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Quick takeaways, notes from FSU's loss to GT
A season of change but one that began with great expectations now instead opens with a stunning, and stinging, loss. Jamal Haynes ran for 75 yards and two touchdowns and Aidan Birr made a 44-yard field-goal attempt with no time left as Georgia Tech upset No. 10 Florida State 24-21 in the teams’ season opener on Saturday.
Taylor set to challenge WVU tight end TD record this fall
The 1995 WVU football season wasn’t a memorable one. West Virginia went 5-6 and never strung multiple wins together. Amid a losing season, however, a record was set. Lovett Purnell, a future inductee into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame, caught 37 total passes and six touchdowns — the most receiving touchdowns by a Mountaineer tight end.
Freshman tight end might not be a factor in opener, but it might not be long until he’s heard from
The season-opening matchup between West Virginia and No. 8 Penn State on Aug. 31 at Mountaineer Field will feature two teams feeling pretty good about their tight ends. The Nittany Lions return Tyler Warren, who was second on the team in receptions and yards and tied for the lead in touchdowns last season, but they might have a sleeper on the roster, too.
West Virginia middle school football player dies following injury at practice
MADISON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A 13-year-old middle school football player has died following an injury sustained at practice. According to Midland Trail Football, 13-year-old Madison Middle School student-athlete Cohen Craddock has passed away. Cohen was injured at football practice on Friday, August 23. He passed away on Saturday afternoon. Since then, multiple football teams from […]
UPDATE: Odorizer causing smell of gas in Clarksburg, no gas leak
CLARKSBURG, W.Va (WDTV) - UPDATE (8/26 at 11:20 a.m.): Harrison County 911 is now reporting, as of 11:20 a.m., that there is no gas leak. Officials said Hope Gas and RDR have discovered that there was a container of gas odorizer that was spilled, and the smell is traveling down the West Fork River from Clarksburg to Marion County.
Should WVU need to change quarterbacks, it won’t change the offense for Marchiol: ‘He's progressed that much’
Garrett Greene is West Virginia's starting quarterback, and we've no reason to think Nicco Marchiol isn't the backup. Yet it's the presumptive third-stringer who ensures those two quarterbacks are full-go in an offense that goes as the quarterback goes. Confused? Understood. After all, how would Ryder Burton, the transfer from...
Empowering Women: Halle Berry, Sen. Capito Unite in West Virginia to Champion Leadership and Mid-Life Health
Charleston, W.Va. (BBG) – Actress Halle Berry and U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) teamed up in Charleston Aug. 14 to host two events that focused on a better future for women in the state and country. Berry and Sen. Capito first held a “Girls Rise Up” female empowerment event at Piedmont Elementary School on the East End of Charleston.
WATCH: The Neal Brown Show, Ep. 1 (Season Premiere)
We’re just a week away from college football Saturdays in the Mountain State!. Gold and Blue Nation has you covered as WVU prepares for its 132nd season on the gridiron. After a 9-4 season, Neal Brown enters his sixth year in Morgantown with plenty of renewed enthusiasm and a ton of returning stars.
WVSN Notebook 8/24/24: WVU Football Commit Impresses in HS Game
The West Virginia Sports Now Daily Notebook is a daily recap of news concerning West Virginia University Athletics. Geno Smith Looks Ready for Season from Preseason Appearance. WVU Football 2026 QB Commit Opens High School Season in Dominating Fashion. Update (10:00 AM) – Colorado Bans Long Tenured Reporter from Asking...
Blue Gold Sports Staff 2024 Season Predictions
West Virginia’s opener against No. 8 Penn State is now just a week away, kicking off their 2024 season. The Mountaineers finished above expectations last year, going 8-4 in the regular season and picking up a win over UNC in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. Our staff predicts how WVU will perform this season, their record and team MVP.
Heritage Farm announces year-round indoor/outdoor Snow Park
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Heritage Farm has announced a year-round indoor/outdoor snow park in a social media post on Friday. According to the post, the park will allow visitors to ski, snowboard, ice skate and snow tube with real snow being produced in up to 70-degree weather. Heritage Farm...
A brawl between two sisters lands them in jail
BOONE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A brawl between two sisters lands them in jail; one threatened to kill her sister and father. On a late August evening, the Boone County 911 center received a domestic disturbance call regarding an altercation at a residence in the small community of Hewett, West Virginia. Deputy R.B. Dotson, the […]
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