Say what you will about West Virginia football...

...but those guys sure win with class.

I know I'm late with this, but I just couldn't resist piling on.

In case you didn't know, two of West Virginia football's finest ex-student athletes, Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones and Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry, both had the hammer dropped on them by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell earlier this week for off-field transgressions.

Major ups to Goodell for cracking down on this nonsense. This was a league that in recent years saw Ricky Williams forced out of the league for smoking a little reefer and Ray Lewis somehow become the face of the league after associating with a group of people that was responsible for the death of a night club patron.

Sure, Lewis was acquitted of all charges, but he was still in a bad situation and deserved some kind of punishment. Fortunately, Lewis seemed to learn his lesson and clean up his act.

And remember St. Louis Rams defensive lineman Leonard Little only receiving an eight-game suspension for driving drunk and KILLING SOMEONE? Apparently hitting a bong, eating Doritos and watching "Half Baked" on cable was much more serious than killing people under Paul Tagliabue's watch.

Back to West Virginia now.

Apparently, head coach Rich Rodriguez isn't afraid to mix felonies with victories as a couple members of this recruiting class appear poised to step right in and fill Jones' and Henry's shoes admirably, if that's the right term.

Mountaineer linebacker signee Pat Lazear should fit right in. Let's take a look at some of his accomplishments:

Lazear had worried briefly that his high school football career had ended May 18, when police came to Whitman, an academically acclaimed school that draws its students from upscale neighborhoods in Bethesda. They arrested Lazear for armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery -- charges that each carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. The charges stemmed from an incident March 30 when, police said, Lazear met three friends -- Justin Schweiger, Tommy Ashley and Robert Warren -- with plans to rob the Smoothie King in downtown Bethesda where classmate Alex Krouskas worked.

According to charging documents, Lazear provided a gun -- his attorney claims it was a replica not capable of firing -- and dropped Warren off at the smoothie shop. Warren allegedly showed the gun and left the store with $463. According to testimony and police statements, the Whitman classmates then switched into a different car, divided the money and met Krouskas at a pizzeria later that night. Lazear refuses to talk specifically about the charges until his trial.

Hey, if the guy can tackle, why let an alleged armed robbery get in the way?

Then there is the infamous Noel Devine.

While the kid hasn't attempted to rob a smoothie shop at gunpoint, his background makes it hard to believe college will be a smooth transition for the kid.

The one positive to come of this will be the unofficial contest to see which West Virginia program will bend more rules, recruit more questionable athletes and graduate less players: football or basketball?

With Bob Huggins now on board in Morgantown, Rodriguez has his work cut out for him.