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Here are two of the best catches from a very entertaining weekend of college football: Thanks to Bar Stool Sports for a little help. This first one is by West Virginia's J.D. Woods. The Mountaineers defeated the Baylor Bears, 70-63, in a game that had a little bit of everything, including this tremendous catch:   The second catch is the one made by Anthony Amos in the Blue Raiders upset win over t

Couch burning has apparently become a tradition in West Virginia. so much so that lawmakers there have upgraded the offesne from a misdemeanor to a felony. Burn a couch in West Virginia now, and you face up to three years in prison. Morgantown, West Virginia has been called the "Couch burning cpaital of the world"...

Normally, the Friday column is entitled FIVE games instead of three...... Which should tell you this weekend is somewhat of a dud in college football. Many of your power teams are playing in conference, but they're playing bottom feeders...

Bill Stewart, the affable and likeable former West Virginia football coach, has died of an apparent heart attack. He was 59. Stewart took over the West Virginia program when Rich Rodriguez left to go to Michigan.  Stewart coached WVU in their BCS bowl game that year and was named permanent coach after that win. ...

The Big East Conference and the University of West Virginia have negotiated a buyout that will allow the Mountaineers to leave the Big East before their 27 month commitment expires. With Missouri and Texas A&M headed to the SEC, the Big 12 invited TCU and WVU with the understanding both schools would join the Big 12 in time for the 2012 football season.  W...

The Atlantic Coast Conference evidently doesn't want to rock the boat. The Conference announced midway through 2011 that Pittsburgh and Syracuse would be leaving the Big East conference for the ACC.  But Big East by-laws say a school must give 27 months notice before leaving, which raised the question as to exactly when the two schools would start competing in their new league. ...

What are the most-heated rivalries in college basketball? Is it Duke/North Carolina, where you have two schools that nine national titles, and 33 Final Fours between them, with less than 10 miles in-between them? What about the Sunflower Showdown, which features Kansas/Kansas St.? Kentucky and Louisville is always a great early-season showdown between two programs that have no love for one another

What teams are a little overrated in the latest Associated Press Top-25 college football poll, and what teams should be in that poll that aren't?

#2 LSU improved to 4-0 Saturday night, defeating #16 West Virginia by the score of 47-21. The Tigers win over the Mountaineers is the third this year against a ranked opponent in a game not played in Tiger stadium. Morris Claiborne returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown. Jarrett Lee threw for 3 scores as the Tigers rolled.

The second-ranked LSU Tigers are on the road for non-conference action, on Saturday, facing the 16th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers, in a match-up of two undefeated, top-25 teams.

A couple of big college football games are on tap this weekend. The second-ranked LSU Tigers travel to Morgantown, West Virginia, to take on the 16th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers, in non-conference action, while the third-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide play host to the 14th-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, in SEC play. Which of the two underdogs, West Virginia or Arkansas, has the best chance of pull

LSU wide receiver Russell Shepard was ruled ineligible by the NCAA a few weeks before the season started for breaking an NCAA rule that bars discussing ongoing investigations with teammates. Shepard and the Tigers have been awaiting to hear when the NCAA would cap his punishment, making him eligible to play again.

There will be a new group of college football players that will elevate themselves to "star" status in 2011.

What university has the best coaching  job in the Big East Conference?

The LSU Tigers are scheduled to play the West Virginia Mountaineers in Morgantown on September 24th.  The question is, who will be the Mountaineers head coach? Bill Stewart was supposed to be the coach for his final season in 2011, with former Oklahoma State offensive co-ordinator Dana Holgorsen slated to take over the following season. ...

The college football season begins in less than three months. Danny Flynn, of bleacherreport.com, gives his predictions for the six BCS conferences.