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Syracuse mood upbeat against 2-loss West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Take away Steve Slaton and Owen Schmitt from West Virginia’s offense and Syracuse still sees a ton of potential trouble.

With the pair now in the NFL, the Orange will still have to deal with Pat White, Noel Devine and Jarrett Brown on Saturday when Syracuse (1-4, 0-1 Big East) plays the Mountaineers (3-2, 1-0).

West Virginia has outscored Syracuse 96-31 in their last two meetings. Even though West Virginia underwent a coaching change, the run-oriented system is essentially the same under Bill Stewart.

‘‘This is the Cadillac of spread offenses,’’ Syracuse coach Greg Robinson said. ‘‘People have worked hard to emulate what they do. We have to find ways to minimize their plays and work like we’ve never worked before to get turnovers.’’

Actually, West Virginia could use a tuneup.

While the Mountaineers average 5.

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Someschools off to early start of hoops practice

October 10, 2008

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) _ Kentucky, West Virginia and several other schools plan an early start on Midnight Madness by taking advantage of an NCAA practice rule.

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WVa’s White looking to get healthy

October 9, 2008

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Over the last three weeks, West Virginia’s Pat White twice tweaked a thumb and got hit in the head hard enough to knock him out of a game.

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Nicholas County piles up 76 points

October 7, 2008

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Nicholas County didn’t stop finding the end zone until it had piled up a school-record 76 points against Braxton County.

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