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Hawkins Jr. And WVU Have Opportunity To Put A Shock Into College Football World

MORGANTOWN -- The frizzed-out hairstyle, the black-rimmed glasses and the goatee sported by WVU quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. makes him an almost identical twin of the late great Shock G, a 1990s rapper with Digital Underground, who was better known as Humpty Hump. Maybe that’s somewhat fitting, because Shock G was never known back in the day as someone who lacked a whole lot of confidence. “I'm steppin tall, y'all,” he sang. “And just like humpty dumpty, ya gonna fall when the stereos pump me.” It is more of a calm and collected confidence that Hawkins has wrapped ...

Big Ten Blues? Week Two Stunners Give The SEC A Boost

The Big Ten took quite the gut punch in Week 2 with Ohio State blowing a 20-point fourth-quarter lead at Texas and Oregon getting embarrassed at Oklahoma State. The conference that has won the last three national championships lost six of eight matchups against Power Four opponents last week ...

High School Roundup: Wheeling Central Downs River; Weir Stakes Victory vs. Northern Rivals

HANNIBAL — Wheeling Central’s volleyball squad took a road victory back up the Ohio River Scenic Byway on Monday, defeating River 25-23, 25-14, 26-28, 25-21. River’s Hallie Hammel led the Pilots with 22 kills and 25 digs, while Mallarie Maddy piled up 24 kills and 18 digs. Gracen Reed had 26 assists for the Pilots; Karly Showalter had 16. Aubrey Fetty led the way for River’s defensive efforts with 31 digs. GOLF Weir edges out Oak Glen and Brooke WEIRTON — The Red Riders hosted the Golden Bears and Bruins on Monday, Weir posting a 162 team score to edge out Oak Glen ...

Hilltopper, Cardinal Honored By MEC

FAIRMONT, W. Va. -- The Mountain East Conference has announced Monday the winners of this week’s Football Player of the Week awards. The MEC Player of the Week awards are presented by The Health Plan. West Liberty’s running back Hunter Patterson was selected as the MEC Offensive Player of the Week, Wheeling’s outside linebacker Jalen Higginbotham was named the MEC Defensive Player of the Week, and Frostburg State’s wide receiver Ray Adames was named the MEC Special Teams Player of the Week. Patterson, a senior from Chester, had a standout performance in the Hilltoppers’ ...

WVU Football Assistant Coach, Former Player Noel Devine Arrested, Jailed

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia assistant coach and former standout running back for the Mountaineers, Noel Devine, 38, was arrested and booked at 12:45 p.m. Sunday at the North Central Regional Jail charged with one felony count of strangulation, according to the Magistrate Court of Monongalia County. Devine's bond is set at $40,000. No additional information on the case is available at this time. Devine was on the sidelines Saturday for WVU's 52-7 win over U.T. Martin as an assistant running backs coach and offensive analyst. WVU football coach Rich Rodriguez has put Devine on leave ...