... defensive lineman, Scooter Berry will miss the 2010 Gator bowl due to academic failure.

According to fall semester grades released on Dec.23, neither player has met the NCAA eligibility requirements for athletes and will not be permitted to participate in the highly touted New Year’s Day match-up between the Mountaineers and the Florida State Seminoles.

Sowers, a former West Virginia state high school player of the year and quarterback for Martinsburg High School, began his college career on the offensive side of the ball, but was moved to safety midway through the 2007 season.

Sowers, previously named to the WVU Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll, was named as a sta...

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