Steve Slaton

This is a story of West Virginia football; how it rose to prominence, faded to impertinence, and after a hiccup, is returning to relevance―all while remaining one of the most ambiguous teams in the country.
It’s safe to say that without West Virginia, the Big East wouldn’t be where it is today. That’s not a joke […]

Five games into the 2008 season, WVU is 3-2, averaging about half as many points as it did last year and has had three straight games with its starting tailback failing to gain 100 yards.
I tossed this question out to some friends today so I’ll do the same here: What would be the current record […]

In recent years, the Big East has improved from being a joke of a BCS conference (now the Big Ten) to the fourth best conference in college football. Other than Syracuse, every team in this league has a shot at the Big East title.
Winner: West Virginia
Despite losing coach Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia still has […]

In recent years, the Big East has improved from being a joke of a BCS conference (now the Big Ten) to the fourth best conference in college football. Other than Syracuse, every team in this league has a shot at the Big East title.
Winner: West Virginia
Despite losing coach Rich Rodriguez, West Virginia still has […]

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 […]

For WVU fans looking for some hope in the upcoming Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma, the pickings have been pretty slim.
For instance:
- The Las Vegas line, about 6 before Rodriguez left, is now up to 7.5 or 8, with Oklahoma as the favorite.
- The line from the national sports media goes like this: […]

In my day job, as a business reporter, I hear these terms a lot: "disruptive technology" and "creative destruction."
The former refers to something like MySpace or Facebook or the iPod: A piece of technology so revolutionary that it disrupts the marketplace and forces others to react radically. […]

The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette's Web site is reporting that a "tearful" Coach Rich Rodriguez told his players today that he is "leaving for a lot of reasons that I hope one day you will understand."
One day? Coach, when they were five years old, they understood why you're leaving. A five-year-old thinks like this: "I […]

West Virginia travels to Syracuse to play l'Orange in the Carrier Dome on Saturday.
Statistically speaking, Syracuse is one of the worst teams in the NCAA. In particular, they're dreadful against the run—which WVU typically excels at.
In last year's victory over Syracuse, WVU QB Pat White ran for 247 yards and four TDs. Coach Rich […]

After only his second year in high school, Noel Devine was catching people's eyes—and I don't blame them.
He caught mine after only his second carry against Marshall.   
The 4.4-running, 41-inch-jumping, 330-pound-bench-maxing Devine has been dubbed "the next Bush" by some observers. 
And they weren't talking about the President.
It's hard to argue with the hype. […]