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There will be no shortage of Division I-A talent on the field Saturday when West Virginia opens the season against Liberty, and it won't all be on the Mountaineers' sideline.

Liberty went from 1-10 in 2005 to 10-2 in 2008, which was the third football season under Coach Danny Rocco.

The last time Liberty's Tommy Beecher started a college football game, he was, well, a little shaky.

Ultimately, Danny Rocco's decision to start Tommy Beecher at quarterback for Liberty's Sept.

Lemuel Jeanpierre has seen a lot of players come and go since he arrived at South Carolina in 2005 as part of Steve Spurrier's first recruiting class.

Steve Spurrier's first recruiting class at South Carolina was 28 players strong.

By Jed Blackwell Sports Editor Before taking the job as head coach at Wren High School six years ago, Mickey Moss had never considered beginning his team's football season a week early.

Once again, Liberty's football program will benefit from an influx of Division I transfers.

Once again, Liberty's football program will benefit from an influx of Division I transfers.

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first in a series of previews on West Virginia and Marshall football opponents.

A big week of commitments for the University of South Carolina football team culminated on Sunday with a pledge from offensive lineman Ronald Patrick of Cocoa, Fla.

LYNCHBURG, Va.-West Virginia University will continue its relationship with the NCAA College Football Subdivision-formerly known as Division I-AA-when the Flames from the University of Liberty invade Milan Puskar Stadium for the season-opener at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.

Spartanburg, S.C., athlete Cornelius Jones picked up an offer from Michigan before he ever played a down of football.

South Carolina's former and current recruiting coordinators crossed paths this week at Beaufort High.

Byrnes running back Marcus Lattimore is the top recruit in the country according to The Sporting News and in the top 5 of Rivals.com. How USC recruits S.C. USC assistants' recruiting territories in South Carolina; RECRUITING COORDINATOR SHANE BEAMER : From Orangeburg south to the Georgia line; from Hilton Head to Charleston ASSISTANT HEAD COACH FOR ...

And that includes the chapter on history. Luigs looked up at the No. 50 nameplate of his temporary locker in the middle of the Paul Brown Stadium locker room this week and the man who once won the Dave Rimington Award as the nation's best center offered, "He wore 50, too, didn't he? I knew he wore it college." Luigs had it right, except Rimington ...

Provo, UT--9/1/07--4:40:37 PM-- BYU RB Fui Vakapuna #1 runs the ball during the first half of the game.

Initial comments: ML: Concluding the day with Clinton McDonald from Memphis and Freddie Brown from Utah, I really feel good about our last four picks.

Early entries were the first Utes taken in the 2009 NFL Draft. Defensive end Paul Kruger , who had two years of NCAA eligibility remaining, and defensive back Sean Smith , with one year remaining, were both selected in the second round on April 25.

Despite earning Sugar Bowl MVP honors and leading the Utah Utes to a 13-0 record and a No.