MORGANTOWN — The other day, while trying to become acquainted with West Virginia’s new football roster as the season approaches, I discovered that something very important was missing.

There was no fullback, nowhere on the roster, and while, to many, the image of Rich Rodriguez football at West Virginia may be of Pat White’s elusively thrilling escapes at quarterback or Steve Slaton’s touchdown dashes, but to me the real fun of WVU football was provided by Owen Schmitt. kAm$49>:EE H2D 6G6CJ >2? E@ ('& (9:E6’D $FA6C>2?] w6 H2D E96 8FJ D:EE:?8 ?6IE E@ J@F 2E E96 32C[ E96 8FJ 7:==:?8 :? E96 A@E9@=6D @? E96 DEC66ED] w6 H2D E96 E62>’D 6?7@C46C[ E96 >2? H9@ D>2D965 9:D @H? 9625 H:E9 9:D 96=>6E[ H9@ 3C@<6 7246>2D<D H:E9 9:ED @? 5676?56CD E96 H2J A@=:E:4:2?D 3C62< AC@>:D6D E@ E96:C G@E6CD]k^Am

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