Major's moment

Major Harris is a Hall of Famer.

I've known it for years, but now the College Football Hall of Fame is recognizing one of the game's greatest quarterbacks. He was ahead of his time. He was an option QB with an NFL arm. Unfortunately for him the NFL execs didn't respect his talent in 1990.

After leaving West Virginia University a year early, a decision he has admitted was a mistake, Major wasn't taken until the 12th round by the Raiders. He didn't stick and went to the CFL. He didn't do much there either.

If Major were playing today he'd be taken on Day 1 of the NFL Draft. If Major had stuck around for his senior year I believe the crowd at Mountaineer Field would still be giving him a standing ovation on Senior Day. We loved him that much.

Jarrett Brown ready to take over at WVU

While many WVU fans are hyperventilating at the idea of not having Pat White at quarterback this fall, I'm one of the few who think the Mountaineers can actually excel under Jarrett Brown. He's not the running threat that White was, but Brown is a tough runner. And Brown is a much better thrower than White. It believe Jarrett has a chance to lead WVU to a Big East title.

Brown will become just the third first-year senior starting quarterback in the last 25 years. The other two are Kevin White in 1984 and Greg Jones in 1990. White led the Mountaineers to an 8-4 mark and a win in the Bluebonnet Bowl after sitting behind Oliver Luck and Jeff Hostetler.

Jones, who transferred to WVU from Miami, was a two-year back-up to Major Harris. Jones one year at the helm was difficult as the Mountaineers were in a rebuilding mode and finished 4-7.

Which path will Brown follow? I think he'll do even better than White -- Kevin, probably not Pat.

Great Mountaineer Moments

I have been enjoying the opening of baseball season tonight, but it's also on night's like this I get nostalgic about college football. Here are two of my favorite plays in WVU history. Let me know if you like one more than another or if you have another favorite Mountaineer moment.It's still tough for me to pick anything over Major Harris' magical run against Penn State in 1988. I was at the game as a freshman in Morgantown, and I remember it like it was yesterday.



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