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Pat McAfee starts trash talk for Penn State-West Virginia opener

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August 13, 2023

Pat McAfee starts trash talk for Penn State-West Virginia opener

Penn State will open the 2023 season with a primetime matchup with West Virginia, a historic regional rival from before Penn State’s days in the Big Ten. Now that the game is beginning to come into closer view, the trash talk between Penn State and West Virginia fans is about to hit a boil, and former Mountaineer and rising college football analyst Pat McAfee is coming out swinging at former Penn State center A.Q. Shipley.

McAfee, an analyst for ESPN’s College GameDay pregame show, called out Shipley on his X, formerly known as Twitter, account on Sunday afternoon.

McAfee, a devoted fan of professional wrestling, channeled his inner-Hulk Hogan asking Shipley “Whatchu gon’ do when WVU runs over PSU in Happy Valley in Week 1?!”

Hey @aqshipley..
WHATCHU GON’ DO WHEN WVU RUNS OVER PSU IN HAPPY VALLEY WEEK 1?! pic.twitter.com/ABvnjhYNXZ
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— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) August 13, 2023

Shipley did respond to McAfee’s callout, and he seemed more than ready and willing to lay some stakes down on the line.

Bro…i literally just laughed out loud. What we bettin…
— AQ Shipley (@aqshipley) August 13, 2023

McAfee and Shipley for former NFL teammates. The two crossed paths one season with the Indianapolis Colts. McAfee spent his entire NFL career with the Colts from 2009 through 2016. Shipley spent two seasons, one in 2012 and another in 2014, during that span.

It is not as though Penn State was looking for any bulletin board material, but you can be sure this social media post from McAfee, among the most popular college football and sports media personalities of this generation, will make the rounds around the program, even if just for laughs.

Penn State is an early favorite to send West Virginia back to Morgantown with a loss to start the season. Penn State will host West Virginia on Saturday, Sept. 2 for a primetime matchup on NBC.

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Obituary for Virginia Frances Stoots at Beckley Peace Chapel

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November 19, 2024

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Obituary for Virginia Frances Stoots at Beckley Peace Chapel

Virginia Frances Stoots, age 81, of Beckley, WV received her heavenly promotion to be eternally with the Lord on Saturday, November 16, 2024. Born in Hotchkiss, WV on May 11, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Arnold Hatfield and Margaret Archie. Virginia was a retired manager from Ginos

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15-year-old accused of shooting teen near Lake Edward in Virginia Beach

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November 18, 2024

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15-year-old accused of shooting teen near Lake Edward in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 15-year-old boy is charged with shooting a teen over a week ago near Lake Edward in Virginia Beach, police say.

The shooting happened just before 7 p.m. on Sunday, November 10 in the 5000 block of W. Hastings Arch.

Police say officers responded to the shooting following an alert from ShotSpotter, which is technology that can detect gunshots.

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Officers then found a 15-year-old boy from Virginia Beach who had been shot, police say. He was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Last Thursday, police charged a boy — also a 15-year-old from Virginia Beach — in connection to the shooting. He’s charged with malicious wounding and use of a firearm in commission of a felony, police added.

The shooting is still under investigation. Police ask anyone with information to call detectives at 757-385-4101 or Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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Bowl Projections: West Virginia’s Stock Takes Big Hit Following Latest Loss

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November 18, 2024

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Bowl Projections: West Virginia’s Stock Takes Big Hit Following Latest Loss

Another wasted opportunity at home for the West Virginia Mountaineers this past weekend as they fell to the Baylor Bears, 49-35.

Much of the conversation entering the week was about who head coach Neal Brown would start at quarterback. He turned back to Garrett Greene, who had an okay day throwing the football but did add over 120 yards on the ground to help fuel the Mountaineers’ offensive attack. It wasn’t his best overall performance, but it was more than enough to win.

Unfortunately, West Virginia’s defense returned to its struggling ways, allowing 512 yards of offense, 329 of which came through the air. Baylor’s 35 first-half points were the most of any Big 12 team in a league game this season.

With the loss, the Mountaineers essentially eliminated themselves from a spot in the Big 12 championship game, and their bowl stock took a massive hit.

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The Mountaineers have two games remaining in the regular season and must notch one more win to become bowl-eligible. This week, they’ll play host to the UCF Knights, who were everyone’s dark horse to win the Big 12 back in August. After getting out to a 3-0 start, the Knights lost five straight.

Despite most sportsbooks opening this week’s game with UCF as the favorite, I like West Virginia’s chances to get the win. They are a run-heavy team, and that’s the one thing the Mountaineer defense does fairly well.

If they fail to collect win No. 6 this weekend, it’ll all come down to their trip to Lubbock the following week. Texas Tech has Oklahoma State this Saturday and will likely be gunning for win No. 8 when West Virginia comes to town. If the Red Raiders win out, that will be their best regular season finish since 2009.

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3. TaxAct Texas Bowl vs SEC, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 3:30 p.m. EST, ESPN

4. AutoZone Liberty Bowl vs SEC, Friday, Dec. 27, 7:00 p.m. EST, ESPN

5. Guaranteed Rate Bowl vs Big Ten, Thursday, Dec. 26, 5:30 p.m. EST, ESPN

6. Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl vs. Pac 12, Saturday, Dec. 28, 9:15 p.m. EST, ESPN