MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Former West Virginia University football player and WVU all-time leading rusher Avon Cobourne spoke with Gold and Blue Nation following Rich Rodriguez’s introductory press ...

The Winnipeg Blue Bombers hired former CFL running back Avon Cobourne as their running backs coach Tuesday. Cobourne replaces Buck Pierce, who recently became Winnipeg’s quarterbacks coach.

He sits third on the all-time rushing list in program history, trailing only Avon Cobourne and Pat White, and is seventh in rushing touchdowns. After leaving WVU, Devine had a stint in the NFL ...

West Virginia has had plenty of success with running backs at the college level, running a string of top rushers from Amos Zereoue to Avon Cobourne to Quincy Wilson to Steve Slaton to Noel Devine.