Fiesta Bowl notebook

 

Published: January 3, 2008

Devine shines in Slaton's absence West Virginia 's Noel Devine removed any doubt about the future of the Mountaineer running game Wednesday.

With one of the nation's most electric tailbacks — Steve Slaton — nursing a first-quarter hamstring injury, the tiny true freshman ran all over the Sooners .

"The guys counted on me to step up so I did what I could,” Devine said. "I got to give a lot of credit ...


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