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Mountaineers' starting quarterback Jarrett Brown of Palm Beach Lakes High School, wide receiver Alric Arnett of Glades Central and punter Scott Kozlowski of Royal Palm Beach are all seniors who've made an impact this year on a team that includes 24 players from Florida.

Scott Kozlowski said playing in a post-season bowl in his home state of Florida is the next best thing to actually playing in the Bowl Championship Series game.

West Virginia University placed 10 players on the All-Big East first or second teams Wednesday.

Rutgers #52 Eric LeGrand and #31 George Johnson try to block a punt by West Virginia #37 Scott Kozlowski during the second half as the Scarlet Knights hosted the Mountaineers at Rutgers Stadium in Piscataway, NJ on 12/5/09. West Virginia won 24-21. Tags: USPW This photo is part of the following galleries: Rutgers West Virginia Football

Three weeks ago on these pages, Tyler Bitancurt told me he was awaiting the day when he'd have the chance to really win a football game for West Virginia .

West Virginia played its way past Rutgers and into the Gator Bowl on the strength of a strong defense and some spectacular kicking.

West Virginia came into its game with Rutgers with the intention to pressure Scarlet Knights' true freshman quarterback Tom Savage.

Perhaps the tipoff on all that is Jarrett Brown came on Monday night in the Puskar Center, just four days before he was to take the field for his final home game as a West Virginia Mountaineer.

For the most part, West Virginia's football team has not been critically injured by special teams play this season.

West Virginia University football coach Bill Stewart believes starters Jarrett Brown and Noel Devine will be able to play Friday when the Mountaineers travel to Big East Conference leader and top-5 Cincinnati, but he is preparing his troops as if they won't. "Both should be capable of playing if treatment goes well," Stewart said Sunday.

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

Not that West Virginia's football team doesn't have even more pressing issues as far as offense, defense and injuries, but by Saturday's home game with Louisville the Mountaineers might also have some new looks on special teams.

Scott Kozlowski didn't pack it in when he was taken out, being told by then coach Rich Rodriguez that he didn't have what it takes to punt for the Mountaineers.

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

The Mountaineers' run defense has been outstanding this season, though it will be without defensive tackle Scooter Berry this week.

Scott Kozlowski is doing an outstanding job as West Virginia University's new punter.

Thanks much for your participation in the West Virginia football Q&A. It is your job to ask the questions; my job to answer them -- so keep them rolling in.

For Cody Nutter and Matt Lindamood, every day they are in a West Virginia University football uniform is another day of living the dream.

This week's West Virginia game against Syracuse may prove to be an interesting contest to watch.

Bill Stewart has to be one of the nicest guys in the college football coaching profession.