Steve Slaton

Never mind that West Virginia routed a supposedly far-superior Oklahoma team in the Fiesta Bowl.
Never mind that they did it without star running back Steve Slaton.
Never mind that his replacement, Noel Devine, is coming back next year.
Never mind that quarterback Pat White, maybe the best […]

The only thing keeping the University of Michigan from winning two straight national titles is the signing of all-star quarterback Terrelle Pryor.  They already have an all-star running back signed who goes by the name of Sam McGuffie.  If you put those two together with the surrounding players that Michigan has, theres nothing stoping them […]

After Oregon’s Jonathan Smith and West Virginia’s Steve Slaton announced in the past few days that they are giving up their final season of eligibility to enter the NFL, the list of draft-eligible rushers includes as many as seven guys who could be drafted in the first two rounds.
Need a running back? There will […]

Before anyone says anything, I want everyone to understand that I totally support Steve Slaton's decision. I think he is a great running back and has helped the Mountaineers turn there program around not only skill wise but also with added media attention.
He will be greatly missed and I wish him nothing but the best. […]

Well, my old school newspaper, West Virginia University's Daily Athenaeum, is 1-for-2 on football-related scoops.
I reported here last week that the DA had been told by a source that WVU running back Steve Slaton was coming back for his senior season.
Today, ESPN's Joe Schad, talking to Slaton and his parents, reports that Slaton in fact […]

Look before anyone says anything, I want everyone to understand that I totally support Steve and his decision. I think he is a great running back and has helped the Mountaineers turn there program around not only skill wise but also with added media attention. He will be greatly missed and I wish him nothing […]

Well, my old school newspaper, West Virginia University's Daily Athenaeum, is 1-for-2 on football-related scoops.
I reported here last week that the DA had been told by a source the WVU running back Steve Slaton was coming back for his senior season.
Today, ESPN's Joe Schad, talking to Slaton and his parents, reports that in […]

WVU's student newspaper, The Daily Athenaeum, for which I have a soft spot (editor, '88-'89), is reporting that running back Steve Slaton has decided to come back for his senior season.
If this turns out to be true, it is a good decision for both sides.
But first, a little digression to a past WVU […]

I’m certain that my tens of readers have wondered where I’ve been, thus far failing to blog on West Virginia’s glorious Fiesta Bowl victory over Oklahoma last Wednesday.
The answer is, I was at the game, in what turned out to be the best travel decision of my life, and then took a couple of days […]