Noel Devine Big East Player of the Week; Najee Goode Big East Honor Roll for Week 2. Other notes...

Congrats to 2 Mountaineers for receiving Big East conference honors. I am happy for both our honored Mountaineers. This is Noel's second mention in the Big East honors in as many weeks.

"Devine was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after he had 174 all-purpose yards and registered his 17th career game with at least 100 rushing yards to lead West Virginia to a 24-21 overtime win at Marshall. Devine had 23 carries for 112 yards, including a fourth-quarter touchdown run that allowed the Mountaineers to overcome a 21-6 deficit. Devine, who moved into seventh place on the BIG EAST’s career rushing chart (3,604 yards), also had a career-high 10 receptions for 62 yards." -BigEast.ORG

BIG EAST OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Noel Devine • Sr. • RB • West Virginia • Fort Myers, Fla.

BIG EAST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
BIG EAST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Joe Lefeged • Sr. • SS • Rutgers • Germantown, Md.

WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
JK Schaffer, LB, Cincinnati — Had nine tackles, one tackle for loss and one pass breakup in a 40-7 win against Indiana State.

Jordan Todman, RB, Connecticut — Rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns on 15 carries in a 62-3 win against Texas Southern.

Rodney Gnat, DT, Louisville — Had seven tackles, four sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in a 23-13 win against Eastern Kentucky.

Ray Graham, RB, Pittsburgh — Rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-16 win against New Hampshire.

Najee Goode, LB, West Virginia — Had 10 tackles and two tackles for loss in a 24-21 overtime win at Marshall. -BigEast.Org

I find it interesting and a bit disturbing that QB Geno Smith didn't warrant mention. He was awarded a helmit sticker from Brian Bennett on ESPN's Big East Blog though.

Other Notes:

• WVU Ranked 21 in both the Coaches and AP Polls.
• WVU Ranked 20 in Elo Chess Rankings of Jeff Sagarin's computer Poll. 25th in overall poll.
• WVU Ranked 17th in TheSignalCaller.Com's Poll. "17) WEST VIRGINIA (2-0): It was eight-and-a-half minutes that will go down in West Virginia football lore forever. Geno Smith (316 yards) comes of age with a pair of historic fourth quarter drives (96 & 98 yards) as the Mountaineers eek out an overtime thriller at Marshall."
• Maryland receiving votes in the latest polls as well. "I swear to God, this is going to be a whale of a football game."-Coach Stew on this Saturday's opponent.
• LSU game time will be 9 PM ET and will be televised nationally on ESPN2

Go Eers!!!
Da Geek