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Robert Gillespie went to south Florida in search of a big inside linebacker to fill one of two positions on West Virginia's defense in 2013. The player he found at American Heritage Plantation is even bigger
Mountaineers are trying to stand out in a growing list of offers for this American Heritage Plantation linebacker.
Former West Virginia University Fullback Owen Schmitt signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders. Schmitt worked out for the Raiders on Tuesday and was quickly signed by Oakland.Raiders Offensive
Schmitt signed a contract shortly after completing a workout for the Raiders
Former West Virginia University Linebacker Najee Goode has inked a four-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.Goode was a sixth-round draft pick by the Bucs and recently participated in Buccaneers rookie
Najee Goode and Keith Tandy have both signed four-year contracts with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
If the recent history of conference realignment in college sports has taught us anything it is that it tends to happen in waves. The rumblings and rumors of more realignment are starting to register on
Florida State could be a key player in the next round of conference realignment
For years, West Virginia University supporters have been looking for a more competitive league schedule. Rarely did the rest of the Big East step up to deliver one. There was the occasional game against
WVU is moving to a more difficult football conference with a very different schedule. But, just how different is it in terms of strength of schedule and travel?
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West
Virginia University's combined varsity athletic teams have a Graduation
Success Rate (GSR) score of 80 percent according to data released today
by the NCAA.
WVU's
average GSR score of 80 percent is its highest since the NCAA began
collecting GSR data with the entering freshman class of 1995. WVU's
score is up four points from last year's average and 10 points from two
years ago. The most recent Graduation Success Rates are based on the
four entering freshmen classes in Division I from 2001-02 through
2004-05.
The
Graduation Success Rate was developed by the NCAA as part of its
academic reform initiative to more accurately measure the academic
success of Division I student-athletes.
The
four-year GSR scores (percentage) for WVU's varsity sports teams
(2001-02 to 2004-05): baseball 61; men's basketball 83; football 75;
men's soccer 77; men's swimming 93; wrestling 64; women's basketball 73;
women's cross country/track 100; rowing 69; gymnastics 82; women's
soccer 89; women's swimming 95; women's tennis 100; volleyball 100; and
rifle 67.
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