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Published: December 28, 2007
Mountaineers' rise started in Norman
By Berry Tramel
PHOENIX — A quarter century later, Don Nehlen doesn't remember that much about his trip to Oklahoma's Owen Field. He remembers the trip home.

West Virginia spanked the Sooners 41-27 in a stunning 1982 season opener, and when Nehlen's Mountaineers flew back to Pittsburgh and motored down to Morgantown , they were met at the West Virginia line by state police. The sirened escort delivered the team buses to c...

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