Noel Devine News

Receiver Mardy Gilyard has nicknames for both of Cincinnati's quarterbacks. Zach Collaros? He's "Joystick," a reference to the way he darts one way and then another.

The fifth-ranked Cincinnati Bearcats try move one step closer to repeating as Big East champions, as they host the West Virginia Mountaineers in a key league bout this Friday at Nippert Stadium.

Backup quarterback Zach Collaros helped set a Cincinnati record for total offense, but he might not get a chance to lead the fifth-ranked Bearcats to the first 10-0 start in school history.

As the injuries continue to mount, not just for West Virginia, but all football teams this time of year, strange things start to surface.

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett Will Noel Devine play against Cincinnati? The answer appears to be a definite maybe.

There have been more than a few reasons cited for West Virginia's inability to "put it all together" with any consistency in what to date is a 6-2 football season.

Jarrett Brown threw a touchdown pass but managed little offense and West Virginia struggled to beat Louisville 17-9 on Saturday.

The WVU Mountaineers will look to bounce back from last week's loss to South Florida when they face the Louisville Cardinals Saturday afternoon in Morgantown.

The WVU Football team is trying to bounce back from last week's loss to South Florida.

Young quarterbacks have thrived lately against West Virginia and the Mountaineers need some fast fixes if they hope to stay in contention in the Big East.

Noel Devine's name may be involved more in conversations related to the Heisman Trophy, but not by West Virginia's doing.

Noel Devine rushed for 178 yards against UConn. The West Virginia running back said he became a big fan of Syracuse legend Ernie Davis after seeing "The Express" last year and dreamed about taking home the trophy like Davis once did.

The most important thing football coaches learn is that the worst thing they can do is actually believe they are as good as their last victory.

South Florida football coach Jim Leavitt can't wait to see Noel Devine in the NFL because that means he won't have to see him in the Big East.

The 20th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers invade the Sunshine State this weekend, as they tangle with the South Florida Bulls in Big East action at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.The Mountaineers head into the bout with a full head of steam, as they have won four straight games since suffering their lone loss to Auburn back on September 19th.

"He has his trash talking," Devine said, "and I have my trash talking." It's all in fun, of course, though the teams they play for are not particularly fond of each other.

Jarrett Brown and Noel Devine are going home. But, before thousands of Mountaineer fans around the state attempt to start a second Bridge Day, so are 16 of their West Virginia University teammates who hail from the Sunshine State.

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For the second straight week, Noel Devine was the Big East offensive player of the week.

The problem with being a writer is that everyone expects you to find exactly the proper phrase for what it is you want to express and that just doesn't always happen.