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Much of the work involving West Virginia's offensive line came in the coaches' meetings as they tried to achieve balance and fit on an inexperienced unit.

When he was a young kid - calling him little would probably not be the proper adjective - Joey Madsen was like most of us.

West Virginia quarterback Jarrett Brown will have an inexperienced offensive line in front of him.

The product of West Virginia's preseason camp was a depth chart revealed Wednesday that shows very few decisions to be made between now and the Sept.

Perhaps it's not the most reassuring admission for the approaching season, but the player most likely to be West Virginia's starting center was once the player least likely to want that job.

West Virginia tailback Noel Devine credits second-year running backs coach Chris Beatty for much of his blossoming maturity, talking about how Beatty is just as interested in making his charges good people as well as good backs.

West Virginia exited the two-week camp portion of preseason football practice in a rather unusual situation.

You know how your parents would always tell you as you were scrambling around, gathering up your school books, making sure your hair was combed and rushing to meet the school bus that you had to eat your breakfast? "Breakfast," they would say, "is the most important meal of the day." And you'd be going, "Aw, Mom," the toothbrush still in your ...

It isn't lost on Jeff Braun that redshirt freshmen starters on West Virginia 's offensive line don't come along every season.

West Virginia is trying a second center on its new-look offensive line, and plans to look at a third in Saturday's camp-closing scrimmage.

Coach: Bill Stewart . Staff In 2008: 9-4 overall, 5-2 in Big East . Beat North Carolina in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

Josh Jenkins never will be accused of being a man of few words. But the former Parkersburg Big Red-and only two-time winner of the Hunt Award-rarely makes comments the 6-foot-3, 298-pounder can't back up.

Today, I launch my unit-by-unit preview of the 2009 West Virginia football team with the group that has the most question marks coming in - the offensive line... by Frank Ahrens Today, I launch my unit-by-unit preview of the 2009 West Virginia football team with the group that has the most question marks coming in - the offensive line.

One of college football's generally accepted theories says offensive linemen are not only a little unusual but also have to be that way if they are to be successful.