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RB Duo Powers WVU

A Tribune wire report

Published: September 14, 2007

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Steve Slaton was outstanding, as usual. No one, however, expected West Virginia's running game to be so Devine.

Slaton ran for 137 yards and three touchdowns, Noel Devine amassed 125 yards on his first three carries, and No. 4 West Virginia cruised past Maryland 31-14 Thursday night.

Slaton scored on runs of 22, 1 and 1 yards. He has 41 touchdowns at West Virginia, one short of the school record shared by Ira Errett Rodgers and Avon Cobourne.

The 5-foot-8 Devine served as Slaton's setup man. Early in the third quarter, Devine ran 31 yards to the Maryland 1, putting Slaton in position for his second TD run.

Late in the period, Devine rambled 76 yards to the Maryland 1. Slaton scored on the next play to put the Mountaineers up 28-7.

In the fourth quarter, Devine ran for 18 yards to place WVU (3-0) in position for a field goal. Devine, a freshman, finished with 136 yards rushing on five attempts.

Keon Lattimore ran for 80 yards and a touchdown for Maryland (2-1). The Terrapins yielded a total of 350 yards in their first two games; West Virginia finished with 448.

AIR FORCE 29, TCU 17: Ryan Harrison's 33-yard field goal on second down gave Air Force an overtime victory. The Falcons (3-0, 2-0 Mountain West), overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit. Harrison's winner followed a miss by TCU kicker Chris Manfredini, whose 36-yard attempt hit the left upright on the first possession of overtime.

S.C. STATE: Four South Carolina State players have been suspended for Saturday's game against South Carolina. Defensive lineman Patrick Brooks, kicker Stephen Grantham and wide receivers Terrance Smith and Phillip Morris will sit out for an unspecified violation of team rules.

TEXAS: Senior safety Tyrell Gatewood was released from jail Thursday after his arrest on drug charges, the fifth arrest of a Longhorns player since June.

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