Reed Williams News

Like his counterpart on the West Virginia Mountaineers, Pittsburgh middle linebacker Adam Gunn didn't need the assorted bumps and bruises that come with another year of college football.

Reed Williams was just like pretty much everyone else on West Virginia's sideline at the end of Friday night's Backyard Brawl with Pitt.

West Virginia's defense has struggled recently to stop the run. So it might be the worst time of the year for No.

West Virginia University senior linebacker Reed Williams was an ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American second-team selection Tuesday.

The starting defensive lineup most figured would lead West Virginia when fall camp ended in August finally started a game together at Cincinnati.

Reed Williams has plenty of motivation heading into Friday's Backyard Brawl with Pitt.

MORGANTOWN Though a Bowl Championship Series bid and Big East title are out of the question this season for the West Virginia University football team, the players know there is still a reason to bring their "A" game to the field over these last two weeks.

With a week off and then facing difficult closing games against Pitt and on the road at Rutgers, West Virginia's football season is far from over.

West Virginia University linebacker Reed Williams is one of 12 finalists for the 2009 Wuerffel Trophy, the national award that honors the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with outstanding academic and athletic achievement.

West Virginia University linebacker Reed Williams has been named a finalist for the 2009 Wuerffel Trophy, which is named for former Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel and honors the college football player who best demonstrates exemplary community service, academics and athletics.

It's not as if Jock Sanders has never played tailback at West Virginia. After all, when he arrived in the same recruiting class as Noel Devine, there was a battle waged between the two for playing time.

"Winning ugly" is a descriptive phrase referring to a method by which a team doesA everything it can to lose, but still ends up on the top end of the score.A An ugly win, otherwise known as "a win is a win is a win," is acceptable on occasion as a display of a team's resiliency.

West Virginia University junior offensive lineman Eric Jobe, senior kicker Josh Lider and senior linebacker Reed Williams were named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Two First Team on Thursday.

Last weekend was a long one for Robert Sands. West Virginia's sophomore safety was smarting from the loss to South Florida, but he was dumbfounded by one sequence late in that first half.

If there is uneasiness Reed Williams may never "play a complete every-play game again this year," as West Virginia Coach Bill Stewart forecast this week, the senior linebacker from Moorefield isn't contributing to it.

If attitude were a statistic, former Weir High standout Jack Crow might be the Most Valuable Player at West Virginia University.

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

West Virginia University linebacker Reed Williams has been named to the top 10 finalists for the Awards and Recognition Association's fifth annual sportsmanship award, which is given to one outstanding NCAA Division 1 collegiate football player who best personifies the spirit of sportsmanship.

TAMPA, Fla. - Let's get a few things straight here right off the bat regarding West Virginia's performance Friday night against South Florida.

The schools have met four times dating back to 2005, and the margin of victory for either school has been no more than 15 points.