SB Nation Pittsburgh - James Madison Vs. West Virginia 2012: Geno Smith, Mountaineers Crush Dukes, 42-12
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2012-09-18T17:08:30-04:00
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Video: Dana Holgorsen Calls WVU's 2nd-Half Performance Against James Madison 'Soft'
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> may have been James Madison handily on Saturday, but head coach Dana Holgorsen wasn't thrilled with WVU's second-half performance. The Mountaineers reeled off 28 points in the first half, but only outscored the Dukes 14-9 in the second. Holgorsen uses the word "soft" over and over to describe his team's third-quarter performance, saying the Dukes "clearly played harder than us." He critiques his team's play at the beginning of the third quarter, when the Mountaineers allowed a couple of big plays that brought the Dukes within a few yards of WVU's end zone, then did the same a few minutes later. West Virginia made stands at the goal line on both occasions, but Holgorsen didn't think they should have been in those positions to begin with.</p>
<p>Check out the video after the jump -- Holgorsen really gets going at around the 13:00 mark.</p>
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<p><i>For more on the Mountaineers, check out <a href="http://smokingmusket.com">The Smoking Musket</a></i>.</p>
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Charlie Wilmoth
2012-09-18T11:57:08-04:00
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College Football Rankings: West Virginia At No. 7 In Week 4 BlogPoll
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<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2012/9/18/3351648/college-football-rankings-week-4-2012-alabama-stanford">SB Nation's BlogPoll for Week 4</a> was released Tuesday, and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> are the No. 7-ranked team in the country. The Mountaineers (3-0) moved up two spots in the poll after it easily defeated James Madison, 42-12, on Saturday.</p>
<p>The SB Nation poll, which slotted the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/alabama-crimson-tide">Alabama Crimson Tide</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/lsu-tigers">LSU Tigers</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/oregon-ducks">Oregon Ducks</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/georgia-bulldogs">Georgia Bulldogs</a>, <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/florida-st-seminoles">Florida St. Seminoles</a> in the top 5, respectively, is similar to this week's <a href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/2012/9/16/3341618/ap-college-football-top-25-rankings/in/3084357">AP</a> and <a href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/2012/9/16/3341928/college-football-rankings-week-4-coaches-poll-top-25/in/3084357">USA Today</a> polls that had West Virginia ranked No. 7 and 8. The Mountaineers benefited from the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/usc-trojans">USC Trojans</a>' loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/stanford-cardinal">Stanford Cardinal</a>.</p>
<p>West Virginia's final rankings in the SB Nation BlogPoll was just a spot below where the Mountaineers' blog The Smoking Musket ranked them. <a href="http://www.smokingmusket.com/2012/9/18/3350372/week-3-blogpoll-final-ballot">In a release of its Week 3 ballot</a>, The Smoking Musket ranked West Virginia No. 6 just a head of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/clemson-tigers">Clemson Tigers</a>, who was ranked sixth in the SB Nation BlogPoll.</p>
<p>West Virginia plays the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/maryland-terrapins">Maryland Terrapins</a> in Week 4.</p>
<p><i>For more on West Virginia, please be sure to check out our blog <a href="http://www.smokingmusket.com/">The Smoking Musket</a>.</i></p>
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Jared E. Smith
2012-09-16T13:26:13-04:00
2012-09-16T13:26:13-04:00
College Football Rankings, Week 4: West Virginia Up To No. 7 In Coaches Top 25
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<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers" class="sbn-auto-link">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> are on the rise in the college football rankings, as they check in at No. 7 in the <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2012/9/16/3341840/college-football-rankings-week-4-stanford-usc/in/3104995">Coaches Poll Top 25 for Week 4</a>. <a target="_blank" href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/2012/9/16/3341618/ap-college-football-top-25-rankings">WVU is at No. 8 in the AP Top 25</a>.</p>
<p>There are six Big 12 teams making an appearance in the rankings this week. Oklahoma is at No. 5, with Texas making it three teams in the top ten, at No. 10. Kansas State 13th, TCU is 16th, and Oklahoma State rounds out the poll at No. 25.</p>
<p>The Mountaineers face all five of the other ranked teams in the next eight games. A far cry from the strength of their former conference, which features just one team in the rankings. Louisville is the lone Big East representative No. 18.</p>
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<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Alabama (54)</td>
<td x:num="1470.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,470</td>
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<td x:num="2.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">2</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">LSU (5)</td>
<td x:num="1411.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,411</td>
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<td x:num="3.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">3</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Oregon</td>
<td x:num="1339.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,339</td>
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<td x:num="4.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">4</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Florida State</td>
<td x:num="1240.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,240</td>
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<td x:num="5.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">5</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Oklahoma</td>
<td x:num="1201.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,201</td>
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<td x:num="6.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">6</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Georgia</td>
<td x:num="1150.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,150</td>
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<td x:num="7.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">7</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">West Virginia</td>
<td x:num="1114.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,114</td>
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<td x:num="8.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">8</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">South Carolina</td>
<td x:num="1071.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,071</td>
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<td x:num="9.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">9</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Clemson</td>
<td x:num="955.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">955</td>
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<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Texas</td>
<td x:num="869.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">869</td>
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<td x:num="11.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">11</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Stanford</td>
<td x:num="868.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">868</td>
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<td x:num="12.0" width="75" height="30" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">12</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Southern California</td>
<td x:num="779.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">779</td>
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<td x:num="13.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">13</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Kansas State</td>
<td x:num="767.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">767</td>
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<td x:num="14.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">14</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Florida</td>
<td x:num="689.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">689</td>
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<td x:num="15.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">15</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Notre Dame</td>
<td x:num="681.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">681</td>
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<td x:num="16.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">16</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">TCU</td>
<td x:num="675.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">675</td>
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<td x:num="17.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">17</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Michigan</td>
<td x:num="507.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">507</td>
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<tr height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">
<td x:num="18.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">18</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Louisville</td>
<td x:num="434.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">434</td>
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<td x:num="19.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">19</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">UCLA</td>
<td x:num="375.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">375</td>
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<td x:num="20.0" width="75" height="30" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">20</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Michigan State</td>
<td x:num="354.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">354</td>
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<td x:num="21.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">21</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Arizona</td>
<td x:num="296.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">296</td>
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<td x:num="22.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">22</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Nebraska</td>
<td x:num="194.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">194</td>
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<td x:num="23.0" width="75" height="25" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">23</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Mississippi State</td>
<td x:num="99.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">99</td>
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<td x:num="24.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">24</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Wisconsin</td>
<td x:num="97.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">97</td>
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<td x:num="25.0" width="75" height="15" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">25</td>
<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Oklahoma State</td>
<td x:num="73.0" width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">73</td>
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https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/2012/9/16/3341928/college-football-rankings-week-4-coaches-poll-top-25
Craig Powers
2012-09-16T12:17:17-04:00
2012-09-16T12:17:17-04:00
AP College Football Top 25, Week 4: West Virginia at No. 8 In The Rankings
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<p>The AP has released its <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2012/9/16/3341416/college-football-rankings-week-4-ap-poll-top-25-usc/in/3104995" target="_blank">Week 4 college football Top 25</a>, and West Virginia finds itself at No. 8 in the rankings. The Mountaineers rose one spot after a 42-12 victory over James Madison on Saturday.</p>
<p>West Virginia is among five Big 12 conference teams in the poll. Oklahoma is tops in the league at No. 6. Texas (12), Kansas State (15) and TCU (17) also make an appearance.</p>
<p>Alabama remains at No. 1, while USC drops to No. 13 after their loss to Stanford. The Cardinal moved into the top 10 at No. 9 on the heels of their upset victory on Saturday night. USC's drop means the LSU Tigers moved into the second spot.</p>
<p>The Mountaineers are 2-0 and will try to improve their position in the rankings when they face Maryland next Satuday. The Terrapins visit Mountaineer Field at noon ET.</p>
<p><span style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; color: #333333;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Here's this week's entire AP Poll top 25:</p>
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<td width="75" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Rank</td>
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<td width="75" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Points</td>
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<td x:num="1.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Alabama (58)</td>
<td x:num="1498.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,498</td>
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<td x:num="2.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">2</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">LSU (2)</td>
<td x:num="1433.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,433</td>
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<td x:num="3.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">3</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Oregon</td>
<td x:num="1356.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,356</td>
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<td x:num="4.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">4</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Florida State</td>
<td x:num="1275.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,275</td>
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<td x:num="5.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">5</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Georgia</td>
<td x:num="1203.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,203</td>
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<td x:num="6.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">6</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Oklahoma</td>
<td x:num="1181.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,181</td>
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<td x:num="7.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">7</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">South Carolina</td>
<td x:num="1081.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,081</td>
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<td x:num="8.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">8</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">West Virginia</td>
<td x:num="1051.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,051</td>
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<td x:num="9.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">9</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Stanford</td>
<td x:num="1009.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">1,009</td>
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<td x:num="10.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">10</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Clemson</td>
<td x:num="899.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">899</td>
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<td x:num="11.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">11</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Notre Dame</td>
<td x:num="854.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">854</td>
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<td x:num="12.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">12</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Texas</td>
<td x:num="816.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">816</td>
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<td x:num="13.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">13</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">USC</td>
<td x:num="776.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">776</td>
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<td x:num="14.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">14</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Florida</td>
<td x:num="743.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">743</td>
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<td x:num="15.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">15</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Kansas State</td>
<td x:num="683.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">683</td>
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<td x:num="16.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">16</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Ohio State</td>
<td x:num="680.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">680</td>
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<td x:num="17.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">17</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">TCU</td>
<td x:num="535.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">535</td>
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<td x:num="18.0" height="13" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">18</td>
<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Michigan</td>
<td x:num="448.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">448</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">UCLA</td>
<td x:num="429.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">429</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Louisville</td>
<td x:num="366.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">366</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Michigan State</td>
<td x:num="318.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">318</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Arizona</td>
<td x:num="296.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">296</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Mississippi State</td>
<td x:num="106.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">106</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Boise State</td>
<td x:num="95.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">95</td>
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<td style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">Nebraska</td>
<td x:num="80.0" style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px; margin: 0px;">80</td>
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<p><i>For more on the Mountaineers, visit </i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.smokingmusket.com/"><i>West Virginia blog The Smoking Musket</i></a><i>.</i></p>
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https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/2012/9/16/3341618/ap-college-football-top-25-rankings
Craig Powers
2012-09-15T20:04:14-04:00
2012-09-15T20:04:14-04:00
James Madison Vs. West Virginia 2012: Geno Smith, Mountaineers Crush Dukes, 42-12
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<p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers" class="sbn-auto-link">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> cruised on Saturday at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., defeating the James Madison Dukes, 42-12. West Virginia held a 28-0 lead before the Dukes even got on the board, via a 33-yard field goal with one minute left in the first half.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/84138/geno-smith">Geno Smith</a> was dominant on Saturday, completing 34 of 39 passes for 411 yards and five touchdowns. Two West Virginia wide receivers had over 100 yards receiving in the game, with <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/84145/stedman-bailey" class="sbn-auto-link">Stedman Bailey</a> grabbing 13 passes for 173 yards and two touchdowns and <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/84134/tavon-austin" class="sbn-auto-link">Tavon Austin</a> catching 11 balls for 113 yards and a touchdown.</p>
<p>As a team, West Virginia gained 569 yards of total offense, to 300 yards for James Madison. WVU had 28 first downs to 15 for JMU, and did not turn the ball over in the game.</p>
<p>The Mountaineers will host Maryland next weekend. The Terrapins lost 24-21 to the UConn Huskies on Saturday afternoon.</p>
<p><i>For more on West Virginia, please be sure to check out our blog <a href="http://thesmokingmusket.com/">The Smoking Musket</a> and <a href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/">SB Nation Pittsburgh</a>. For all the latest news and updates, visit <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football">SB Nation's college football hub.</a></i></p>
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https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/2012/9/15/3339230/wvu-jmu-2012-score-game-recap
T.J. Doyle
2012-09-15T18:17:10-04:00
2012-09-15T18:17:10-04:00
James Madison Vs. West Virginia: Mountaineers Pummeling Dukes At FedEx Field, 28-3
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> have had little trouble with the James Madison Dukes in the first half at FedEx Field on Saturday, leading 28-3 after two quarters of play. West Virginia scored a touchdown less than five minutes into the game, and have not let their foot off the gas since, amassing 348 yards of total offense in the half to just 99 for James Madison.</p>
<p>Mountaineers quarterback Geno Smith is 23 of 28 on the day, for 268 yards and three touchdowns. Running back <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/84139/shawne-alston">Shawne Alston</a> has 37 yards on eight rushes, with one touchdown on the ground. Receiver Stedman Bailey has caught nine of Smith's passes for 126 yards and two touchdowns.</p>
<p>James Madison quarterback <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="#">Justin Thorpe</a> is just three of seven passing in the game, for 27 yards. The Dukes actually have four more penalty yards (31) than passing yards in the game.</p>
<p><i>For more on West Virginia, please be sure to check out our blog <a href="http://thesmokingmusket.com/">The Smoking Musket</a> and <a href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/">SB Nation Pittsburgh</a> for all the latest news and updates.</i></p>
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https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/2012/9/15/3338716/wvu-jmu-game-score-update-halftime
T.J. Doyle
2012-09-15T08:01:11-04:00
2012-09-15T08:01:11-04:00
James Madison Vs. West Virginia 2012: Game Time, TV Schedule, Odds And More
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<p>The West Virginia Mountaineers will take on the James Madison Dukes in Landover, Md. on Saturday.</p> <p>The <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers" class="sbn-auto-link">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> will play host to the James Madison Dukes on Saturday afternoon in Landover, Md.</p>
<p>The No. 9 Mountaineers looked terrific on offense in their preseason opener against the Marshall Herd, winning 69-34 back on Sept. 1.</p>
<p>Geno Smith was incredible in the contest, completing 32-of-36 for 323 yards and four touchdowns without tossing an interception. <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/84139/shawne-alston" class="sbn-auto-link">Shawne Alston</a> was also a force on the ground, amassing 123 yards on 16 carries to accompany his two trips into the end zone.</p>
<p>All in all, West Virginia racked up 335 rushing yards on just 35 carries.</p>
<p>However, the defense was concerning, as they surrendered 545 total yards. Marshall quarterback <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/players/135021/rakeem-cato" class="sbn-auto-link">Rakeem Cato</a> passed for 413 yards to keep his team somewhat competitive.</p>
<p>James Madison comes into this weekend with two very impressive wins under its belt. The 2-0 Dukes destroyed the St. Francis Red Flash 55-7 before easily taking care of the Alcorn State Braves 42-3.</p>
<p>Against Alcorn State, Dae'Quan Scott and <a href="#" class="sbn-auto-link">Justin Thorpe</a> stole the show, combining for 208 yards and three scores on just 17 carries.</p>
<p><b>TV:</b> ROOT Sports</p>
<p><b>Time:</b> 4:30 p.m. ET</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/odds">Odds:</a> TBA</p>
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https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/2012/9/15/3324860/wvu-jmu-2012-tv-schedule-spread-game-time
Matt Verderame
2012-09-12T10:42:33-04:00
2012-09-12T10:42:33-04:00
James Madison Vs. WVU: Dana Holgorsen Wants Mountaineers To Improve Tackling
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<p>Heading into their game against the James Madison Dukes, the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/teams/west-virginia-mountaineers" class="sbn-auto-link">West Virginia Mountaineers</a> coaches are focused on <a href="http://triblive.com/sports/2572836-85/defense-tackle-game-holgorsen-virginia-west-deforest-marshall-missed-mountaineers#axzz26GBVZDiP">improving tackling</a>. Head coach Dana Holgorsen feels as if his defense still has work to do, specifically with tackling better. Holgorsen praised the Dukes while pointing out his team's biggest flaw from its first game.</p>
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<p>"They’re sound in what they do, and they tackle well," Holgorsen said of the 2-0 Dukes. "They’ve only missed 10 tackles in two games. I wish we could say that about our defense, but we can’t at this point."</p>
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<p>Holgorsen isn't the only one worried about the Mountaineers' tackling. Defensive coordinator Joe DeForest noted a need for improvement in tackling and third-down defense after WVU's 69-34 win over Marshall on Sept. 1.</p>
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<p>"Defensively, we need to tackle better and get better on third down," DeForest said. "If you tackle better on third down, you’re probably getting off the field, which reduces the snaps, which reduces the yards. It always comes back to that. We lined up well, we played physical, we played fast and our first downs were great. We just didn’t tackle very good on third down."</p>
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<p>After its opening gam, WVU ranks No. 2 nationally in offense, but is No. 117 in defense. The Mountaineers take on James Madison at 4:30 p.m. at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.</p>
<p><i>For more on West Virginia football, check <a href="http://www.smokingmusket.com/">The Smoking Musket</a>.</i></p>
https://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/west-virginia-mountaineers/2012/9/12/3320322/james-madison-vs-wvu-mountaineers-football
Jeff Briggs