 346.8 15 56 203.5

PUNT RETURNS No. AUSTIN, Tavon 19 JENKINS, Brodrick 2 BROWN, Devon 2 BANKS, Ishmael 1 MILHOUSE, Willie 1 Total 25 Opponents 16

Yards 268 12 -3 1 16 294 169

Avg. 14.1 6.0 -1.5 1.0 16.0 11.8 10.6

TD Long 0 64 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 1 87

INTERCEPTIONS No. TANDY, Keith 4 JENKINS, Brodrick 2 2 COOK, Darwin 2 MILLER, Pat GARVIN, Terence 2 1 SMITH, Eain 1 GOODE, Najee Total 14 Opponents 9

Yards 63 0 21 58 32 1 15 190 158

Avg. 15.8 0.0 10.5 29.0 16.0 1.0 15.0 13.6 17.6

TD Long 0 18 0 0 0 21 1 52 1 37 0 1 0 15 2 52 2 48

KICK RETURNS No. AUSTIN, Tavon 36 9 STARKS, Brad 5 BROWN, Devon BAILEY, Stedman 4 JENKINS, Brodrick 2 ROBERTS, Vernard 1 Total 57 Opponents 79

Yards 938 223 81 67 38 2 1,349 1,882

Avg. 26.1 24.8 16.2 16.8 19.0 2.0 23.7 23.8

TD Long 2 100 0 62 0 24 0 26 0 19 0 2 2 100 2 99

FUMBLE RETURNS No. COOK, Darwin 1 1 GOODE, Najee 1 SNOW, Jewone 0 MILLER, Julian Total 3 Opponents 1

Yards 99 4 83 0 186 -15

Avg. 99.0 4.0 83.0 0.0 62.0 -15.0

TD Long 1 99 0 4 0 83 1 0 2 99 1 0

|---------------------- PATs ----------------------| FGs Kick Rush Rcv 16-22 61-63 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 16-22 61-63 0-0 0 19-24 37-38 1-1 0

Pass DXP 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-3 0

Safety 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Points 109 72 72 66 36 24 18 18 12 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 489 348

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2011 Statistics

GP 13 12 11 13 11 12 4 2 13 8 13 13

Plays 582 136 97 16 51 44 17 3 1 12 959 920

FIELD GOALS FGM/FGA Pct. BITANCURT, Tyler 16-22 72.7

FG SEQUENCE Marshall Norfolk State Maryland LSU BOWLING GREEN CONNECTICUT Syracuse Rutgers LOUISVILLE Cincinnati PITT USF Clemson PUNTING No. MOLINARI, Mike 30 SMITH, Corey 26 Total 56 Opponents 79

SHAWNE ALSTON 54

Rush -33 742 416 182 172 140 3 8 -8 -27 1,595 1,882

Pass 4,385 0 0 0 0 0 124 0 0 0 4,509 2,645

Total 4,352 742 416 182 172 140 127 8 -8 -27 6,104 4,527

Avg./G. 334.8 61.8 37.8 14.0 15.6 11.7 31.8 4.0 -0.6 -3.4 469.5 348.2

IVAN MCCARTNEY

TOTAL OFFENSE SMITH, Geno GARRISON, Dustin ALSTON, Shawne AUSTIN, Tavon BUIE, Andrew ROBERTS, Vernard MILLARD, Paul JOHNSON, Trey MOLINARI, Mike TEAM Total Opponents

1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd.

1-1 7-8 5-9 3-4 0-0 45 2

West Virginia (27),(43) 35,(17),(21) (35),(34),(21) - (30),(45) (31),(33) (27) - 32,23 (28),39,47 - 38,(23),(42),(28) - Yards 1,116 1,032 2,148 3,300

Avg. Long 37.2 58 39.7 62 38.4 62 41.8 63

OPPONENTS (24),(21) (50),(39),(39),(40) (25),48 30 (21) 42,(40),(53),(22) (40) (39) 42,31 (30),(27) (32),(20) (42),(43) TB FC 2 5 0 1 2 6 3 22

I-20 Blkd.

11 0 6 0 17 0 25 1

KICKOFFS No. SMITH, Corey 73 BITANCURT, Tyler 16 Total 89 Opponents 72

Yards 4,577 883 5,460 4,363

Avg. 62.7 55.2 61.3 60.6

TB 5 2 7 9

OB Retnd. NetYd. Ln. 2 1 3 23.8 38.6 31 5 23.7 39.4 30

ALL PURPOSE AUSTIN, Tavon BAILEY, Stedman GARRISON, Dustin MCCARTNEY, Ivan BROWN, Devon ALSTON, Shawne STARKS, Brad BUIE, Andrew MILHOUSE, Willie URBAN, Tyler ROBERTS, Vernard WOODS, J0D0 NEHLEN, Ryan TANDY, Keith MILLER, Pat JENKINS, Brodrick GARVIN, Terence COOK, Darwin GOODE, Najee JOHNSON, Trey MILLARD, Paul BANKS, Ishmael SMITH, Eain MOLINARI, Mike TEAM SMITH, Geno Total Opponents

Rush 182 0 742 0 0 416 0 172 0 0 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0 0 -8 -27 -33 1,595 1,882

Rec 1,186 1,279 201 585 404 6 174 85 220 226 12 67 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,509 2,645

PR 268 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 294 169

KOR IR Total Avg./G. 938 0 2,574 198.0 67 0 1,346 103.5 0 0 943 78.6 0 0 585 45.0 81 0 482 37.1 0 0 422 38.4 223 0 397 49.6 0 0 257 23.4 0 0 236 18.2 0 0 226 17.4 2 0 154 12.8 0 0 67 7.4 0 0 64 4.9 0 63 63 4.8 0 58 58 4.5 38 0 50 3.8 0 32 32 2.9 0 21 21 1.6 0 15 15 1.2 0 0 8 4.0 0 0 3 0.8 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 1 0.1 0 0 -8 -0.6 0 0 -27 -3.4 0 0 -33 -2.5 1,349 190 7,937 610.5 1,882 158 6,736 518.2

GP 13 13 12 13 13 11 8 11 13 13 12 9 13 13 13 13 11 13 13 2 4 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

West Virginia University

2011 Statistics

DEFENSIVE LEADERS

|-------Tackles-------|

|-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---||---Fumbles---| Blkd.

GP

Solo

Ast

Total

TFL/Yards No./Yards Int./Yards

Kick

Safety

52

GOODE, Najee

13

43

44

87

14/45

5/3

4

1/15

PBU Rcv./Yards FF 1

1/4

1

0

0

25

COOK, Darwin

13

51

34

85

1/1

0

2/21

4

2/99

0

0

0

24

SMITH, Eain

13

55

21

76

3/13

0

1/1

6

0

2

1

0

28

GARVIN, Terence

11

43

29

72

5.5/13

3.5/6

2/32

3

0

0

0

0

6

MILLER, Pat

13

50

16

66

1.5/1

0

2/58

3

0

1

0

0

8

TANDY, Keith

13

50

14

64

2.0/9

0

4/63

9

0

0

0

0

97

MILLER, Julian

13

31

26

57

11.0/30

6/24

0

2

3/0

2

0

0

56

SNOW, Jewone

11

18

24

42

2.0/7

1.5/6

0

0

1/83

0

0

0

11

IRVIN, Bruce

13

27

13

40

15.0/91

8.5/71

0

2

0

3

0

0

99

WRIGHT, Jorge

13

21

17

38

3.5/12

1.5/10

0

0

0

0

0

0

98

CLARKE, Will

13

19

15

34

5/25

2/16

0

1

0

0

0

0

47

RIGG, Doug

11

11

19

30

4/14

1/8

0

0

1/0

1

0

0

43

VANCE, Casey

11

9

21

30

2.5/3

0.5/1

0

0

0

0

0

0

23

JENKINS, Brodrick

13

22

5

27

2/10

0

2/0

8

0

0

0

0

33

BARBER, Jared

12

13

10

23

2/6

0

0

3

0

0

0

0

53

ANDERSON, Tyler

13

9

8

17

4/9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34

BANKS, Ishmael

13

9

2

11

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

45

LEVEL, Cecil

13

7

4

11

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

42

MILES, Donovan

12

4

6

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

26

BELL, Travis

11

4

6

10

0

0

0

1

1/0

0

0

0

94

TAYLOR, Josh

9

2

7

9

0.5/2

0.5/2

0

0

0

0

0

0

17

FRANCIS, Josh

8

7

2

9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

90

ROWELL, Shaq

10

2

6

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

PETTEWAY, Shaq

12

5

3

8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

46

MORO, Matt

7

4

2

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

BAILEY, Stedman

13

5

0

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

49

GLOSTER, Troy

10

2

3

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

BOWSER, Brantwon 12

3

2

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

85

MILHOUSE, Willie

13

2

3

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

37

TONKERY, Wes

9

4

0

4

1/3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

87

NUTTER, Cody

13

4

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

91

LAGEMAN, J.B.

7

2

2

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

MARABLE, Will

6

2

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

92

DEMKO, Trevor

4

0

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

22

WILLIAMS, Avery

5

2

1

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

41

KOVATCH, Ricky

13

2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

50

REDMAN, Taige

13

1

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32

CLARKE, Ryan

12

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

55

RADER, Tyler

13

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

57

BRAUN, Jeff

13

0

1

1

0.5/2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

AUSTIN, Tavon

13

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

STARKS, Brad

8

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

81

WOODS, J.D.

9

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

DORSEY, Mike

5

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

89

URBAN, Tyler

13

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

SMITH, Corey

13

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

MCCARTNEY, Ivan

13

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TM

TEAM

13

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

Total

13

553

372

925

80/295

31/180

14/190

42

9/186

10

2

1

Opponents

13

-

-

-

79/324

26/198

9/158

57

13/-15

19

2

0

Mountaineer Football

55

2011 Statistics

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing TD Rushes

Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals

Long Field Goal Punts Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss Interceptions

32 291 2

80 65 38 463 6 84 12 187 4 84 3

45 8 57.2 62 4 64 100 14 4.0 4.0 2

GARRISON, Dustin vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) GARRISON, Dustin vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) ALSTON, Shawne vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) GARRISON, Dustin vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) ALSTON, Shawne at Rutgers (Oct. 29, 2011) ALSTON, Shawne vs. LOUISVILLE (Nov. 5, 2011) ALSTON, Shawne vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) ALSTON, Shawne vs. Clemson (Jan. 4, 2012) AUSTIN, Tavon at Rutgers (Oct. 29, 2011) SMITH, Geno vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) SMITH, Geno vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) SMITH, Geno vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) SMITH, Geno vs. Clemson (Jan. 4, 2012) SMITH, Geno vs. CONNECTICUT (Oct. 8, 2011) AUSTIN, Tavon vs. Clemson (Jan. 4, 2012) AUSTIN, Tavon vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) AUSTIN, Tavon vs. Clemson (Jan. 4, 2012) BAILEY, Stedman vs. CONNECTICUT (Oct. 8, 2011) BITANCURT, Tyler at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) BITANCURT, Tyler at USF (Dec. 1, 2011) BITANCURT, Tyler vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) MOLINARI, Mike at Rutgers (Oct. 29, 2011) SMITH, Corey vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) SMITH, Corey vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) MOLINARI, Mike at Rutgers (Oct. 29, 2011) AUSTIN, Tavon vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10, 2011) AUSTIN, Tavon vs. Marshall (Sept. 4, 2011) GARVIN, Terence vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) MILLER, Julian vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) MILLER, Julian vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) TANDY, Keith vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) JENKINS, Brodrick at Rutgers (Oct. 29, 2011)

46 360 7.8 4

65 38 469 10.8 6 89 643 8.1 70 10 31 14 95 4 3

8

50.0 62 4 64

vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) at Rutgers (Oct. 29, 2011) vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) vs. CONNECTICUT (Oct. 8, 2011) vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10, 2011) vs. Clemson (Jan. 4, 2012) vs. Clemson (Jan. 4, 2012) vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) vs. Clemson (Jan. 4, 2012) vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) vs. Clemson (Jan. 4, 2012) at Cincinnati (Nov. 12, 2011) at Cincinnati (Nov. 12, 2011) vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) at Rutgers (Oct. 29, 2011) vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) vs. Marshall (Sept. 4, 2011) vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) at Rutgers (Oct. 29, 2011) vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10, 2011)

TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes

Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By

Punts

Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes

Yards Rushing TD Rushes

56

23

125 2

WARE, SPENCER, vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) MARTIN, JAMEL, vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) BAILEY, ANTWON, at Syracuse (Oct. 21, 2011) ADAMS, D.J., at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) FORD, MICHAEL, vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) JAMISON,JAWAN, at Rutgers (Oct. 29, 2011) PEAD, ISAIAH at Cincinnati (Nov. 12, 2011)

Long Rush Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing TD Passes Long Pass Receptions Yards Receiving TD Receptions Long Reception Field Goals

Long Field Goal Punts

Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return Long Kickoff Return Tackles Sacks Tackles For Loss

Interceptions

68 52 34 289 4 56 10 107 3 56 3

53 10

48.7 63 6 87 99 15 2.5 2.5

1

ELLINGTON, ANDRE, vs. Clemson (Jan 4, 2012) O’BRIEN, DANNY, at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) O’BRIEN, DANNY, at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) O’BRIEN, DANNY, at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) NASSIB, RYAN, at Syracuse (Oct. 21, 2011) FLORES, NICO, vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10, 2011) HOPKINS, DEANDRE, vs. Clemson (Jan 4, 2012) HOPKINS, DEANDRE, vs. Clemson (Jan 4, 2012) PROVO, NICK, at Syracuse (Oct. 21, 2011) BOYCE, XAVIER, vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10, 2011) ESTEP, RYAN, vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10, 2011) TEGGART, DAVE, vs. CONNECTICUT (Oct. 8, 2011) TEGGART, DAVE, vs. CONNECTICUT (Oct. 8, 2011) MUENZER, TROY, vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10, 2011) YOLIC, MATT, vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) WING, BRAD, vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) WAGNER, COLE, vs. CONNECTICUT (Oct. 8, 2011) WING, BRAD, vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) BOOKER, ANDRE, vs. Marshall (Sept. 4, 2011) CLAIBORNE, MORRIS, vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) FRANKLIN, ERIC, at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) STEART, WALTER, at Cincinnati (Nov. 12, 2011) BLACK, TREVOR, vs. Marshall (Sept. 4, 2011) MARTIN, TYWON, vs. CONNECTICUT (Oct. 8, 2011) STEWART, WALTER, at Cincinnati (Nov. 12, 2011) WOLFE, DEREK, at Cincinnati (Nov. 12, 2011) MCDOUGLE, DEXTER, at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) MATHIEU, TYRANN, vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) TAYLOR, BRANDON, vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) BROWN, TY-MEER, vs. CONNECTICUT (Oct. 8, 2011) WILKES, JEREMI, at Syracuse (Oct. 21, 2011) THOMAS, PHILLIP, at Syracuse (Oct. 21, 2011) WASHINGTON, QUENTIN, at USF (Dec 1, 2011) JENKINS, JAQUEZ, at USF (Dec 1, 2011) HALL, RASHAD, vs. Clemson (Jan 4, 2012)

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes Yards Rushing Yards Per Rush TD Rushes

Pass attempts Pass completions Yards Passing Yards Per Pass TD Passes Total Plays Total Offense Yards Per Play Points Sacks By First Downs Penalties Penalty Yards Turnovers Interceptions By

Punts

Punting Avg Long Punt Punts inside 20 Long Punt Return

58 194 7.1 3

52 34 289 9.1 4 87 477 6.2 49 5 29 19 177 5 2

10

48.7 63 6 87

vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) at Syracuse (Oct. 21, 2011) vs. Clemson (Jan. 4, 2012) at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) vs. LOUISVILLE (Nov. 5, 2011) at Cincinnati (Nov. 12, 2011) at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) vs. LOUISVILLE (Nov. 5, 2011) at Syracuse (Oct. 21, 2011) at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) at Cincinnati (Nov. 12, 2011) at Syracuse (Oct. 21, 2011) at Cincinnati (Nov. 12, 2011) at Maryland (Sept. 17, 2011) vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10, 2011) vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10, 2011) vs. BOWLING GREEN (Oct. 1, 2011) vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) at Syracuse (Oct. 21, 2011) at USF (Dec. 1, 2011) vs. Norfolk State (Sept. 10, 2011) vs. PITT (Nov. 25, 2011) vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) vs. CONNECTICUT (Oct. 8, 2011) vs. LSU (Sept. 24, 2011) vs. Marshall (Sept. 4, 2011)

West Virginia University

Ivan McCartney Brodrick Jenkins Pat Miller Josh Jenkins Tyler Bitancurt Doug Rigg Dustin Garrison