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WVU goes for two

ESPN.com is dipping into college football disappointments today and the Big East blog has chimed in with its list. Two teams — Rutgers and UConn — are not represented. One team is represented twice.

Wes Lyons: The 6-foot-8 West Virginia receiver had a great spring and was touted as a breakout player this season. Instead, the senior has once again faded to the background of the Mountaineers’ offense, with just 16 catches in nine games. And for that matter …

The West Virginia offense: Things started out so promisingly, with the Mountaineers piling up over 30 points in each of their first five games. The offense looked unstoppable with Jarrett Brown‘s big arm and Noel Devine‘s swift feet. Since that hot start, however, West Virginia has averaged a pedestrian 21.8 points in its last five games.