2012 WVU Football Prospectus

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

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

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Cell: (304) 216-3834

Director of Football Communications: Mike Montoro

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Mailing Address: Sports Communications OfficeWest Virginia UniversityPO Box 0877Morgantown, WV 26507-0877

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CONTENTS2012 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

GENERALName of School: West Virginia UniversityCity: Morgantown, W.Va. Founded: 1867Enrollment: 29,617Nickname: MountaineersSchool Colors: Gold (PMS 124) and Blue (PMS 295)Stadium: Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium (1980)Capacity: 60,000Surface: FieldTurfAffiliation: NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)Conference: Big 12President: Dr. James P. Clements (UMBC, ’85)Athletics Director: Oliver Luck (West Virginia, ’82)Official Web Site: MSNsportsNET.comBasic Offense: SpreadBasic Defense: 3-4

HISTORYFirst Year of Football: 1891Seasons Played: 119 yearsAll-Time Record: 701-457-45 (.601)All-Time Bowl Record: 14-17 (.452)Last Postseason Appearance: 2012 Discover Orange BowlResult: Defeated Clemson, 70-33

COACHING STAFFHead Coach: Dana Holgorsen (Iowa Wesleyan, ‘93)Record at School: 10-3 (2nd)Career Record: 10-3 (2nd)Football Office Phone: (304) 293-4194Football Fax: (304) 293-3010Best Time/Day to Reach Coach: Contact Director of Football CommunicationsBig 12 Conference Call: Mondays, 10:50-12:30 p.m. (ET)

ASSISTANT COACHES Joe DeForest (Louisiana, ’97) – Associate Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator/SafetiesSteve Dunlap (West Virginia, ‘76) – Assistant Head Coach/ Special Teams Coordinator/Outside LinebackersShannon Dawson (Wingate, ‘00) – Offensive Coordinator/ReceiversKeith Patterson (East Central, Okla., ’86) – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Bill Bedenbaugh (Iowa Wesleyan, ‘95) – Offensive LineRobert Gillespie (Florida, ‘05) – Running Backs Daron Roberts (Texas, ’01) – CornerbacksErik Slaughter (Tarleton State, ’90) – Defensive Line Jake Spavital (Missouri State, ’08) – Quarterbacks

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFFAlex Hammond (Texas, ’04) – Director of Football OperationsRyan Dorchester (West Virginia, ’08) – Coordinator of Recruiting OperationsDan Nehlen (West Virginia, ’85) – Equipment ManagerBrett Kelley (Fairmont State, ’04) – Video Coordinator Aaron Malik (West Virginia, ‘07) - Assistant Equipment manager

ACADEMIC STAFFKelli Hinton (Cincinnati, ‘03) – Assistant Director/Student-Athlete Academic ServicesAmy King (Akron, ’06) – Assistant Director/Student-Athlete Academic Services

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING STAFFMike Joseph (Fairmont State, ’99) – Director of Strength and ConditioningMark Smith (NC State, ’89) – Assistant Director of Strength and ConditioningBryan Fitzpatrick (Towson, ’05) – Coordinator of Speed DevelopmentKevin McCadam (Virginia Tech, ’07) – Coordinator of Strength and ConditioningDarl Bauer (Hillsdale, ‘08) - Strength and Conditioning Coach

SPORTS MEDICINE STAFFJohn Spiker (West Virginia, ’69) – Coordinator of Athletic Medical ServicesDave Kerns (Penn State, ’83) – Head Football Athletic TrainerTony Corley (West Virginia, ’97) – Assistant Football Athletic Trainer

TEAM INFORMATION2011 Record: 10-3Conference Record/Finish: 5-2/T-1Final Ranking (Poll): 17 AP, 18 USA Today CoachesBasic Offense: Spread Basic Defense: 3-4Lettermen 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; JoeMadsen, 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

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.

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 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, WRDefense (7)Jared Barber, LB; Will Clarke, DE; Darwin Cook, DB; Ter-ence Garvin, DB; Brodrick Jenkins, DB; Doug Rigg, LB; Jorge Wright, DLSpecialists (5)Tavon Austin, KOR/PR; Tyler Bitancurt, K; Michael Molinari, H; Corey Smith, K/P.

STARTERS LOST (8)Offense (3)Don Barclay, OL; Tyler Rader, OL Tyler Urban, IRDefense (4)Najee Goode, LB; Julian Miller, DL; Eain Smith, DB; Keith Tandy, DBSpecialists (1)Cody Nutter, LS

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Gold-Blue Game The annual Gold-Blue game will be Sat-urday, 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 walk-on 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:

1991 Keith Taparausky, RB

1992 Ray Wilcox, LB

1993 Matt McCulty, WR

1994 Randy Fulmore, DB

1995 Rob Keys, DB

1996 Matt Ceresa, OL

1997 David Lightcap, DB

1998 Mark Corman, TE

1999 Bryan Lorenz, LB

2000 Ben Collins, LB

2001 Jeremy Knapp, TE

2002 Moe Fofana, RB

2003 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 (2-1), 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.

aFca hoNors WVu FootBall WVU was once again recognized nation-ally 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 per-cent 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 rank-ing 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 Virgin-ia 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 his-tory. 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 Cham-pion, Georgia, 38-35, in the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl in Atlanta, and Big 12 Champion, Okla-homa, 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

most total WiNs oVer the last NiNe Years (2003-11) RK. SCHOOL WINS 1. Boise State 106 2. USC 98 3. LSU 97 4. Oklahoma 96 5. TCU 93 6. Virginia Tech 92 7. Texas 90 8. Wisconsin 87 Utah 87 10. West Virginia 86 Florida 86 12. Georgia 85 Auburn 85 14. Oregon 83 15. Alabama 81 16. BYU 80 17. Ohio State 79

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Best WiNNiNG PerceNtaGe aWaY From home (road or Neutral) oVer the last NiNe Years (2003-11) Rk. School W-L Winning % 1. USC 50-10 .833 2. Boise State 48-11 .814 3. Texas 46-13 .780 4. LSU 42-14 .750 5. TCU 44-15 .746 6. Georgia 40-21 .656 7. Florida 38-20 .655 8. Virginia Tech 39-21 .650 9. West Virginia 35-19 .648 10. Auburn 31-18 .634 11. Oklahoma 36-21 .632 12. Ohio State 25-15 .625 13. Oregon 35-22 .614 14. Navy 40-26 .606 15. Boston College 33-23 .589

Best home WiNNiNG Per-ceNtaGe oVer the last NiNe Years (2003-11) Rk. School W-L Winning % 1. Boise State 56-2 .966 2. Oklahoma 55-3 .948 3. TCU 50-5 .909 4. Ohio State 57-7 .891 5. Wisconsin 54-7 .885 6. LSU 56-8 .875 7. USC 48-7 .872 8. Virginia Tech 50-8 .862 9. Troy 36-7 .837 10. West Virginia 49-10 .831 11. Florida 50-11 .820 12. Iowa 45-10 .818 13. Georgia 39-9 .813 14. Texas 46-11 .807 15. Texas Tech 45-12 .789

at home The 2011 season marked the 32nd season of competition for West Virginia at Mountain-eer 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 atten-dance 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 Mountain-eer Field.

all-americaN mouNtaiNeers In 2011, Tavon Austin, Don Barclay and Bruce Irvin were named to at least one All-American 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

CBSSports.com and Phil Steele’s as an all-purpose 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 receiv-ing mark, and scored eight touchdowns. West Virginia has had at least one All-American 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-confer-ence 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 Aus-tin, offensive lineman Don Barclay, defensive end Bruce Irvin, linebacker Najee Goode, de-fensive back Keith Tandy and return specialist Austin. Second team selections were receiver Stedman Bailey, offensive lineman Joe Mad-sen 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 second-team 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 line-man 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, line-backer Doug Rigg, punter/kicker Corey Smith,

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the NumBers From tWo, three, Four, FiVe, six, seVeN, eiGht, NiNe The West Virginia Mountaineers have been one of the best teams in college foot-ball 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 (2009-11) 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 12th-best 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 Moun-taineers 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 coach-es’ poll tied for No. 23 on Nov. 13 after win-ning 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 sea-son 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 Moun-taineers have won at least eight games in a season. Five schools have accomplished this feat: Boise State, LSU, Oklahoma and Virginia Tech.

coNsecutiVe seasoNs With eiGht or more WiNs(actiVe streak) Rk No. Team 1. 14 Virginia Tech 2. 13 Boise State 3. 12 LSU 12 Oklahoma 5. 10 West Virginia

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 ac-complish 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 season-best 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.

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 oppo-nents, 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 Moun-taineers ran 324 plays for 2,031 yards and a 6.3 average. On third down, the Mountain-eers ran 180 plays for 1,159 yards and a 6.4 average gain. West Virginia tried 18 fourth-down 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 pass-ing) and two touchdowns on fourth down (1 rushing, 1 passing).

oFFeNsiVe aNalYsis Breaking down the West Virginia offensive numbers for the 2011 season, the Mountain-eers ran a total of 959 plays, 417 coming on the ground and 542 through the air. The rush-ing 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 Moun-taineer 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 Cin-cinnati 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 Confer-ence in scoring offense and were No. 13 nationally. The Mountaineers outscored their op-ponents 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, 249-202, in the first half (19.2-15.5) and 240-146 in the second half (18.5-11.2).

WVu siNGle seasoN scoriNG 1. 2007 515 2. 2006 505 3. 1988 493 4. 2011 489 5. 1972 415 6. 1998 410 7. 1993 408 8. 2002 396 9. 2005 385 10. 2003 376

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 Per-FormaNces West Virginia receiver Stedman Bailey set the school record with five consecu-tive 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 career-high 178 yards on seven catches and two touchdowns against UConn and 130 yards on seven catches and a touchdown at Syra-cuse. 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 100-yard 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 single-season record and the BIG EAST. The previous record was held by Louisville’s Brian Brohm, who finished with 4,024 yards in 2007.

smith Breaks total oFFeNse record 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.

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

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 re-ceiving 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.

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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.


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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 pre-senting 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 receiv-ers. 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 ty-ing 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

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 pass-ing 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 Confer-ence 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 touch-down. 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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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 pre-season 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.

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 school-record 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 touch-downs. 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 five-straight. 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 im-provement 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 Mountain-eers 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 tack-les 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 line-backer 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.

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 intercep-tions and two fumble recoveries, including a game-changing 99-yard 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 tack-les. 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 posi-tion. 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 unas-sisted 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.

sPecial teams Last year’s special teams’ return units showed a lot of improve-ment 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 snap-per, work on technique, tighten up coverage schemes and build depth at each position. “I am excited about the specialists we have returning,” Hol-gorsen 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 fi-nal 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 aver-age, 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.

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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Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS Hometown WR (X) 3 Stedman Bailey 5-10 193 r-Jr. 26 22 13 Miami, Fla. 19 K.J. Myers 6-2 201 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Jacksonville, Fla.

IR (H) 81 J.D. Woods 6-1 189 r-Sr. 26 6 2 Naples, Fla. 10 Jordan Thompson 5-7 159 Fr. 0 0 0 Katy, Texas

LT 67 Quinton Spain 6-5 335 r-So. 13 1 0 Petersburg, Va. 78 Marquis Lucas 6-4 317 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Miami, Fla. 79 Nick Kindler 6-6 298 r-Jr. 13 0 0 Camp Hill, Pa.

LG 77 Josh Jenkins 6-4 291 r-Sr. 27 22 8 Parkersburg, W.Va. 70 Brandon Jackson 6-3 326 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Euclid, Ohio

C 74 Joe Madsen 6-4 310 r-Sr. 38 38 38 Chardron, Ohio 60 John Bassler 6-4 308 r-Sr. 25 0 0 New Windsor, Md.

RG 57 Jeff Braun 6-4 321 r-Sr. 37 26 26 Westminster, Md. 73 Russell 6-5 316 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Plantation, Fla. Haugton-James

RT 76 Pat Eger 6-6 301 r-Jr. 16 12 1 Clairton, Pa. 62 Curtis Feigt 6-7 316 r-Jr. 6 1 0 Berlin, Germany

IR (Y) 1 Tavon Austin 5-9 174 Sr. 40 27 3 Baltimore, Md. 82 Dante Campbell 6-4 215 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Clermont, Fla. 88 Cody Clay 6-3 251 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Alum Creek, W.Va.

WR (Z) 5 Ivan McCartney 6-2 182 Jr. 25 10 0 Miami, Fla. 80 Ryan Nehlen 6-3 205 r-Sr. 21 1 0 Morgantown, W.Va. 24 Matt Shull 6-4 215 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Uniontown, Pa.

QB 12 Geno Smith 6-3 214 Sr. 31 26 26 Miami, Fla. 14 Paul Millard 6-2 221 So. 4 0 0 Flower Mound, Texas 7 Ford Childress 6-5 224 Fr. 0 0 0 Houston, Texas

RB (B) 32 Ryan Clarke 6-0 231 r-Sr. 37 10 2 Glen Burnie, Md. 38 Matt Lindamood 6-0 230 r-Sr. 35 2 0 Parkersburg, W.Va. 33 Nate Majnaric 6-0 228 r-Jr. 0 0 0 Akron, Ohio 35 Anthony Gutta 5-10 233 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Morgantown, W.Va.

RB (A) 20 Shawne Alston 5-11 235 Sr. 28 1 1 Hampton, Va. 13 Andrew Buie 5-9 187 So. 11 2 0 Jacksonville, Fla. 29 Dustin Garrison 5-9 166 So. 12 8 7 Pearland, Texas 34 J.D. Izon 5-10 174 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Severn, Md. 25 Pete Miller 5-7 181 r-Sr. 0 0 0 Fairfax, Va. Pos. No. Name Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS Hometown DT 91 J.B. Lageman 6-3 272 r-Sr. 11 0 0 Huntington, W.Va. 93 Kyle Rose 6-4 270 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Centerville, Ohio 96 Derrick Bryant 6-4 272 r-So. 0 0 0 Columbus, Ohio

NT 99 Jorge Wright 6-2 289 r-Sr. 34 13 1 Miami, Fla. 90 Shaq Rowell 6-4 300 r-Jr. 10 0 0 Maple Heights, Ohio 94 Imarjaye Albury 6-0 292 Fr. 0 0 0 Miami, Fla.

DE 98 Will Clarke 6-6 269 r-Jr. 17 11 2 Pittsburgh, Pa. 92 Trevor Demko 6-6 256 r-So. 4 0 0 Kulpmont, Pa. 89 Ted Rietschlin 6-6 270 r-So. 0 0 0 Crestline, Ohio

BUCK 56 Jewone Snow 6-1 245 r-So. 11 7 0 Canton, Ohio 17 Josh Francis 6-1 221 Sr. 8 1 0 Scranton, Pa. 53 Tyler Anderson 6-2 244 r-Jr. 26 0 0 Morgantown, W.Va. 59 Chidoziem Ezemma 6-2 221 r-Jr. 0 0 0 Pomona, N.Y.

SAM 33 Jared Barber 6-0 230 So. 12 2 2 Mocksville, N.C. 42 Donovan Miles 6-1 241 r-Sr. 16 0 0 Stafford, Va. 50 Taige Redman 6-1 228 r-Jr. 13 0 0 Keyser, W.Va.

WILL 47 Doug Rigg 6-0 242 Jr. 24 9 2 Oradell, N.J. 49 Troy Gloster 5-11 230 r-So. 10 0 0 Germantown, Md. 31 Isaiah Bruce 6-1 226 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Jacksonville, Fla.

STAR 28 Terence Garvin 6-3 223 Sr. 34 24 24 Baltimore, Md. 37 Wes Tonkery 6-2 214 r-So. 9 1 1 Shinnston, W.Va. 36 Shaq Petteway 6-0 222 So. 12 0 0 Steubenville, Ohio 35 Nick Kwiatkoski 6-2 226 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Bethel Park, Pa.

FCB 23 Brodrick Jenkins 5-10 184 r-Jr. 26 4 3 Ft. Myers, Fla. 22 Avery Williams 5-11 181 So. 5 0 0 Washington, D.C. 15 Lawrence Smith 5-9 182 r-Sr. 16 0 0 Miami, Fla. 12 Mikal Mayo 5-10 178 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Baltimore, Md.

FS 26 Travis Bell 6-2 201 Jr. 24 1 0 Belle Glade, Fla. 46 Matt Moro 6-0 192 Sr. 7 0 0 Miami, Fla. 34 Ishmael Banks 6-0 184 r-So. 13 0 0 Richmond, Va.

SS 25 Darwin Cook 5-11 204 r-Jr. 26 13 13 Cleveland, Ohio 18 Karl Joseph 5-10 196 Fr. 0 0 0 Orlando, Fla. 34 William Marable 6-0 198 r-Sr. 6 0 0 Beach, Va.

BCB 6 Pat Miller 5-10 191 Sr. 35 11 0 Birmingham, Ala. 16 Terrell Chestnut 5-11 185 r-Fr. 0 0 0 Pottstown, Pa. 20 Cecil Level 5-10 186 r-Sr. 13 0 0 Fayetteville, Ga. 19 Anthony Vecchio 5-9 182 r-So. 0 0 0 Morgantown, W.Va.

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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 Michael Molinari, Parkersburg, W.Va. Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS 6-2 198 r-So. 13 0 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

H 46 Michael Molinari, Parkersburg, W.Va. Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS 6-2 198 r-So. 13 0 0

PR 1 Tavon Austin, Baltimore, Md. Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS 5-9 174 Sr. 40 27 0 23 Brodrick Jenkins, Ft. Myers, Fla. Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS 5-10 184 r-So. 26 4 0

KR 1 Tavon Austin, Baltimore, Md. Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS 5-9 174 Sr. 40 27 0 3 Stedman Bailey, Miami, Fla. Ht. Wt. Cl. GP GS CGS 5-10 193 r-Jr. 26 22 0

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14 NanaAgyire DB 6-0 191 r-Fr. Bethesda ChevyChase,Md.

94 ImarjayeAlbury DL 6-0 292 Fr. Northwestern Miami,Fla.

20 ShawneAlston RB 5-11 235 Sr. Phoebus Hampton,Va.

53 TylerAnderson LB 6-2 244 r-Jr. Morgantown Morgantown,W.Va.

17 ConnorArlia IR 5-11 187 r-Fr. WeirtonMadonna Weirton,W.Va.

1 TavonAustin IR 5-9 174 Sr. Dunbar Baltimore,Md.

3 StedmanBailey WR 5-10 193 r-Jr. Miramar Miramar,Fla.

4 IshmaelBanks DB 6-0 184 r-So. HargraveMilitary Richmond,Va.

33 JaredBarber LB 6-0 230 So. Davie Mocksville,N.C.

60 JohnBassler OL 6-4 308 r-Sr. FrancisScottKey NewWindsor,Md.

26 TravisBell DB 6-2 201 Jr. GladesCentral BelleGlade,Fla.

40 TylerBitancurt K 6-1 203 r-Sr. WestSpringfield Springfield,Va.

72 ColeBowers OL 6-5 298 r-Jr. CabellMidland Milton,W.Va.

57 JeffBraun OL 6-5 321 r-Sr. WintersMill Westminster,Md.

23 DustinBrown IR 5-10 179 r-So. Richwood Craigsville,W.Va.

31 IsaiahBruce LB 6-1 226 r-Fr. Providence Jacksonville,Fla.

90 DerrickBryant DE 6-4 272 r-So. Brookhaven Columbus,Ohio

13 AndrewBuie RB 5-9 187 So. TrinityChristian Jacksonville,Fla.

40 AlexBurdette DB 5-10 178 r-Fr. Waccamaw PawleysIsland,S.C.

39 NickCadwell DB 5-9 192 r-Sr. Heritage Leesburg,Va.

82 DanteCampbell WR 6-4 215 r-Fr. EastRidge Clermont,Fla.

16 TerrellChestnut DB 5-11 185 r-Fr. Pottsgrove Pottstown,Pa.

7 FordChildress QB 6-5 224 Fr. HoustonKinkaid Houston,Texas

32 RyanClarke RB 6-0 231 r-Sr. DeMathaCatholic GlenBurnie,Md.

98 WillClarke DE 6-6 269 r-Jr. Allderdice Pittsburgh,Pa.

88 CodyClay IR 6-3 251 r-Fr. GeorgeWashington AlumCreek,W.Va.

22 VinceColaianni WR 5-11 182 r-Fr. Moon Moon,Pa.

25 DarwinCook DB 5-11 204 r-Jr. Shaw Cleveland,Ohio

42 JerryCooper LS 5-11 216 r-So. NorthPort NorthPort,Fla.

92 TrevorDemko DE 6-6 256 r-So. MountCaramelArea Kulpmont,Pa.

76 PatEger OL 6-6 301 r-Jr. ThomasJefferson Clairton,Pa.

59 ChidoziemEzemma LB 6-2 221 r-Jr. NewHaven Pomona,N.Y.

62 CurtisFeigt OL 6-7 316 r-Jr. MercersburgAcademy Berlin,Germany

17 JoshFrancis LB 6-1 221 Sr. LackawannaJC Damascus,Md.

29 DustinGarrison RB 5-9 166 So. Pearland Pearland,Texas

28 TerenceGarvin LB 6-3 223 Sr. LoyolaBlakefield Baltimore,Md.

49 TroyGloster LB 5-11 230 r-So. GoodCounsel Germantown,Md.

84 TerrenceGourdine WR 6-0 195 r-So. Miramar Miami,Fla.

35 AnthonyGutta RB 5-10 233 r-Fr. Morgantown Morgantown,W.Va.

73 RussellHaughton-James OL 6-5 316 r-Fr. AmericanHeritage Plantation,Fla.

32 LucasHenn DB 6-0 208 r-So. University Morgantown,W.Va.

34 J.D.Izon RB 5-10 174 r-Fr. ArchbishopSpalding Severn,Md.

70 BrandonJackson OL 6-3 326 r-Fr. St.Edward Euclid,Ohio

23 BrodrickJenkins DB 5-10 186 r-Jr. SouthFortMyers FortMyers,Fla.

77 JoshJenkins OL 6-4 291 r-Sr. Parkersburg Parkersburg,W.Va.

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Year LastSchool/HS/JC Hometown

18 KarlJoseph DB 5-10 196 Fr. Edgewater Orlando,Fla.

79 NickKindler OL 6-6 298 r-Jr. Trinity CampHill,Pa.

6 RobKressler WR 5-11 209 r-Jr. SauconValley Bethlehem,Pa.

35 NickKwiatkoski LB 6-2 226 r-Fr. BethelPark BethelPark,Pa.

91 J.B.Lageman DE 6-3 272 r-Sr. Huntington Huntington,W.Va.

20 CecilLevel DB 5-10 186 r-Sr. WVUTech Fayetteville,Ga.

38 MattLindamood FB 6-0 230 r-Sr. Parkersburg Parkersburg,W.Va.

78 MarquisLucas OL 6-4 317 r-Fr. MiamiCentral Miami,Fla.

74 JoeMadsen OL 6-4 310 r-Sr. Chardon Chardon,Ohio

33 NateMajnaric RB 6-0 228 r-Jr. Green Akron,Ohio

34 WilliamMarable DB 6-0 198 r-Sr. EllsworthCC VirginiaBeach,Va.

12 MikalMayo DB 5-10 178 r-Fr. Dunbar Baltimore,Md.

5 IvanMcCartney WR 6-2 182 Jr. Miramar Miramar,Fla.

42 DonovanMiles LB 6-1 241 r-Sr. BrookePoint Stafford,Va.

14 PaulMillard QB 6-1 221 So. FlowerMound FlowerMound,Texas

6 PatMiller DB 5-11 191 Sr. Hoover Birmingham,Ala.

86 PeteMiller IR 5-7 181 r-Sr. Fairfax Fairfax,Va.

46 MichaelMolinari H/K 6-2 198 r-So. ParkersburgSouth Parkersburg,W.Va.

7 MattMoro DB 6-0 192 Sr. ElCaminoCollege Miami,Fla.

19 KJMyers WR 6-2 201 r-Fr. FirstCoast Jacksonville,Fla.

80 RyanNehlen WR 6-3 205 r-Sr. University Morgantown,W.Va.

45 KelvinOwusu DL 6-2 240 r-Fr. ClarkstownSouth Nyack,N.Y.

36 ShaqPetteway LB 6-0 222 So. Steubenville Steubenville,Ohio

50 TaigeRedman LB 6-1 228 r-Jr. Keyser Keyser,W.Va.

89 TedRietschlin DL 6-6 270 r-So. Crestview Crestline,Ohio

47 DougRigg LB 6-0 242 Jr. BergenCatholic Oradell,N.J.

93 KyleRose DE 6-4 270 r-Fr. Centerville Centerville,Ohio

90 ShaqRowell DL 6-4 310 r-Jr. IowaWesternCC MapleHeights,Ohio

9 IshmailShowell DB 5-10 186 r-Fr. Oakcrest MaysLanding,N.J.

24 MattShull WR 6-4 215 r-Fr. LaurelHighlands Uniontown,Pa.

44 CoreySmith K/P 6-0 211 r-Sr. Alabama Inwood,W.Va.

12 GenoSmith QB 6-3 214 Sr. Miramar Miami,Fla.

15 LawrenceSmith DB 5-9 182 r-Sr. WilliamH.Turner Miami,Fla.

56 JewoneSnow LB 6-1 245 r-So. CantonMcKinley Canton,Ohio

67 QuintonSpain OL 6-5 335 r-So. Petersburg Petersburg,Va.

10 JordanThompson WR 5-7 159 Fr. Katy Katy,Texas

95 BenTomasek DL 6-1 312 r-Fr. St.RitaofCascia Chicago,Ill.

37 WesTonkery LB 6-2 214 r-So. Bridgeport Shinnston,W.Va.

44 MackVanGorder DB 6-0 195 r-Fr. NorthHall Gainesville,Ga.

19 AnthonyVecchio DB 5-9 182 r-So. Morgantown Morgantown,W.Va.

27 SeanWalters DB 6-1 196 Fr. Hallandale Hallandale,Fla.

22 AveryWilliams DB 5-11 181 So. CalvinCoolidge Washington,D.C.

81 J.D.Woods IR 6-1 189 r-Sr. GoldenGate Naples,Fla.

99 JorgeWright DL 6-2 289 r-Sr. Dr.Krop Miami,Fla.

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IMARJAYE ALBURY, DT, 6-0, 292MIAMI, FLA./NORTHWESTERN HSCoached 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, includ-ing 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 line-man 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 HSCoached by Steve Hill at Houston Kinkaid High … led team to a 20-1 record in two seasons as a starter, winning back-to-back 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-Ameri-can 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 Pro-Style Quarterback … also offered by Arizona, Arizona State, Florida State and Oklahoma State.

KARL JOSEPH, S, 5-10, 196 ORLANDO, FLA./EDGEWATER HSCoached 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

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, Northwest-ern, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCF, USF and Virginia.

JORDAN THOMPSON, WR, 5-7, 159KATY, TEXAS/KATY HSCoached 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 touch-downs … 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 re-turn 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 HSPlayed one season for coach Dameon Jones at Hallandale High … recorded 89 tackles, 29 pass breakups and one inter-ception 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.


2012 Signees

CHRISTIAN BROWN, DL, 6-3, 290 BRIDGETON, N.J./BRIDGETON HSPlayed 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 HSPlayed 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 touch-downs 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 Post-season Top 100 … also offered by Cincinnati, Illinois, Memphis, Purdue, Rutgers and USF.

TORRY CLAYTON, RB, 5-9, 195 FLORIDA CITY, FLA./SOUTH DADE HSThree-year letterwinner and two-year starter for coach Greg Dentino at South Dade High … led team to a combined three-year 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 touch-downs 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

2012 recruits … No. 2 running back on Miami Herald Miami-Dade 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 HSPlayed 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, 235CUMMING, GA./PINECREST ACADEMYFour-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 Snap-ping 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 HSThree-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 Flor-ida 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.

2012 NEWCOMERS


MARK GLOWINSKI, OL, 6-5, 290 WILKES-BARRE, PA./LACKAWANNA COLLEGETwo-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, averag-ing 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, 200FROSTBURG, MD. /MOUNTAIN RIDGE HSThree year, two-way starter for coach Roy Devore at Mountain Ridge High … finished 2011 with a 9-2 record and appear-ance 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 intercep-tions 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 Mary-land small school second team defense … 2011 Cumberland Times-News Co-Defensive Player of the Year … 2010 Cumber-land 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, 230ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA./BARTRAM TRAIL HSTwo-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 accord-ing to rivals.com and ESPN.com … also offered by Cincinnati, NC State and Western Michigan.

GARRETT HOPE, LB, 6-3, 225THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS/THE WOODLANDS HSTwo-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

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, 245MAPLE GROVE, MINN. /OSSEO HSTwo-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, 180MIAMI, FLA./MIAMI CENTRAL HSHelped 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 champion-ship ... recorded 28 receptions for 466 yards and five touch-downs in 2011 … had a season-high 131 yards on four recep-tions 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, 225MIAMI, FLA./MIAMI NORTHWESTERN HSPlayed 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 recov-eries … 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, 170WORTHINGTON, OHIO/THOMAS WORTHINGTON HSThree-year starter for coach Scott Gordon at Thomas Worthing-ton 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 All-Central District first team defense honors after being recog-nized as special mention in 2010 … two-time All-OCC Central Division first team honoree … 2011 Columbus Dispatch All-Metro first team defense … member of This Week’s 2011 Super

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, 190GARLAND, TEXAS/GARLAND HSTwo-year starter for coach Jeff Jordan at Garland High … helped team to a 16-7 record during that span, including a 10-5A District championship in 2011 … finished 2011, making 9-of-16 field goals, including conversions from 47 yards, 48 yards and 51 yards … kicked 49-of-52 extra points and had 15 touch-backs 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, 215WASHINGTON, D.C./DEMATHA HSThree-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 Chesa-peake Bowl, where he was named the rivals.com “Most Physi-cal 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, 210HOLLYWOOD, FLA./MIRAMAR HSTwo-year starter for former Mountaineer Damon Cogdell at Mi-ramar 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 recep-tions 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 quarter-back, 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 Pre-Spring 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, Louis-ville, Mississippi, Ohio State, USF, UCF and Wake Forest.

TONY MATTEO, OL, 6-5, 280CLINTON, OHIO/MANCHESTER HSPlayed 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 quarter-finals … 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, 209RANDALLSTOWN, MD./DUNBAR HSThree-year two-way starter for coach Lawrence Smith at Dun-bar High … appeared in three Maryland 1A state champion-ship 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 tack-les 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 accord-ing 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 Mary-land 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, 175RAHWAY, N.J./ST. PETER’S PREPTwo-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 touch-downs, 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 of-fense 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.

NOBLE NWACHUKWU (NU-WATCH-EW-KOO), DL, 6-2, 240WYLIE, TEXAS/WYLIE HSStarted two seasons for coach Bill Howard at Wylie High, leading the team to a 15-10 combined record as a starting de-fensive 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 … two-time 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.

TYLER ORLOSKY, OL, 6-4, 290, CLEVELAND, OHIO/ST. EDWARD HSPlayed two seasons for coach Rick Finotti at St. Edward High … former high school teammate of Mountaineer offensive line-man Brandon Jackson … finished career grading out at 93 per-cent 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 pass-ing yards per game … finished 2010 with a 96 percent block-ing 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 Northeast-ern 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

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.

ADAM PANKEY, OL, 6-5, 324HAMILTON, OHIO/HAMILTON HSThree-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 Divi-sion 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 Il-linois, Indiana, Louisville, Minnesota, NC State and Pitt.

DEVONTE ROBINSON, WR, 6-1, 170DELRAY BEACH, FLA./VILLAGE ACADEMY HSThree-year starter for coach Donald Hanna at Village Acad-emy 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 … three-star 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.

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Dana holgorsEnhead coach

holgorsen Year-By-Year Year School Position Record2011 WestVirginia HeadCoach 10-3 Big East Champions Orange Bowl Champions2010 OklahomaState OffensiveCoordinator/QB’s 11-2 Alamo Bowl Champions2009 Houston OffensiveCoordinator/QB’s 10-4 Armed Forces Bowl2008 Houston OffensiveCoordinator/QB’s 8-5 Armed Forces Bowl Champions2007 TexasTech Co-OffensiveCoordinator/IR’s 9-4 Gator Bowl Champions2006 TexasTech Co-OffensiveCoordinator/IR’s 8-5 Insight.com Bowl Champions2005 TexasTech Co-OffensiveCoordinator/IR’s 9-3 Cotton Bowl 2004 TexasTech InsideReceivers 8-4 Holiday Bowl Champions2003 TexasTech InsideReceivers 8-5 Houston Bowl Champions2002 TexasTech InsideReceivers 9-5 Tangerine Bowl Champions2001 TexasTech InsideReceivers 7-5 Alamo Bowl2000 TexasTech InsideReceivers 7-6 Hall of Fame Bowl1999 Wingate QB’s/WideReceivers 3-81998 Mississippi QB’s/WideReceivers/ 4-6 College SpecialTeams1997 Mississippi QB’s/WideReceivers/ 8-2 College SpecialTeams American Southwest Conference Champions1996 Mississippi QB’s/WideReceivers/ 4-8 College SpecialTeams1995 ValdostaState QB’s/WideReceivers/ 6-5 SpecialTeams1994 ValdostaState QB’s/WideReceivers/ 11-2 SpecialTeams NCAA II National Quarterfinalist1993 ValdostaState QB’s/WideReceivers/ 8-3 SpecialTeamsHolgorsenTotals- atWestVirginia-10-3(oneseason) Overall-10-3(oneseason)

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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)

• Three Mountaineer players earned seven All-America honors

• WVU led the BIG EAST with 10 all-conference 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

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

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

• 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 all-purpose 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

First-Year Bcs head coaches

With West Virginia winning the three-way tie for the 2011 BIG EAST Conference champion-ship with Louisville and Cincin-nati, 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.

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

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

• 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

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

Assistant CoachesMOUNTAINEER

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

JOEDEFORESTASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/ DEFEnSIvE COORDInATOR/SAFETIES

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

BIll BEDEnBAugHOFFEnSIvE lInE

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

SHAnnOnDAWSOnOFFEnSIvE COORDInATOR/ RECEIvERS

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

STEvEDunlAPASSISTAnT HEAD COACH/SPECIAl TEAmS COORDInATOR/ OuTSIDE lInEBACkERS

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

ROBERT gIllESPIERunnIng BACkS

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

ERIkSlAugHTERDEFEnSIvE lInE

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

DAROnROBERTSCORnERBACkS

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

JAkE SPAvITAlQuARTERBACkS

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

kEITHPATTERSOnCO-DEFEnSIvE COORDInATOR/lInEBACkERS

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alstoN

5-11, 235, Sr. |Phoebus| Hampton, Va.

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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 100-

yard 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

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

• AP Group AAA first-team all-state

• Newport News Daily Press Offensive Player of the Year

• 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

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

alston’s rushiNG statisticsYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long2011 11 97 416 4.3 12 522010 13 56 248 4.4 0 232009 5 6 18 3.0 0 8

Totals 29 159 682 4.3 12 52

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austiN

5-9, 174, Sr. | Dunbar | Baltimore, Md.

INSIDE RECEIvER

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2011 (Jr.)• Started at wide receiver in 2010

• Moved to inside receiver during 2011 spring

• Handled kickoff and punt return duties

• Played in 39 career games and started 26

• 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 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 game-best 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 25-yard 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

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

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

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

• Tallied a game-best 122 receiving yards on 11 receptions 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 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 all-purpose 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

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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

hiGh school• Coached by Lawrence Smith at Dunbar High in Baltimore

• Two-time Maryland Consensus Offensive Player of the Year

• 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

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

PersoNal• Birthday is March 15

• Son of Cathy Green

• One of four children

• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies


austin’s rushiNG statisticsYear GP Att. Yards Avg. TD Long2011 13 16 182 11.4 1 802010 13 16 162 10.1 1 462009 13 6 47 7.8 1 19

Totals 39 38 390 10.3 3 80

austin’s receiViNG statisticsYear GP Catches Yards Avg. TD Long2011 13 101 1,186 11.7 8 722010 13 58 787 13.6 8 712009 13 15 151 10.1 1 58

Totals 39 174 2,124 12.2 17 72

austin’s kickoFF returN statisticsYear Returns Yards Avg. TD Long2011 36 938 26.1 2 1002010 12 230 19.2 0 502009 17 426 25.1 1 98

Totals 65 1,594 24.5 3 100

austin’s PuNt returN statisticsYear Punt Returns Yards Avg. Long2011 19 268 14.1 64

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BaileY

5-10, 193, r-Jr. | Miramar | Miami, Fla.

wIDE RECEIvER

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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 game-best 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 multiple-score 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

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

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

• 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 season-opening win over Marshall

2010 (r-Fr.) • Played in 13 games and started nine

• Earned all-BIG EAST freshman honors by ESPN.com

• WVU Offensive Champion: Maryland, Cincinnati

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

• 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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bailEy’s receiViNG statisticsYear GP Catches Yards Avg. TD Long2011 13 72 1,279 17.8 12 842010 13 24 317 13.2 4 32

Totals 26 96 1,596 16.6 16 84

2009 (Fr.)• Redshirted.

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

PersoNal• Birthday is Nov. 11

• High school teammate of current Mountaineers Geno Smith, and Ivan McCartney

• Son of John Bailey and Tara Daniels



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BarBer

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

LINEBACKER

33ISHmAEl

BaNks

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

DEfENSIvE BACK

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2011 (so.)• Added depth at left cornerback season and played on passing

downs

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

• Recorded two tackles against Clemson

• Collected one solo tackle at USF

• Made one stop versus Pitt

• Recorded two tackles at Cincinnati

• Recorded one solo tackle against UConn

• Had three tackles and a pass defended against LSU

• Recorded one tackle against Norfolk State

2010 (Fr.)• Redshirted

• Scout Team Champion: Connecticut, Louisville

PreP school• Coached by Robert Prunty at Hargrave Military

• Finished with four interceptions

• 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

hiGh school• Coached by Stu Brown at Varina High

• Second-team all-Central Region

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

• Returned four interceptions for 67 yards and a touchdown

PersoNal• Birthday is Jan. 17

• Son of Dwight and Carol Banks

• One of three children

• Enrolled in general studies

banKs’ deFeNsiVe statisticsYear G G A TT TfL Sacks Int PBU ff fR 2011 13 9 2 11 0 1 0 0 0 0

barbEr’s deFeNsiVe statisticsYear G G A TT TfL Sacks Int PBU ff fR 2011 12 13 10 23 2/6 0 0 3 0 0

2011 (Fr.)• Saw action at middle linebacker as a true freshman

• Played in 12 games and started two

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

• WVU Special Teams Champion: Maryland

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

• One tackle and a pass breakup at USF

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

• Three tackles at Cincinnati

• Three tackles against Norfolk State

hiGh school• Coached by Doug Illing at Davie High

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

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

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

• 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

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

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

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

• Three time all-Central Piedmont Conference

• 2009 Central Piedmont Conference Defensive Player of the Year.

PersoNal• Birthday is October 20

• Son of Lee and Dreama Barber

• Majoring in exercise physiology


• (1x) Garrett Ford Honor Roll

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BitaNcurt

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

KICKER

40

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Converted on a 27-yard field goal at Syracuse

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

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

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

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

• Totaled 13 points vs. Norfolk State

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

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

2010 (r-so.) • 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

• 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


hiGh school• Coached by Bill Renner at West Springfield High

• All-state kicker as a senior

• 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

• 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


• Son of Mauro and Teresa Bitancurt

• One of two boys in his family



bitancurt’skickiNG statisticsYear fG/A Pct. 1-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long 2011 16/22 72.7 8/8 5/6 3/4 0/0 452010 10/17 58.8 5/6 3/4 2/7 0/0 432009 13/15 86.7 2/2 6/7 5/6 0/0 45Totals 39/54 72.2 15/16 14/17 10/17 0/0 45

bitancurt’s scoriNG statisticsYear fG/A Pct. PAT/A Pct. Points2011 16/22 72.7 61/63 96.8 1092010 10/17 58.8 41/41 1.000 712009 13/15 86.7 41/42 97.6 80

Totals 39/54 72.2 143/146 97.9 260

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Bell

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

DEfENSIvE BACK

26JEFF

BrauN

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

offENSIvE LINE

57

2011 (so.)• Added depth at free safety

• Used extensively on special teams

• Played in 11 games in 2011

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

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

• Had first career fumble recovery against Bowling Green

• Recorded one tackle against LSU

2010 (Fr.)• Played in 13 games

• Finished with five tackles, including four solo stops

• Collected two solo tackles against UNLV

• Solo tackles against Cincinnati and NC State in the Champs Sports Bowl.

hiGh school• Coached by Jessie Hester

• Florida Class 2A all-state first team

• Collected 62 tackles and 10 interceptions as a senior

• Helped lead Glades Central to a 13-2 record and state 2A championship game

PersoNal• Birthday is Sept. 4

• Son of the late Jerlean Bell

• Godmother is Cathy Seider and brother is Nija Peterkin

• Enrolled in general studies.

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

bEll’s deFeNsiVe statisticsYear G T A TT TFl Sacks Int PBu FF FR2011 11 4 6 10 0 0 0 1 0 12010 13 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 24 8 7 15 0 0 0 1 0 1

2011 (r-Jr.)• Started every game at left guard in 2011

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

• Only allowed one sack all season

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

• 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

• Saw action on 70 or more plays in five games

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

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

• Registered five or more knockdowns in five games

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

2010 (r-so.)• Started all 13 games at right tackle

• Led the offensive line with 49 knockdowns and was second with six thunderbolt blocks

• Named third team all-BIG EAST by Phil Steele

• WVU Offensive Champion: Cincinnati

2009 (r-Fr.)• Played in 11 games

• Used as a backup at center and guard


hiGh school• Coached by Ken Johnson at Winters Mill High

• 2007 Maryland consensus all-state by the Associated Press

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

• 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



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Buie

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

RUNNING BACK

13RyAN

clarke

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

RUNNING BACK

32

2011 (Fr.)• Played in 11 games and started two

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

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

• including a career best 20-yard catch

• Nabbed an 18-yard reception vs. Louisville

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

• 10-yards out

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

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

hiGh school• Coached by Verlon Dorminey at Trinity Christian Academy

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

• Miami Herald Florida Top 100

• Orlando Sentinel Florida Top 100

• SuperPrep Florida Top 100

• 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

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

• Had nine games of at least 100 rushing yards.


• Son of Andrew Buie and Katina Kelly


buiE’s rushiNG statisticsYear Games Att Yards Avg, TD Long2011 11 51 172 3.4 1 12

buiE’s receiViNG statisticsYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long2011 11 13 85 6.5 0 20

2011 (r-Jr.)• Two-year starter at fullback

• Played in 12 games and started five

2010 (r-so.)• Played in 13 games and started four

• WVU Offensive Champion: Cincinnati, Louisville

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

• Scored a team-high eight rushing touchdowns

• Long run of 23 yards against Marshall

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

• Three carries for 22 yards and a touchdown at Louisville

• Ran six times for 28 yards and scored two touchdowns at PittCareer-high three touchdowns in the season finale against Rutgers.

2009 (r-Fr.)• Played in 12 games and started one

• WVU Offensive Champion: Cincinnati

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

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

• 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

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


hiGh school• Coached by Bill McGregor at DeMatha Catholic High

• First-team all-Washington, D.C. by all-DCSportsFan.com

PersoNal• Birthday is April 17

• Son of Greg and Dale Clarke

• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies.

clarKE’s rushiNG statisticsYear Games Att Yards Avg, TD Long2010 13 80 291 3.6 8 232009 12 60 250 4.2 8 37

Totals 25 140 541 3.9 16 37

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clarke

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

DEfENSIvE END

98PAT

eGer

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

offENSIvE LINE

76

2011 (r-so.)• Defensive end who started 11 of 13 contests in 2011

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

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

• 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

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

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

• Had three tackles against Maryland

• Recorded two solo tackles in start against Norfolk State

• Made first career start against Marshall, registering four tackles

2010 (r-Fr.)• Played in four games

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

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


hiGh school• Coached by Don Schmidt at Taylor Allderdice High

• Pittsburgh North-South All-Star

• Two-time Tribune Review All-City League as tight end and linebacker

• Pennsylvania Top 40 lineman

PersoNal• Birthday is May 4

• Son of William and Beverly Clarke

• Father starred in basketball at Duquesne


• Majoring in criminology and investigations

clarKE’s deFeNsiVe statisticsYear G T A TT TfL Sacks Int PBU ff fR2011 13 19 15 34 5/25 2/16 0 1 0 02010 4 1 1 2 0.5/2 0 0 0 0 0Totals 17 20 16 36 5.5/27 2/16 0 1 0 0

2011 (r-so.)• Played in 13 games and started 12 at right tackle

• Made his first career start against Marshall

• Has played in 16 career games

• 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

• Saw time on 837 offensive plays in 2011

• Season high 82 plays against Clemson

• Used on 60 or more plays in 10 games

• Used on 70 or more plays in five games

• Finished the year with 24 knockdowns

• Season high five knockdowns against Clemson

2010 (r-Fr.)• Played in three games

• Scout Team Champion: Louisville


• Scout Team Champion: Auburn.

hiGh school• Coach by Bill Cherpak at Thomas Jefferson High

• Harrisburg Patriot News Platinum 33 Team

• WPIAL Class AAA first-team all-state

• Associated Press Class AAA first-team all-state

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

PersoNal• Birthday is Feb. 14

• Son of Mike and Terrie Eger

• One of two children


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cook

5-11, 204, r-Jr. | Shaw | Cleveland, Ohio

DEfENSIvE BACK

25

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


• 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.


• 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




cooK’s deFeNsiVe statisticsYear G T A TT TfL Sacks Int PBU ff fR2011 13 51 34 85 1/1 0 2/21 4 0 2/992010 13 8 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 1Totals 26 59 35 94 1/1 0 2/21 4 0 3

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6-6, 316, r-Jr. | Mercersburg Academy | Berlin, Germany

CuRTIS

FeiGtoffENSIvE LINE

62duSTIN

GarrisoN

5-8, 166, So. | Pearland | Pearland, Texas

RUNNING BACK

29

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


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


• Son of Andre Rogalski and Andrea Feigt



• 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 14-yard 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


• Son of Daryl and Shondalon Guillot


• Majoring in petroleum engineering

garrison’s rushiNG statisticsYear Games Att Yards Avg, TD Long2011 12 136 742 5.5 6 42

garrison’s receiViNG statisticsYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long2011 12 24 201 8.4 0 36

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GarViN

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

LINEBACKER

28

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

• Should be back to full strength in early June

2011 (Jr.)• Two-year starter at spur safety

• Started all 11 games in which he played, missing Cincinnati and Clemson

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

• 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)

• 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; fourth-leading 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


• Finished with 10 tackles for the season, including three unassisted tackles

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


• Son of Terry and Pat Garvin

• Youngest of two children

• Majoring in multidisciplinary studies.

garvin’s deFeNsiVe statisticsYear G T A TT TfL Sacks Int PBU ff fR2011 11 43 29 72 5.5/13 3.5/5 2 3 0 02010 13 41 35 76 4.5/17 1/8 0 4 1 22009 10 3 7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 34 87 71 158 10/30 4.5/13 2 7 1 2

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JeNkiNs

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

DEfENSIvE BACK

23JOSH

JeNkiNs

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

offENSIvE LINE

77

2011 (r-so.)• Played in all 13 games in 2011 and made four starts

• Started the final three games of 2011

• Second on the team with eight passes defended

• 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

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

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

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

2010 (r-Fr.)• Played in all 13 games, mostly used on passing situations

• WVU Defensive Champion: Louisville

• 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

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


hiGh school• Coached by Grant Redhead at South Fort Myers High

• Florida Class 3A third-team all-state

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

• District 16 Player of the Year

• Made 48 tackles, four interceptions and nine pass breakups on defense, and caught 12 passes

• Led South Fort Myers with 951 all-purpose yards


• Son of Kevin Taylor and Tarshia Jenkins



JEnKins’ deFeNsiVe statisticsYear G T A TT TfL Sacks Int PBU ff fR2011 13 22 5 27 2/10 0 2 8 0 02010 13 17 1 18 0 0 0 2 0 0Totals 26 39 6 45 2/10 0 2 10 0 0

2011 (sr.)• Sat out in 2011 after suffering left knee injury during spring

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

• Has played in 29 career games and started 24

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

• 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

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

2009 (so.)• Named third-team All-BIG EAST by Phil Steele

• Started all 13 games

• Had 10 thunderbolt blocks and 46 knockdowns

2008 (Fr.)• Played in five games

• 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

hiGh school• Coached by Bernie Buttrey at Parkersburg High

• USA Today first-team All-American

• Parade Magazine All-American team

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

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

• Collected 158 pancake blocks

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

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


• Son of Deborah Johnson

• Majoring in communications

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liNdamood

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

RUNNING BACK

38IvAN

mccartNeY

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

wIDE RECEIvER

5

2011 (r-Jr.)• Gives the Mountaineers a big, strong blocker in the backfield

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

• Earned first start of 2011 against Louisville

• 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


• Used mostly on special teams

• Finished with five tackles, including four solo stops


• WVU Offensive Scout Team Champion: Colorado

hiGh school• Three-year starter as a running back and linebacker for coach Bernie

Buttrey at Parkersburg High

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

• 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


• Son of Mark Lindamood and Susan Shrader

• One of three boys



• (2x) Dean’s List


2011 (so.)• Played in 13 games and started 10 games at wide receiver

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

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

• Third on the team in catches and yards and fourth in receiving touchdowns

• Tallied a career-best 131 receiving yards against UConn, including a 51-yard catch, also a career best

• 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

• Tallied 59 yards on six catches in against LSU

• Recorded first career touchdown and five receptions in season-opening win over Marshall

2010 (Fr,)• Played in 12 games

• One catch for four yards against Rutgers

• Finished with one carry for two yards against UNLV


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

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

• 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 statisticsYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long2010 12 1 4 4.0 0 42011 13 49 585 11.9 3 51

Totals 25 50 589 11.8 3 51

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JOE

madseN

6-4, 310, r-Sr. | Chardon | Chardon, Ohio

offENSIvE LINE

74

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

• 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

• Saw action on 80 or more plays in two games

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

• Season-high seven knockdowns against LSU

• Finished with five or more knockdowns in six games

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 2,000-yard passer


• Offensive Scout Team Champion: Rutgers

hiGh school• Coached by Jim Dipofi at Chardon High

• Two-way starter at defensive tackle and offensive tackle

• PersoNal• Birthday is Sept. 1

• Son of Eric and Reta Madsen

• Youngest of four children


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PAul

millard

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

qUARTERBACK

14PAT

miller

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

DEfENSIvE BACK

6

2011 (Fr.)• Saw action in four games as the backup quarterback

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

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

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

hiGh school• 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

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

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

• Season-high 528 yards and four touchdowns against Martin

• Threw for 493 yards and four touchdowns against Plano East

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


• Son of Colleen and the late Robert Millard

• One of four boys

• Majoring in physical education teaching



2011 (Jr.)• Played in 13 games and started nine games at right cornerback

• WVU Defensive Champion: Maryland

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

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

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

• Finished with seven tackles against Bowling Green, including team-high five unassisted tackles

• Registered seven tackles, including five solo stops against LSU

• Recorded a career-high 11 tackles and two pass breakups at Maryland

2010 (so.)• Played in 13 games and started two

• Used primarily in passing down packages

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

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

• 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

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 honorable-mention 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


• Son of Dale and Jean Miller

• Also has two brothers and a sister


MillEr’s deFeNsiVe statisticsYear G T A T TfL Sacks Int. PBU ff fR 2011 13 50 16 66 1.5/1 0 2/58 3 1 02010 13 14 6 20 1/4 0 0 4 0 02009 9 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0Totals 35 66 22 88 2.5/5 0 2 8 1 0

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mICHAEl

moliNari

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

HoLDER/PUNTER

48RyAN

NehleN

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

wIDE RECEIvER

80

2011 (r-Fr.)• One of the team’s punters

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

• WVU Special Teams Champion: Connecticut

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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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


hiGh school• Played running back, kicked field goals, punted and played safety

for coach Jon Bolen at Parkersburg South High

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

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

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

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

• Played in the BACF All-Star Game


• Son of Serge and Cindy Molinari


• Both sisters played soccer at WVU





Molinari’s PuNtiNG statisticsYear Punts Yards Avg. Long TB fC I20 50+2011 30 1,116 37.2 58 2 5 11 1

2011 (r-Jr.)• Adds depth at wide receiver

• Used on special teams

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

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

• 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

• Earned first career start against Marshall

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

• Awarded scholarship after spring drills

2010 (r-so.)• Saw action in six games, primarily on special teams

2009 (r-Fr.)• Saw limited action, appearing in two games


• Offense Scout Team Champion: Connecticut

hiGh school• Four-year letterwinner and two-year starter for coach John Kelley at

University High

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

• Had 16 touchdown receptions as a senior

• Class salutatorian

• U.S. Marine Corps Scholar Award

PersoNal• Birthday is July 21

• Son of Dan and Janie Nehlen

• Father is WVU equipment manager

• Grandson of Hall of Fame WVU coach Don Nehlen

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

• Oldest of two children




• (4x) President’s List


nEhlEn’s receiViNG statisticsYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long2011 13 5 64 12.8 1 21

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SHAQ

PetteWaY

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

LINEBACKER

36dOuG

riGG

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

LINEBACKER

47


• Adds depth at bandit safety

• Used extensively on special teams

• Made two tackles at USF

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

• Registered two tackles against Bowling Green

hiGh school• Coached by Reno Saccoccia at Steubenville High

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

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

• Collected 87 tackles as a senior

• An all-Valley captain as a senior

• 2010 JJHuddle.com first team defense all-Ohio

• Two-time first team all-Ohio

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

• 2008 honorable mention all-Ohio

• Earned Dapper Dan Special Achievement Award

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

• Had 116 tackles and 19 tackles for loss in 2008

PersoNal• Birthday is February 2

• Son of Keisha Petteway



pEttEway deFeNsiVe statisticsYear G T A TT TfL Sacks Int. PBU ff fR2011 12 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0

2011 (so.)• Played in 11 games and started nine at strong-side linebacker

• Three or more tackles in four games

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2010 (Fr.)• Played in all 13 games

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

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

• Season-high five tackles at LSU

• Three tackles against UNLV, including two solo stops

hiGh school• Coached by Fred Stengel at Bergen Catholic High

• Named all-state on defense

• 2009 Star-Ledger first-team defense

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

• Finished 2009 with 56 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks

• Also ran for 586 yards on 75 carries with six touchdowns


• Son of Peter and Jayne Rigg



rigg’s deFeNsiVe statsYear G T A TT TfL Sacks Int PBU ff fR2011 11 11 19 30 4/14 1/8 0 0 1 12010 13 8 6 14 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24 19 25 44 4.5/15 1/8 0 0 1 1

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SHAQ

roWell

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

DEfENSIvE LINE

90COREy

smith

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

KICKER/PUNTER

44

2011 (r-so.)• Played in 10 games as a backup defensive tackle

• Collected a solo stop against Clemson

• Assisted on a tackle against Pitt and at Rutgers

• Had a solo tackle at Syracuse

• Finished with two tackles against Bowling Green

• Registered two tackles against Norfolk State

JuNior colleGe• Coached by Scott Strohmeier at Iowa Western CC

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

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

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

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

• Collected a season-high five tackles against DuPage

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

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

district

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

• Played in the Big 33 game between Ohio and Pennsylvania


• Son of Raymonda Rowell



rowEll’s deFeNsiVe statsYear G T A TT TfL Sacks Int PBU ff fR2011 10 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0

2011 (r-Jr.)• Shared kickoff and punting duties

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

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

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

2010 (r-so.)• WVU Special Teams Champion: Pitt

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

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

2009 (so.)• Sat out to fulfill NCAA transfer eligibility requirements

2008 (Fr.)• Played his freshman year at Alabama

• Saw limited action as a kicker

hiGh school• Played for coach Denny Price at Musselman High

• Earned all-state honors as both a place kicker and as a punter

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

• 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)

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


• Son of Winston and Denna Smith

• One of two children

• Majoring in sport management




sMith’s PuNtiNG statisticsYear Punts Yards Avg. Long TB fC I20 50+2011 26 1,032 39.7 62 0 1 6 9Smith’s

KicKing statisticsYear Kickoffs Yards Average TB2011 73 4,577 62.7 52010 64 3,984 62.2 8Totals 137 8,561 62.5 13

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JEwONE

sNoW

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

LINEBACKER

56QuINTON

sPaiN

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

offENSIvE LINE

67

2011 (r-Fr.)• Played in 11 games and started seven at middle linebacker


• Finished with five or more tackles in five games

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

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

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

• Made first career start against Bowling Green

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

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

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

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


• Scout Team Champion: Louisville

hiGh school• Coached by Ron Johnson at Canton-McKinley High

• 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

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

• Played in the North-South All-Star Game


• Son of former Michigan standout Garland Rivers and Linda Snow-Rivers

• Nephew of former Michigan State standout Percy Snow and NBA standout Eric Snow

• Majoring in business and economics


snow’s deFeNsiVe statsYear G T A TT TfL Sacks Int PBU ff fR2011 11 18 24 42 2/7 1.5/6 0 0 0 1/83

2011 (r-Fr.)• Added depth at both tackle positions

• Played in 13 games and started one, USF

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

• Only allowed one sack for the entire season

• Saw action in 30 or more plays in four games

• Season high 44 plays against Connecticut

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

• Saw time on 25 plays at USF

• Finished with 15 knockdowns for 2011

• Season-high three knockdowns at Rutgers

• Two knockdowns against Pitt and Connecticut


hiGh school• Coached by Michael Scott at Petersburg High

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

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

• Registered 54 knockdown blocks, scored six two-point conversions as a fullback

• Scored four touchdowns as a fullback on goal line packages

• Collected 103 tackles as a defensive tackle

• 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 Aug. 7

• Son of Tracey Spain


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GENO

smith

6-3, 214, Sr. | Miramar | Miami, Fla.

qUARTERBACK

12

2011 (Jr.)• Three-year starting quarterback for WVU

• Named the 2012 Discover Orange Bowl MVP

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

• All-ECAC Offense

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

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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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 back-to-back series in the

• game’s final minutes at USF

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• 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

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

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• 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 single-game 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-of-21 passes for 147 yards, a touchdown and a long of 33


• 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

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

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

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


• Son of Geno Smith, Jr., and Tracey Sellers


• Cousin of former Miami star Melvin Bratton

• Majoring in English

sMith’s PassiNG statisticsYear Games Comp. Att. Yards Pct. TD Int. Long2011 13 346 526 4,385 .658 31 7 842010 13 241 372 2,763 .648 24 7 712009 5 32 49 309 .653 1 1 33Totals 31 619 947 7,457 .654 56 15 84

sMith’s rushiNG statisticsYear Games Att. Yards Avg. TD Long2011 13 56 -33 -0.6 2 202010 13 106 217 2.0 0 292009 5 17 7 0.4 0 13

Totals 31 179 191 1.1 2 29

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toNkerY

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

LINEBACKER

37J.d.

Woods

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

INSIDE RECEIvER

81

2011 (r-Fr.)• Added depth at bandit safety


• Played in nine games and started one

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

• Tied his career high with two solo tackles against Pitt

• Career-high two solo tackles versus Norfolk State


hiGh school• Coached by Bruce Carey at Bridgeport High

• 2009 first-team all-state defense

• 2008 first-team all-state offense

• Finished his senior season with 34 tackles and one forced fumble

• Rushed for 633 yards on 95 attempts for nine touchdowns

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

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


• Son of Brian and Sherri Tonkery


• Majoring in industrial engineering



tonKEry’s deFeNsiVe statsYear G T A TT TfL Sacks Int PBU ff fR2011 9 4 0 4 1/3 0 0 0 0 0

2011 (r-Jr.)• Played in nine games and started final two games

• Added depth at wide receiver

• Also used on special teams

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

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

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

• Saw action against LSU and at Maryland

• Caught two passes, his first receptions of 2011, against Norfolk State

2010 (r-so.)• Played in 13 games, starting four

• WVU Offensive Champion: USF, Cincinnati

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

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

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

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

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


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

hiGh school• Coached by Dave Tanner at Golden Gate High

• 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 statisticsYear Games Catches Yards Avg. TD Long2011 9 7 67 9.6 0 152010 13 18 205 11.4 1 212009 4 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 26 25 272 11.0 1 21

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JORGE

WriGht

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

DEfENSIvE LINE

99

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

• Collected three tackles at Cincinnati

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

• Recorded a career-high five tackles at Rutgers

• Four tackles at Syracuse; also set a career high with four solo tackles

• Recorded three solo tackles against LSU

• Four tackles at Maryland

2010 (r-so.)• Played in 12 games and started one

• 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

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


hiGh school• 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


• Son of Jorge and Dr. Ellen Wright


wright’s deFeNsiVe statisticsYear G T A TTw TfL Sacks Int PBU ff fR2011 13 21 17 38 3.5/12 1.5/10 0 0 0 02010 12 3 7 10 1.5/4 0 0 0 1 02009 9 8 2 10 2/4 1/2 0 0 0 0Totals 34 32 26 58 7/20 2.5/12 0 0 1 0


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“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 in-stalled, 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 becom-ing 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 torn-apart 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 respon-sibility 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 last-ed 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 high-light 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

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, mark-ing 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 highly-ranked 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 Vir-ginia cut the Tigers’ lead to 13 six plays later, when Smith complet-ed 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, push-ing 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-of-65 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.


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 McEn-tee 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 touch-downs. 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 64-yard score. When it looked like the Mountaineers were gaining some mo-mentum, 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, cut-ting 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.

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 col-lected 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 per-formance 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 Moun-taineers 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 score-board 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 touch-down at the end of the third quarter and one more at the begin-ning 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 go-ahead 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 Mountain-eer 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 team-high 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 Moun-taineer 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 quarter-back 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 touch-down, 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, in-cluding 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 Jen-kins 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 po-sition 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 Moun-taineers 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. Bi-tancurt came on and calmly hit the game-winning field goal from 28 yards to give West Virginia its second straight BIG EAST champi-onship, 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 Cham-pion, Clemson, in the Orange Bowl.

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 confi-dence 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 touch-downs 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 Ti-gers 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 ex-ploded 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 respon-sible 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 touch-down. 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 cham-pionship 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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SHAWNE ALSTON GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent Att. Net Avg. TDs lg Rec Yds. TDmarshall dNPNorfolk State dNPat maryland 6 20 3.3 0 7 0 0 0lSu 4 14 3.5 0 7 0 0 0Bowling Green 8 49 6.1 2 17 0 0 0uConn 2 8 4.0 0 4 0 0 0at Syracuse 9 46 5.1 1 12 0 0 0at Rutgers 14 110 7.9 1 52 0 0 0louisville 11 45 4.1 2 12 0 0 0at Cincinnati 7 6 0.9 1 5 1 6 0Pitt 11 34 3.1 2 11 0 0 0at uSF 5 7 1.4 0 6 1 0 0vs. Clemson 20 77 3.9 2 11 0 0 0Totals 97 406 4.2 12 52 2 6 0

TAVON AUSTIN GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVINGOpponent No. Yards Avg. TDs lgmarshall 3 32 10.67 0 20Norfolk State 6 82 13.67 1 45at maryland 11 122 11.09 0 47lSu 11 187 17.0 0 72Bowling Green 4 67 16.75 0 32uConn 7 74 10.57 1 21at Syracuse 6 60 10.0 0 16at Rutgers 8 67 8.38 1 20louisville 7 90 12.86 1 25at Cincinnati 9 126 14.0 0 39Pitt 10 102 10.2 0 25at uSF 7 54 7.71 0 30vs. Clemson 12 123 10.3 4 37Totals 101 1,186 11.7 8 72

TAVON AUSTIN GAME-BY-GAME RUSHINGOpponent No. Yards Avg. TD longmarshall 1 -7 -7 0 0Norfolk State 1 0 0 0 0at maryland 0 0 0 0 0lSu 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 0Connecticut 1 -5 -5 0 0at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 2 96 48.0 1 80louisville 2 20 10.0 0 11at Cincinnati 1 6 6.0 0 6Pitt 1 19 19.0 0 19at uSF 4 13 3.3 0 8vs. Clemson 3 40 13.3 0 23Totals 16 182 11.4 1 80

TAVON AUSTIN GAME-BY-GAME PUNT RETURNSOpponent No. Yards Avg. longmarshall 3 46 15.3 22Norfolk State 3 86 29.0 64at maryland 0 0 0.0 0lSu 0 0 0.0 0Bowling Green 2 11 5.5 11uConn 5 51 10.2 18at Syracuse 2 23 11.5 14at Rutgers 0 0 0.0 0louisville 0 0 0.0 0at Cincinnati 3 50 16.6 26Pitt 1 1 1.0 1`at uSF 0 0 0.0 0vs. Clemson 0 0 0.0 0Totals 19 268 14.1 64

TAVON AUSTIN GAME-BY-GAME KICKOFF RETURNSOpponent No. Yards Avg. longmarshall 2 119 59.5 100Norfolk State 1 25 25.0 25at maryland 6 121 20.2 27lSu 6 100 16.6 26Bowling Green 1 19 19.0 19uConn 1 31 31.0 31

at Syracuse 2 37 18.5 24at Rutgers 0 0 0.0 0louisville 5 161 32.2 39at Cincinnati 3 67 22.3 28Pitt 1 0 0.0 0at uSF 3 141 47.0 90 vs. Clemson 5 117 23.4 36Totals 36 938 26.1 100

STEDMAN BAILEY GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVINGOpponent No. Yards Avg. TDs lgmarshall 5 76 15.2 1 28Norfolk State 2 40 20.0 0 40at maryland 8 113 14.1 1 34lSu 8 115 14.4 1 20Bowling Green 4 112 28.0 0 33uConn 7 178 25.4 2 84at Syracuse 7 130 18.6 1 64at Rutgers 2 51 25.5 1 32louisville 8 118 14.8 2 46at Cincinnati 6 104 17.3 1 59Pitt 3 80 26.7 0 63at uSF 7 80 11.4 0 26vs. Clemson 5 82 16.4 1 30Totals 72 1,279 17.8 12 84

ISHMAEL BANKS GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0lSu 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0uConn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Pitt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Clemson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 9 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 1

JARED BARBER GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall dNPNorfolk State 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0lSu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 1 0 1 1/4 0 0 0 0 0uConn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0louisville 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Pitt 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1vs. Clemson 5 1 6 1/2 0 0 0 0 2Totals 13 10 23 2/6 0 0 0 0 3

TRAVIS BELL BANKS GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0lSu 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0uConn 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 1Pitt dNPat uSF dNPvs. Clemson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 4 6 10 0 0 0 1 0 1

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TYLER BITANCURT GAME-BY-GAME KICKINGOpponent FGM/A Pct. lg XP/A Pts.marshall 2/2 1.000 43 4/4 10Norfolk State 2/3 .667 21 7/7 13at maryland 3/3 1.000 35 4/4 13lSu 0/0 0.000 0 3/3 3Bowling Green 2/2 1.000 45 7/7 13uConn 2/2 1.000 33 5/5 11at Syracuse 1/1 1.000 27 2/3 5at Rutgers 0/0 .000 0 5/6 5louisville 0/2 .000 0 5/5 5at Cincinnati 1/3 .333 28 3/3 6Pitt 0/0 .000 0 3/3 3at uSF 3/4 .750 42 3/3 12vs. Clemson 0/0 .000 0 10/10 10Totals 16/22 .727 45 61/63 109

ANDREW BUIE GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Att. Net. Avg. TDs lg Rec. Yds. TDmarshall 15 30 2.0 0 11 4 11 0Norfolk State 4 7 1.75 0 7 0 0 0at maryland 7 51 7.3 1 10 2 7 0lSu dNPBowling Green dNPuConn 2 11 5.5 0 7 0 0 0at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 3 5 1.7 0 5 0 0 0louisville 3 2 0.7 0 1 1 18 0at Cincinnati 4 21 5.2 0 12 2 17 0Pitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Clemson 13 45 3.5 0 11 4 32 0Totals 51 172 3.4 1 12 13 85 0

WILL CLARKE GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall 1 3 4 1.5/7 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0lSu 0 3 3 0.5/0 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0uConn 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 2 0 2 1/14 1/14 0 0 0 0louisville 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Pitt 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 8 1 9 1/2 0 0 0 0 0vs. Clemson 1 0 1 1/2 1/2 0 0 0 0Totals 19 15 34 5/25 2/16 0 0 0 1

DARWIN COOK GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 6 5 11 0 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 1/0 0lSu 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 1Bowling Green 2 1 3 0 0 0 1/0 0 0uConn 4 4 8 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1at Rutgers 5 6 11 0 0 0 0 0 2louisville 6 4 10 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0Pitt 4 4 8 0 0 0 0 1/21 0at uSF 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Clemson 2 2 4 0 0 0 1/99 0 0Totals 51 34 85 1/2 0 0 2/99 2/21 4

DUSTIN GARRISON GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent Att. Net. Avg. TDs lg Rec. Yds. TDmarshall 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 0Norfolk State 3 19 6.3 1 13 3 51 0at maryland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0lSu 10 46 4.6 1 17 4 26 0Bowling Green 32 291 9.1 2 42 2 4 0uConn 18 80 4.4 1 14 1 4 0at Syracuse 11 58 5.3 0 11 5 32 0at Rutgers 9 23 2.6 0 9 1 15 0louisville 13 64 4.9 0 12 1 19 0

at Cincinnati 13 19 1.5 0 8 3 23 0Pitt 11 55 5.0 0 14 1 7 0at uSF 16 87 5.4 1 16 1 11 0vs. Clemson dNPTotals 136 742 5.5 6 42 24 201 0

TERENCE GARVIN GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall 2 2 4 0 .5/1 0 0 0 1Norfolk State 6 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 5 4 9 0.5/3 0 0 0 1/37 1lSu 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 1 5 6 1/2 1/2 0 0 1/-5 0uConn 4 1 5 1.5/3 1.5/3 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 4 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1louisville 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati dNPPitt 9 5 14 1/3 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 2 1 3 1/1 1 0 0 0 0vs. Clemson dNPTotals 43 29 72 5.5/13 3.5/5 0 0 2/32 3

BRODRICK JENKINS GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 3 0 3 1/4 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0lSu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0uConn 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1Pitt 2 2 4 1/6 0 0 0 0 2uSF 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2vs. Clemson 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1Totals 22 5 27 2/10 0 0 0 2 8

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IVAN MCCARTNEY GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent No. Yards Avg. TDs lgmarshall 5 31 6.2 1 9Norfolk State 4 79 19.8 1 39at maryland 8 101 12.6 0 36lSu 6 59 9.8 0 20Bowling Green 5 54 10.8 1 33uConn 6 131 21.8 0 51at Syracuse 1 9 9.0 0 9at Rutgers 2 11 5.5 0 7louisville 4 61 15.3 0 46at Cincinnati 2 20 10.0 0 17Pitt 3 5 1.7 0 5at uSF 1 11 11.0 0 11vs. Clemson 2 13 6.5 0 9Totals 49 585 11.9 3 51

PAUL MILLARD GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yards TDs lgmarshall dNPNorfolk State 5 6 0 .833 60 1 30at maryland dNPlSu dNPBowling Green 1 3 0 .333 45 0 45uConn 1 3 1 .333 19 0 19at Syracuse dNPat Rutgers dNPlouisville dNPat Cincinnati dNPPitt dNPat uSF dNPvs. Clemson 0 3 0 .000 0 0 0Totals 7 15 2 .467 124 1 45

PAT MILLER GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall 4 2 6 0.5/0 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 4 1 5 1/1 0 0 0 0 1at maryland 8 3 11 0 0 0 0 0 2lSu 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0uConn 4 1 5 0 0 1 0 0 0at Syracuse 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0louisville 7 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Pitt 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1/52 0vs. Clemson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1/6 0Totals 50 16 66 1.5/1 0 1 0 2/58 3

MICHAEL MOLINARI’S GAME-BY-GAME PUNTINGOpponent Punts Yds Avg. lg TB FC 50+ I-20marshall dNPNorfolk State dNP at maryland dNPlSu dNP Bowling Green dNP uConn 5 215 43.0 47 0 1 0 3at Syracuse 3 134 44.7 47 0 2 0 1at Rutgers 8 306 38.2 48 0 2 0 4louisville 3 62 20.7 39 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 7 260 37.1 58 1 0 1 2Pitt 4 139 34.8 45 1 0 0 1at uSF dNPvs. Clemson dNPTotals 30 1,116 37.2 58 2 5 1 11

RYAN NEHLEN GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent No. Yards Avg. TDs lgmarshall 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 1 13 13.0 0 13lSu 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 1 15 15 1 15uConn 1 21 21.0 0 21at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 0 0 0 0 0louisville 1 7 7.0 0 7at Cincinnati 1 8 8.0 0 8Pitt 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 0 0 0 0 0vs. Clemson 0 0 0 0 0Totals 5 64 12.8 1 21

SHAQ PETTEWAY’S GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0lSu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0uConn 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0louisville 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati dNPPitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Clemson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0

DOUG RIGG GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 0 2 2 1.0/2 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0lSu 2 7 9 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green dNPuConn dNPat Syracuse 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 0 3 3 0.5/2 0 0 0 0 0louisville 2 1 3 1/1 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Pitt 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 2 2 4 1/8 1/8 0 1 0 0vs. Clemson 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0Totals 11 19 30 4/14 1/8 1 1 0 0

SHAQ ROWELL GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall dNPNorfolk State 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at maryland dNPlSu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0uConn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0louisville dNP

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at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Pitt 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Clemson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 0

COREY SMITH GAME-BY-GAME PUNTINGOpponent Punts Yds Avg. lg TB FC 50+ I-20marshall 2 100 50.0 55 0 0 1 1Norfolk State 2 75 37.5 60 0 0 1 0at maryland 2 79 39.5 40 0 0 0 0lSu 6 232 38.7 58 0 0 3 0Bowling Green 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0 0uConn 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0louisville 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Pitt 4 229 57.2 62 0 0 4 2at uSF 4 128 32.0 44 0 0 0 1vs. Clemson 5 175 35.0 48 0 1 0 2Totals 26 1,032 39.7 62 0 1 9 6

COREY SMITH GAME-BY-GAME KICKOFFSOpponent kickoffs Yards Avg. TBmarshall 6 392 65.3 1Norfolk State 10 659 65.9 1at maryland 7 441 63.0 0lSu 4 237 59.2 0Bowling Green 8 464 58.0 0uConn 5 321 64.2 0at Syracuse 1 68 68.0 0at Rutgers 7 367 52.4 1louisville 5 331 66.2 0at Cincinnati 5 323 64.6 1Pitt 4 275 68.8 0at uSF 5 326 65.2 1vs. Clemson 5 373 62.2 0Totals 73 4,577 62.7 5 GENO SMITH GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent Comp. Att. Int. Pt. Yards TDs lgmarshall 26 35 0 .743 249 2 29Norfolk State 20 34 0 .588 371 4 55at maryland 36 49 1 .735 388 1 47lSu 38 65 2 .585 463 2 72Bowling Green 18 30 0 .600 238 3 41uConn 27 45 0 .600 450 4 84at Syracuse 24 41 2 .585 338 2 64at Rutgers 20 31 0 .645 218 2 32louisville 31 44 0 .705 410 3 46

at Cincinnati 29 43 0 .674 372 1 59Pitt 22 31 0 .710 244 1 63at uSF 23 35 2 .657 237 0 30vs. Clemson 32 43 0 .744 407 6 37Totals 326 526 7 .648 4,385 31 84

JEWONE SNOW GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall dNP Norfolk State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at maryland dNPlSu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 3 6 9 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0uConn 4 3 7 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 1 0 0at Syracuse 6 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 1 7 8 0 0 0 0 0 0louisville 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Pitt 3 4 7 1/2 1/2 0 0 0 0at uSF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Clemson dNPTotals 18 24 42 2/7 1.5/6 0 1 0 0

WES TONKERY GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 2 0 2 1/3 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Connecticut 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Pitt 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Clemson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 4 0 4 1/3 0 0 0 0 0

J.D. WOODS GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent No. Yards Avg. TDs lgmarshall 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 2 14 7.0 0 8at maryland 0 0 0 0 0lSu 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green dNPuConn 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse dNPat Rutgers dNPlouisville 0 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati dNPPitt 0 0 0 0 0at uSF 4 38 9.5 0 12vs. Clemson 1 15 15.0 0 15Totals 7 67 11.2 0 12

JORGE WRIGHT GAME-BY-GAMEOpponent S AT TT TFls Sacks FF FR Int PBumarshall 1 2 3 1/7 0 0 0 0 0Norfolk State 1 2 3 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0at maryland 1 3 4 0.5/1 0 0 0 0 0lSu 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Bowling Green 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0uConn 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0at Syracuse 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0at Rutgers 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0louisville 1 4 5 0.5/3 0.5/3 0 0 0 0at Cincinnati 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Pitt 1 1 2 1/7 1/7 0 0 0 0at uSF 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0vs. Clemson 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Totals 21 17 38 3.5/12 1.5/10 0 0 0 0

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Sep 4, 2011 mARSHAll w/34-13 1-0-0 0-0-0 2:25 60,758Sep 10, 2011 NORFOlk STATE w/55-12 2-0-0 0-0-0 3:12 51,911Sep 17, 2011 at maryland w/37-31 3-0-0 0-0-0 3:28 53,627Sep 24, 2011 #2 lSu l/21-47 3-1-0 0-0-0 3:40 62,056Oct. 1, 2011 BOwlING GREEN w/55-10 4-1-0 0-0-0 3:00 46,603Oct. 8, 2011 CONNECTICuT w/43-16 5-1-0 1-0-0 3:38 56,179Oct. 21, 2011 at Syracuse l/23-49 5-2-0 1-1-0 3:31 45,265Oct. 29, 2011 at Rutgers w/41-31 6-2-0 2-1-0 3:49 47,303Nov 5, 2011 lOuISvIllE l/35-38 6-3-0 2-2-0 3:25 57,287Nov 12, 2011 at #18 Cincinnati w/24-21 7-3-0 3-2-0 3:45 48,152Nov 25, 2011 PITT w/21-20 8-3-0 4-2-0 3:22 60,932dec 1, 2011 at uSF w/30-27 9-3-0 5-2-0 3:38 41,743^Jan 4, 2012 vs. #14 Clemson w/70-33 10-3-0 5-2-0 3:48 67,563

^ 2012 discover Orange Bowl, miami Gardens, Fla.

2011statistics

TEAM STATISTICS WVU OPP SCORING 489 348PointsPerGame 3,706 2,608FIRSTDOWNS 301 241Rushing 91 94Passing 187 129Penalty 23 18RUSHINGYARDAGE 1,595 1,882Yardsgainedrushing 1,936 2,210Yardslostrushing 341 328RushingAttempts 417 472AveragePerRush 308 400AveragePerGame 122.7 144.8TDsRushing 25 21PASSINGYARDAGE 4,509 2,645Comp.-Att.-Int. 353-542-9 255-448-14AveragePerPass 803 509AveragePerCatch 1208 1004AveragePerGame 346.8 203.5TDsPassing 32 15TOTALOFFENSE 6,104 4,527TotalPlays 959 920AveragePerPlay 604 409AveragePerGame 469.5 348.2KICKRETURNS:No0-Yards 57-1,349 79-1,882PUNTRETURNS:No0-Yards 25-294 16-169INTRETURNS:No0-Yards 14-190 9-158KICKRETURNAVERAGE 23.7 23.8PUNTRETURNAVERAGE 11.8 10.6INTRETURNAVERAGE 13.6 17.6FUMBLES-LOST 27-13 22-9PENALTIES-Yards 80-697 87-723AveragePerGame 53.6 55.6PUNTS-Yards 56-2,148 79-3,300AveragePerPunt 38.4 41.8Netpuntaverage 34.6 37.3TIMEOFPOSSESSION/Game 28:20 30:333RD-DOWNConversions 73/180 73/2043rd-DownPct0 41% 36%4TH-DOWNConversions 9/18 8/174th-DownPct0 50% 47%SACKSBY-Yards 31-180 26-198MISCYARDS 0 94

TOUCHDOWNSSCORED 63 42FIELDGOALS-ATTEMPTS 16-22 19-24ON-SIDEKICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONESCORES (54-61)89% (40-48)83%RED-ZONETOUCHDOWNS (41-61)67% (28-48)58%PAT-ATTEMPTS (61-63)97% (37-38)97%ATTENDANCE 395,726 236,090

Games/Avg.PerGame 7/56,532 5/47,218NeutralSiteGames 1/67,563

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1ST 2nd 3Rd 4Th TOTAl WestVirginia 82 167 131 109 489Opponents 115 87 62 84 348

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RUShInG GP ATT. GAIn lOSS nET AVG. Td lOnG AVG./G. GARRISON,Dustin 12 136 777 35 742 5.5 6 42 61.8ALSTON,Shawne 11 97 432 16 416 4.3 12 52 37.8AUSTIN,Tavon 13 16 196 14 182 11.4 1 80 14.0BUIE,Andrew 11 51 190 18 172 3.4 1 12 15.6ROBERTS,Vernard 12 44 150 10 140 3.2 3 9 11.7JOHNSON,Trey 2 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 6 4.0MILLARD,Paul 4 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 0.8MOLINARI,Mike 13 1 0 8 -8 -8.0 0 0 -0.6TEAM 11 11 0 27 -27 -2.5 0 0 -3.4SMITH,Geno 13 56 180 213 -33 -0.6 2 20 -2.5Total 13 417 1,936 341 1,595 3.8 25 80 122.7Opponents 13 472 2,210 328 1,882 4.0 21 68 144.8

PASSInG GP EffIC. CMP./ATT./InT. PCT. YARdS Td lOnG AVG./G SMITH,Geno 13 152.59 346-526-7 65.8 4,385 31 84 337.3MILLARD,Paul 4 111.44 7-15-2 46.7 124 1 45 31.0TEAM 13 00.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 13 151.17 353-542-9 65.1 4,509 32 84 346.8Opponents 13 111.31 255-448-14 56.9 2,645 15 56 203.5

RECEIVInG GP nO. YARdS AVG. Td lOnG AVG./G. AUSTIN,Tavon 13 101 1,186 11.7 8 72 91.2BAILEY,Stedman 13 72 1,279 17.8 12 84 98.4MCCARTNEY,Ivan 13 49 585 11.9 3 51 45.0BROWN,Devon 13 29 404 13.9 1 55 31.1GARRISON,Dustin 12 24 201 8.4 0 36 16.8URBAN,Tyler 13 20 226 11.3 2 19 17.4STARKS,Brad 8 14 174 12.4 4 30 21.8MILHOUSE,Willie 13 13 220 16.9 1 43 16.9BUIE,Andrew 11 13 85 6.5 0 20 7.7WOODS,J0D0 9 7 67 9.6 0 15 7.4NEHLEN,Ryan 13 5 64 12.8 1 21 4.9ROBERTS,Vernard 12 4 12 3.0 0 9 1.0ALSTON,Shawne 11 2 6 3.0 0 6 0.5Total 13 353 4,509 12.8 32 84 346.8Opponents 13 255 2,645 10.4 15 56 203.5

PUnT RETURnS nO. YARdS AVG. Td lOnG AUSTIN,Tavon 19 268 14.1 0 64JENKINS,Brodrick 2 12 6.0 0 7BROWN,Devon 2 -3 -1.5 0 0BANKS,Ishmael 1 1 1.0 0 0MILHOUSE,Willie 1 16 16.0 0 0Total 25 294 11.8 0 64Opponents 16 169 10.6 1 87

InTERCEPTIOnS nO. YARdS AVG. Td lOnG TANDY,Keith 4 63 15.8 0 18JENKINS,Brodrick 2 0 0.0 0 0COOK,Darwin 2 21 10.5 0 21MILLER,Pat 2 58 29.0 1 52GARVIN,Terence 2 32 16.0 1 37SMITH,Eain 1 1 1.0 0 1GOODE,Najee 1 15 15.0 0 15Total 14 190 13.6 2 52Opponents 9 158 17.6 2 48

KICK RETURnS nO. YARdS AVG. Td lOnG AUSTIN,Tavon 36 938 26.1 2 100STARKS,Brad 9 223 24.8 0 62BROWN,Devon 5 81 16.2 0 24BAILEY,Stedman 4 67 16.8 0 26JENKINS,Brodrick 2 38 19.0 0 19ROBERTS,Vernard 1 2 2.0 0 2Total 57 1,349 23.7 2 100Opponents 79 1,882 23.8 2 99

fUMBlE RETURnS nO. YARdS AVG. Td lOnG COOK,Darwin 1 99 99.0 1 99GOODE,Najee 1 4 4.0 0 4SNOW,Jewone 1 83 83.0 0 83MILLER,Julian 0 0 0.0 1 0Total 3 186 62.0 2 99Opponents 1 -15 -15.0 1 0

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BITANCURT,Tyler 0 16-22 61-63 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 109

BAILEY,Stedman 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72

ALSTON,Shawne 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72

AUSTIN,Tavon 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66

GARRISON,Dustin 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36

STARKS,Brad 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24

MCCARTNEY,Ivan 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18

ROBERTS,Vernard 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18

SMITH,Geno 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12

URBAN,Tyler 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12

MILLER,Julian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

BUIE,Andrew 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

MILHOUSE,Willie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

GARVIN,Terence 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

NEHLEN,Ryan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

MILLER,Pat 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

BROWN,Devon 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

COOK,Darwin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6

TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2

Total 63 16-22 61-63 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 489

Opponents 42 19-24 37-38 1-1 0 0-3 0 0 348

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TOTAl OffEnSE GP PlAYS RUSh PASS TOTAl AVG./G. SMITH,Geno 13 582 -33 4,385 4,352 334.8GARRISON,Dustin 12 136 742 0 742 61.8ALSTON,Shawne 11 97 416 0 416 37.8AUSTIN,Tavon 13 16 182 0 182 14.0BUIE,Andrew 11 51 172 0 172 15.6ROBERTS,Vernard 12 44 140 0 140 11.7MILLARD,Paul 4 17 3 124 127 31.8JOHNSON,Trey 2 3 8 0 8 4.0MOLINARI,Mike 13 1 -8 0 -8 -0.6TEAM 8 12 -27 0 -27 -3.4Total 13 959 1,595 4,509 6,104 469.5Opponents 13 920 1,882 2,645 4,527 348.2

fIEld GOAlS fGM/fGA PCT. 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lOnG BlKd. BITANCURT,Tyler 16-22 72.7 1-1 7-8 5-9 3-4 0-0 45 2

fG SEQUEnCE WEST VIRGInIA OPPOnEnTS Marshall (27),(43) (24),(21)NorfolkState 35,(17),(21) (50),(39),(39),(40)Maryland (35),(34),(21) (25),48LSU - 30BOWLINGGREEN (30),(45) (21)CONNECTICUT (31),(33) 42,(40),(53),(22)Syracuse (27) -Rutgers - (40)LOUISVILLE 32,23 (39)Cincinnati (28),39,47 42,31PITT - (30),(27)USF 38,(23),(42),(28) (32),(20)Clemson - (42),(43)

PUnTInG nO. YARdS AVG. lOnG TB fC I-20 BlKd. MOLINARI,Mike 30 1,116 37.2 58 2 5 11 0SMITH,Corey 26 1,032 39.7 62 0 1 6 0Total 56 2,148 38.4 62 2 6 17 0Opponents 79 3,300 41.8 63 3 22 25 1

KICKOffS nO. YARdS AVG. TB OB RETnd. nETYd. ln.SMITH,Corey 73 4,577 62.7 5 2BITANCURT,Tyler 16 883 55.2 2 1Total 89 5,460 61.3 7 3 23.8 38.6 31Opponents 72 4,363 60.6 9 5 23.7 39.4 30

All PURPOSE GP RUSh REC PR KOR IR TOTAl AVG./G. AUSTIN,Tavon 13 182 1,186 268 938 0 2,574 198.0BAILEY,Stedman 13 0 1,279 0 67 0 1,346 103.5GARRISON,Dustin 12 742 201 0 0 0 943 78.6MCCARTNEY,Ivan 13 0 585 0 0 0 585 45.0BROWN,Devon 13 0 404 -3 81 0 482 37.1ALSTON,Shawne 11 416 6 0 0 0 422 38.4STARKS,Brad 8 0 174 0 223 0 397 49.6BUIE,Andrew 11 172 85 0 0 0 257 23.4MILHOUSE,Willie 13 0 220 16 0 0 236 18.2URBAN,Tyler 13 0 226 0 0 0 226 17.4ROBERTS,Vernard 12 140 12 0 2 0 154 12.8WOODS,J0D0 9 0 67 0 0 0 67 7.4NEHLEN,Ryan 13 0 64 0 0 0 64 4.9TANDY,Keith 13 0 0 0 0 63 63 4.8MILLER,Pat 13 0 0 0 0 58 58 4.5JENKINS,Brodrick 13 0 0 12 38 0 50 3.8GARVIN,Terence 11 0 0 0 0 32 32 2.9COOK,Darwin 13 0 0 0 0 21 21 1.6GOODE,Najee 13 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.2JOHNSON,Trey 2 8 0 0 0 0 8 4.0MILLARD,Paul 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.8BANKS,Ishmael 13 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.1SMITH,Eain 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1MOLINARI,Mike 13 -8 0 0 0 0 -8 -0.6TEAM 13 -27 0 0 0 0 -27 -3.4SMITH,Geno 13 -33 0 0 0 0 -33 -2.5Total 13 1,595 4,509 294 1,349 190 7,937 610.5Opponents 13 1,882 2,645 169 1,882 158 6,736 518.2

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GP SOlO AST TOTAl Tfl/YARdS nO./YARdS InT./YARdS PBU RCV./YARdS ff KICK SAfETY

52 GOODE,Najee 13 43 44 87 14/45 5/3 4 1/15 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

2011 STATISTICS


IndIVIdUAl GAME hIGhSRushes 32 GARRISON,Dustinvs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011)YardsRushing 291 GARRISON,Dustinvs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011)TDRushes 2 ALSTON,Shawnevs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011) GARRISON,Dustinvs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011) ALSTON,ShawneatRutgers(Oct.29,2011) ALSTON,Shawnevs.LOUISVILLE(Nov.5,2011) ALSTON,Shawnevs.PITT(Nov.25,2011) ALSTON,Shawnevs.Clemson(Jan.4,2012)LongRush 80 AUSTIN,TavonatRutgers(Oct.29,2011)Passattempts 65 SMITH,Genovs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)Passcompletions 38 SMITH,Genovs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)YardsPassing 463 SMITH,Genovs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)TDPasses 6 SMITH,Genovs.Clemson(Jan.4,2012)LongPass 84 SMITH,Genovs.CONNECTICUT(Oct.8,2011)Receptions 12 AUSTIN,Tavonvs.Clemson(Jan.4,2012)YardsReceiving 187 AUSTIN,Tavonvs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)TDReceptions 4 AUSTIN,Tavonvs.Clemson(Jan.4,2012)LongReception 84 BAILEY,Stedmanvs.CONNECTICUT(Oct.8,2011)FieldGoals 3 BITANCURT,TyleratMaryland(Sept.17,2011) BITANCURT,TyleratUSF(Dec.1,2011)LongFieldGoal 45 BITANCURT,Tylervs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011)Punts 8 MOLINARI,MikeatRutgers(Oct.29,2011)PuntingAvg 57.2 SMITH,Coreyvs.PITT(Nov.25,2011)LongPunt 62 SMITH,Coreyvs.PITT(Nov.25,2011)Puntsinside20 4 MOLINARI,MikeatRutgers(Oct.29,2011)LongPuntReturn 64 AUSTIN,Tavonvs.NorfolkState(Sept.10,2011)LongKickoffReturn 100 AUSTIN,Tavonvs.Marshall(Sept.4,2011)Tackles 14 GARVIN,Terencevs.PITT(Nov.25,2011)Sacks 4.0 MILLER,Julianvs.PITT(Nov.25,2011)TacklesForLoss 4.0 MILLER,Julianvs.PITT(Nov.25,2011)Interceptions 2 TANDY,Keithvs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011) JENKINS,BrodrickatRutgers(Oct.29,2011)

TEAM GAME hIGhSRushes 46 vs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011)YardsRushing 360 vs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011)YardsPerRush 7.8 vs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011)TDRushes 4 vs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011) atRutgers(Oct.29,2011)Passattempts 65 vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)Passcompletions 38 vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)YardsPassing 469 vs.CONNECTICUT(Oct.8,2011)YardsPerPass 10.8 vs.NorfolkState(Sept.10,2011)TDPasses 6 vs.Clemson(Jan.4,2012)TotalPlays 89 vs.Clemson(Jan.4,2012)TotalOffense 643 vs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011)YardsPerPlay 8.1 vs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011)Points 70 vs.Clemson(Jan.4,2012)SacksBy 10 vs.PITT(Nov.25,2011)FirstDowns 31 vs.Clemson(Jan.4,2012)Penalties 14 atCincinnati(Nov.12,2011)PenaltyYards 95 atCincinnati(Nov.12,2011)Turnovers 4 vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)InterceptionsBy 3 atMaryland(Sept.17,2011) vs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011)Punts 8 atRutgers(Oct.29,2011) vs.PITT(Nov.25,2011)PuntingAvg 50.0 vs.Marshall(Sept.4,2011)LongPunt 62 vs.PITT(Nov.25,2011)Puntsinside20 4 atRutgers(Oct.29,2011)LongPuntReturn 64 vs.NorfolkState(Sept.10,2011)

OPPOnEnT IndIVIdUAl GAME hIGhSRushes 23 WARE,SPENCER,vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011) MARTIN,JAMEL,vs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011)YardsRushing 125 BAILEY,ANTWON,atSyracuse(Oct.21,2011)TDRushes 2 ADAMS,D.J.,atMaryland(Sept.17,2011) FORD,MICHAEL,vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011) JAMISON,JAWAN,atRutgers(Oct.29,2011) PEAD,ISAIAHatCincinnati(Nov.12,2011)

LongRush 68 ELLINGTON,ANDRE,vs.Clemson(Jan4,2012)Passattempts 52 O’BRIEN,DANNY,atMaryland(Sept.17,2011)Passcompletions 34 O’BRIEN,DANNY,atMaryland(Sept.17,2011)YardsPassing 289 O’BRIEN,DANNY,atMaryland(Sept.17,2011)TDPasses 4 NASSIB,RYAN,atSyracuse(Oct.21,2011)LongPass 56 FLORES,NICO,vs.NorfolkState(Sept.10,2011)Receptions 10 HOPKINS,DEANDRE,vs.Clemson(Jan4,2012)YardsReceiving 107 HOPKINS,DEANDRE,vs.Clemson(Jan4,2012)TDReceptions 3 PROVO,NICK,atSyracuse(Oct.21,2011)LongReception 56 BOYCE,XAVIER,vs.NorfolkState(Sept.10,2011)FieldGoals 3 ESTEP,RYAN,vs.NorfolkState(Sept.10,2011) TEGGART,DAVE,vs.CONNECTICUT(Oct.8,2011)LongFieldGoal 53 TEGGART,DAVE,vs.CONNECTICUT(Oct.8,2011)Punts 10 MUENZER,TROY,vs.NorfolkState(Sept.10,2011) YOLIC,MATT,vs.PITT(Nov.25,2011)PuntingAvg 48.7 WING,BRAD,vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)LongPunt 63 WAGNER,COLE,vs.CONNECTICUT(Oct.8,2011)Puntsinside20 6 WING,BRAD,vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)LongPuntReturn 87 BOOKER,ANDRE,vs.Marshall(Sept.4,2011)LongKickoffReturn 99 CLAIBORNE,MORRIS,vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)Tackles 15 FRANKLIN,ERIC,atMaryland(Sept.17,2011)Sacks 2.5 STEART,WALTER,atCincinnati(Nov.12,2011)TacklesForLoss 2.5 BLACK,TREVOR,vs.Marshall(Sept.4,2011) MARTIN,TYWON,vs.CONNECTICUT(Oct.8,2011) STEWART,WALTER,atCincinnati(Nov.12,2011) WOLFE,DEREK,atCincinnati(Nov.12,2011)Interceptions 1 MCDOUGLE,DEXTER,atMaryland(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,atSyracuse(Oct.21,2011) THOMAS,PHILLIP,atSyracuse(Oct.21,2011) WASHINGTON,QUENTIN,atUSF(Dec1,2011) JENKINS,JAQUEZ,atUSF(Dec1,2011) HALL,RASHAD,vs.Clemson(Jan4,2012)

OPPOnEnT TEAM GAME hIGhSRushes 58 vs.PITT(Nov.25,2011)YardsRushing 194 atSyracuse(Oct.21,2011)YardsPerRush 7.1 vs.Clemson(Jan.4,2012)TDRushes 3 atMaryland(Sept.17,2011) vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011) vs.LOUISVILLE(Nov.5,2011) atCincinnati(Nov.12,2011)Passattempts 52 atMaryland(Sept.17,2011)Passcompletions 34 atMaryland(Sept.17,2011)YardsPassing 289 atMaryland(Sept.17,2011)YardsPerPass 9.1 vs.LOUISVILLE(Nov.5,2011)TDPasses 4 atSyracuse(Oct.21,2011)TotalPlays 87 atMaryland(Sept.17,2011)TotalOffense 477 atMaryland(Sept.17,2011)YardsPerPlay 6.2 atCincinnati(Nov.12,2011)Points 49 atSyracuse(Oct.21,2011)SacksBy 5 atCincinnati(Nov.12,2011)FirstDowns 29 atMaryland(Sept.17,2011)Penalties 19 vs.NorfolkState(Sept.10,2011)PenaltyYards 177 vs.NorfolkState(Sept.10,2011)Turnovers 5 vs.BOWLINGGREEN(Oct.1,2011)InterceptionsBy 2 vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011) atSyracuse(Oct.21,2011) atUSF(Dec.1,2011)Punts 10 vs.NorfolkState(Sept.10,2011) vs.PITT(Nov.25,2011)PuntingAvg 48.7 vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)LongPunt 63 vs.CONNECTICUT(Oct.8,2011)Puntsinside20 6 vs.LSU(Sept.24,2011)LongPuntReturn 87 vs.Marshall(Sept.4,2011)

2011 STATISTICS

Ivan McCartney

Brodrick Jenkins

Pat Miller

Josh Jenkins

Tyler Bitancurt

Doug Rigg

Dustin Garrison

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2012 WVU Football Prospectus