West Virginia's Mount Rushmore

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February, 16, 2009

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By Brian Bennett

Posted by ESPN.com's Brian Bennett

It's time to wrap up our Mount Rushmores for each Big East team with West Virginia.

Plenty of stars have come through Morgantown over the years. Here are the four Mountaineers I would carve into the mountainside (while John Denver playing in the background, of course).

• Sam Huff: One of the greatest linebackers in NFL history, he actually played tackle at West Virginia, earning All-American honors there.

• Don Nehlen: West Virginia's winningest coach prowled the sidelines from 1980 to 2000 on his way to the College Football Hall of Fame.

• Major Harris: He twice finished in the top five of Heisman Trophy balloting and led the team to its first undefeated, untied regular season as a sophomore. He was the best quarterback in school history, at least until ...

• Pat White: He solidified his legacy with four straight bowl wins, including two BCS game triumphs, and with the Mountaineers changing their offense, we might never see a guy quite like him again.

That's a pretty solid foursome, but it still leaves out guys like Steve Slaton, Darryl Talley, Marc Bulger and Amos Zereoue. What do you think?

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