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The surprise of the high school football playoffs did it again. Spartanburg, with a losing record this season, bounced another heavyweight from the 4A postseason Friday night with a 28-14 win against Sumter at Memorial Stadium.

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.