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Trey Hendrickson is set to face the Bengals for the first time since signing with Baltimore

BALTIMORE (AP) — Trey Hendrickson is finally looking healthier — just in time for a matchup with his former team. The pass rusher who went from Cincinnati to Baltimore as a free agent returned from a finger operation and had a sack last weekend at Cleveland. Now Hendrickson and the Ravens host the Bengals on Sunday. "It'll be a lot of fun," Cincinnati tackle Orlando Brown Jr. said. "I've got a lot of respect for him and everything he did here helping us win games and the production he had. I'm looking forward to it." Hendrickson is mostly downplaying this matchup publicly, but ...

WVU quarterback Michael Hawkins deserves more national recognition

MORGANTOWN — The Big 12 released its weekly awards for football this week, and a lot of West Virginia fans are scratching their heads. Two quarterbacks were listed, and neither of them was Mountaineers quarterback Michael Hawkins Jr. Hawkins led WVU to a comeback win over Cincinnati, where he led a game-winning drive. He finished the game with a season- and career-high 464 passing yards and three passing touchdowns. It was the fifth-best performance for a Mountaineers quarterback. Hawkins had another two scores and 77 yards on the ground. Instead, the Big 12 named BYU quarterback ...

WVU football’s defense has favorable matchup facing TCU’s poor offense

MORGANTOWN — West Virginia football’s defense has been put through a gauntlet to start Big 12 play. The Mountaineers opened conference play against Oklahoma State and quarterback Drew Mestemaker, who is projected to be the first passer taken off the board in the NFL Draft. A few weeks later, WVU faced Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita, another top-tier quarterback in the Big 12. Last week, Cincinnati brought one of the best rushing attacks to Morgantown. Defensive coordinator Zac Alley’s unit hasn’t looked good against any of them. There were improvements, with more stops, but ...