Countdown to Kickoff
September 05, 2008 02:47 PM | General
September 5, 2008
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| West Virginia players walk from the buses to their locker room at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium earlier this afternoon.
All-Pro Photography/Dale Sparks photo |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – No. 8 West Virginia travels to soggy Greenville, N.C., to take on East Carolina (1-0) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (43,000) at 4:30 pm. The game will be televised on ESPN (Mike Patrick, Todd Blackledge and Holly Rowe).
According to the latest Accuweather forecast, Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to pass through the Carolinas sometime Friday night and be out of the Greenville area before kickoff. The uncertain weather has caused a change of venue for the Alumni Association’s “Walk the Plank” tailgate planned from 2-4 p.m. The new venue will now be the Greenville Convention Center.
East Carolina officials announced Thursday afternoon that it will open the stadium parking lots three hours before kickoff to allow for adequate drainage due to the expected heavy rains in the area.
East Carolina will provide further updates should weather conditions change.
Here is Saturday’s Countdown to Kickoff:
10 – The Mountaineers rank TENTH among all college football programs in total wins over the last six years with 50. USC is No. 1 with 60 victories since 2002.
9 – West Virginia successfully converted six of its NINE third-down conversions last Saturday against Villanova.
8 – Pat White misfired on just EIGHT of his 33 pass attempts during last Saturday’s game against Villanova. The Daphne, Ala., resident completed 25 of 33 passes for 208 yards and five touchdowns.
7 – Pat White is averaging 272 yards of total offense in his last SEVEN games dating back to 2007.
6 – West Virginia’s defense has permitted just SIX 100-yard rushers in its last 39 games dating back to the 2005 season.
5 – Pat White has rushed for more than 100 yards in FIVE of his last seven games. Last week against Villanova the senior rushed for a team-high 63 yards on nine carries.
4 – Alric Arnett’s FOUR receptions against Villanova accounted for a team-high 70 yards. Arnett’s first two receptions as a Mountaineer resulted in touchdowns.
3 – Quarterback Pat White is now tied for THIRD in Big East Conference history in touchdowns responsible for with 79. White passed for five touchdowns in last Saturday’s 48-21 win over Villanova.
2 – West Virginia has only lost TWICE since 2001 when rushing for more than 300 yards in a game. The Mountaineers have won nine straight when reaching the 300-yard mark.
1 – West Virginia has lost only ONCE (54-1) since 2000 when scoring more than 30 points in a game.
Enjoy Saturday’s game and be sure to stop back afterward for complete post-game coverage.
