Bill Stewart addressed the NCAA violations in a broad and brief sense with an answer to a question about how he handled it with his team. Nothing particularly riveting and he closed that reply, in essence, by saying, ”This is about the twenty-ten Mountaineers.”

Then some schmuck in the back, who no one knew as a writer or TV/radio guy or one of the other people who don’t belong in press conferences but are usually there, chimed in and goes, ”Amen.”

Heads turned. Pens stopped. Jaws dropped. Completely inexcusable.

The press conference went on and afterward the same idiot was walking around the area designated for player interviews with what looked like something he wanted autographed. I was really hoping he tried on my watch, but it never got that far.

Mike Fragale, assistant AD for communications, tossed the guy. Found him and asked him to leave. Highlight of the day … especially after the guy wondered aloud if Fragale were a good Christian.

Also, massive offensive lineman Quinton Spain and receiver Dante Chambers are not on campus. Stewart said they’re being held up by the NCAA Eligibility Center. Stewart said Washington, D.C., ”athlete” Avery Williams is also back home and will probably enroll in January.