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Football Opens Saturday at 7 p.m. in Dayton
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The young Yellow Jacket football team takes to the field for the first time this season when WVSU faces Central State in the Dayton Classic.
The Jackets plan to start five freshmen and seven sophomores including sophomore quarterback Robert Jackson.
The 6-foot-3, 220 pound Baltimore native played in four games last season completing 12 of 18 pass attempts for 92 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions.
The defensive unit will have three freshmen and four sophomores in the starting unit as the Jackets return just six starters overall.
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WVSU to Participate in College Colors Day
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Wear Your WVSU Gear or Black-and-Gold Attire
Friday, September 3, is College Colors Day.  West Virginia State
University encourages all students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends to show their support by wearing WVSU gear or black-and-gold attire.
College Colors Day was established by the Collegiate Licensing Company. It is celebrated nationwide to promote fan loyalty and the enjoyment of back- to-school traditions.
The Day comes on the opening day of the fall sports season.
The Yellow Jacket volleyball squad opens play that day at the University of Indianapolis while the women’s tennis team begins its season at DePauw University on Saturday.
Also on Saturday the WVSU football team takes on Central State University in the Dayton Classic.
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Volleyball Opens on Road Friday
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A new year for Yellow Jacket athletic teams gets under way this weekend.
Coach Shannon Gerencir's highly successful volleyball program opens first Friday in the University of Indianapolis Invitational.
WVSU faces Tusculum at 9 a.m. Friday morning in the tournament's opening game and then comes back at 3:30 p.m. to play #25 Truman.
Saturday the Jackets again get things rolling at 9 a.m. taking on Wayne State.
The squad finishes off the weekend with a 3:30 p.m. contest against Nova Southeastern.
Click here to go to tournament home page which includes links to Live Stats for each game.
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Offense Strong in Scrimmage
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By Scott Waggener, WVSU Radio
The West Virginia State football team had an officiated scrimmage on Saturday August, 28th. It was an intra-squad scrimmage with the offense and defense facing each other for two hours.
The offense immediately impressed when sophomore quarterback Robert Jackson hit senior wide receiver Jermaine King on a deep pass over the top of the defense on the first play of the scrimmage.
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Jackets Picked for 5th in WVIAC Poll
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 (PRINCETON, W.Va.)---Wheeling Jesuit is the overwhelming favorite to claim the school's ninth WVIAC volleyball regular season title since 1999. WJU, owners of a 167-7 record in conference play in the past eleven seasons, received 13 of 14 first place votes to easily outdistance second-place Alderson-Broaddus in the league's annual preseason coaches' poll.
Third place Charleston received the lone first place vote that didn't go to Wheeling Jesuit. Shepherd, West Virginia State, and West Virginia Wesleyan possess the fourth through seventh spots. Seton Hill, Glenville State, and Fairmont State complete the top ten. Pitt Johnstown is 11th, Concord and West Liberty tied for 12th, while Ohio Valley and Bluefield State comprise the remainder of the poll.
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Central State Football Game Time Change
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 West Virginia State University officials were informed Monday that due to a scheduling conflict at the University of Dayton Stadium the starting time for the Saturday, September 4th game between WVSU and Central State has been moved from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m..
The Yellow Jackets defeated the Marauders 6-0 in Institute to open last season.
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Read About Yellow Jacket Ryan Smoot
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Part four of Kickoff 2010 features West Virginia State defender Ryan Smoot. Jacob Messer profiles the Columbus, OH junior and previews the Jackets' upcoming season.
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Suddenlink to Broadcast WVSU Coach's Show
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 Suddenlink announced today that it will broadcast the WV State University coach’s shows starting on September 2nd and continuing throughout the school year. The Broadcast will include coaches from the following sports: Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Baseball and Softball.
The football coach’s show will be hosted by Fred Persinger the renowned voice of WV high school athletics. Air time for the coach’s shows will be at 7:00 pm, Thursday nights on the Suddenlink Information Channel (22 in the Charleston area or 19 in some parts of the state).
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Football Will Look to Defy Expectations
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West Virginia Conference football coaches expect the Yellow Jackets and West Virginia Wesleyan to fight it out for the bottom spot in the WVIAC standings according to this year's poll.
Coming off an injury plagued season that saw them fall to 3-7 after back-to-back 7-3 campaigns the Jackets return just 12 lettermen this season.
Defending champion West Liberty, ranked third nationally in pre-season polls, is the coach's pick to win the conference title.
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Yellow Jackets Honored by WVIAC
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A total of 10 WVSU student athletes are on this spring's WVIAC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Qualifying student-athletes are classified as a junior or senior and have obtained a 3.3 or higher cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale at the end of the term of attendance in which
the sport was concluded.
Yellow Jackets honored --
Aisha Alleyne, Women's Basketball, Communications
Emily Bowlin, Women's Tennis, Business Administration
Tiffany Finkton, Women's Basketball, Art & Communications
John Gale, Baseball, Business Administration
Todd Hutchinson, Men's Basketball, Physical Education
Amanda Luedtke, Volleyball, Secondary Education/General Science
David Myers, Baseball, Physical Education
Jennifer Paswaters, Vollelyball, Psychology
Eben Russell, Women's Tennis, Pre-Med Biology
Charli Small, Softball, Recreation
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W.Va. State receives $15 million for Fleming Hall
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by Jack Bogaczyk
Sports Editor, Charleston Daily Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Good things come to those who wait ... or so it seems to the athletic staffers at West Virginia State University.
"We're as excited as we can be," WVSU interim Athletic Director Sean Loyd said Sunday. "I'm anxious for the next two or three weeks, because they're going to be very big for us."
That's because sooner than later, State will - finally - begin to make concrete plans for the renovation of Fleming Hall, which has housed Yellow Jacket athletic offices and its venerable gymnasium since its opening in 1941.
Last Thursday, the state Economic Development Authority authorized bonds to pay for 37 capital improvement projects. Included in that $160 million package was $15 million for the renovation and expansion of Fleming Hall.
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