MORGANTOWN —
Former NFL quarterback Oliver Luck, currently serving as director of intercollegiate athletics for his alma mater, West Virginia University, has been selected to join the NFL’s Player Safety Advisory Panel, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell announced Tuesday.
Co-chaired by Pro Football Hall of Famers Ronnie Lott and John Madden, the Player Safety Advisory Panel was formed two years ago by Goodell to assist the league in reviewing all facets of the game involving player health and safety.
Other members of the committee are Ernie Accorsi (former general manager), Antonio Freeman (former player), Patrick Kerney (former player), Willie Lanier (former player, Hall of Famer), Steve Mariucci (former head coach) and Anthony Munoz (former player, Hall of Famer).
Areas of focus for the Player Safety Advisory Panel include:
• Developing proactive, substantive recommendations to promote the safety of all participants in the game.
• Reviewing playing rules, techniques, strategies, training methods, safety-related studies and equipment standards.
• Communicating with NFL players and coaches to gather information and gain a greater insight into how the game is being played.
• Reviewing game video to study trends and techniques.
• Promoting safe and successful playing techniques.
“It is a real honor to have been asked to participate as a member of the NFL Player Safety Advisory Panel,” said Luck, who is the father of Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, the No. 1 overall selection in the 2012 NFL Draft. “I would like to thank the co-chairs, John Madden and Ronnie Lott, for the opportunity, and I look forward to making a positive contribution to the work of the panel.”
Luck was a second-round draft choice of the Houston Oilers in 1982 and spent five years with the franchise.
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Following its upset win over previous No. 1 Stanford, the West Virginia women’s soccer team returned to the national rankings this week, checking in at No. 24 in Soccer America’s Top 25. WVU is just outside the national rankings in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, receiving nine votes.
The Mountaineers return to action at home against sixth-ranked Penn State at 7 p.m. Friday in the WVU 90 Minute Classic. The match has been deemed a “Gold Rush,” and the Mountaineer Maniacs will distribute 150 gold shirts to fans at the game.
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The West Virginia University cross country team was ranked No. 21 in the 2012 USTFCCCA national Division I women’s preseason poll.
The Mountaineers also received a No. 4 ranking in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
“A new era of cross country is starting at WVU,” coach Sean Cleary said. “It’s a testament to past teams that our peers still recognize us as a team of such quality. Time will tell how good we are. For now, we will keep working hard and do our best to prepare for November.”
The cross country team returns 13 letter-winners from last year, including All-American Kaitlyn Gillespie and NCAA participants Sarah-Anne Brault, Stephanie Aldea and Jordan Hamric.
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