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No denying the stats, the results or your eyes: WVU is tackling its problems in the defensive backfield
As West Virginia prepares for a Coal Rush, it might be useful to remember the conditions the last time the Mountaineers were getting ready for a home game. It was black and white then, too. They did not have a good defense. With Kansas coming to town, that side of...
WATCH: Joseph came to WVU with experience but lacked experience at WVU
This will depend on how you choose to look at it. Late in back-to-back games against Pitt and Kansas, the situations West Virginia's defense found itelf in were strikingly similar or nothing alike. The Mountaineers were up by 10 with 4:55 to go and lost to the Panthers. They were down by 11 with 5:39 remaining and beat the Jayhawks. You could argue those parallel one another or that they are opposites. That doesn't really matter. The fact WVU went through both does.
South has to avoid mistakes vs. Bridgeport
PARKERSBURG — Parkersburg South tackled phone booth football earlier this season at Beckley, and the Patriots hope to disconnect the offensive approach once again against a storied program Bridgeport brings to the table year in and year out. Unlike the win at Woodrow Wilson last month, South (4-1) has...
The Fresh Set: It's dark and a storm is brewing
Big 12 play returns to Mountaineer Field on Saturday night as West Virginia wears black and entertains No. 11 Iowa State at 8 o'clock on Fox. WVU (3-2, 2-0 Big 12) hasn't been 3-0 in conference play since 2018. Iowa State (5-0, 2-0) last started 5-0 in 1980 and was last 3-0 in the conference in 2020. The Mountaineers lead the series 6-5, and they've only played conference games against one another. Iowa State has won four out of five after WVU won four in a row from 2014-17. The two didn't play last season, though, due to conference expansion.
Ground game success about more than just the ball carriers
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Neal Brown’s group of ball carriers had one of the best collective rushing performances by a West Virginia University football team in recent history against Oklahoma State last Saturday. The Mountaineers ran the ball 65 times for 389 yards and four touchdowns. Jahiem White led the way with 158 yards, the second-most […]
Quick Hits: Darian DeVries preps team for first scrimmage
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Even from August until October, the West Virginia men’s basketball team has take noticeable strides, according to head coach Darian DeVries. Here are the biggest takeaways from DeVries’ media availability eight days ahead of the team’s exhibition against the University of Charleston. Ready to face another team Next week’s exhibition, which comes […]
WVU offensive line named to Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU’s offensive line has been named one of 22 members on the 2024 Midseason Honor Roll, as announced by the Foundation for Teamwork, who has presented the Joe Moore Award for the Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit in College Football since 2015. Earning a spot on this year’s Midseason Honor Roll are […]
WVU Football Position Group Power Rankings - Week Seven Update
Updating the WVU Football Position Group Power Rankings. Four years ago, we took some time to rank the position groups on this WVU Football team. We took into account not only the quality of the starters, but also the perceived depth at the position. We continued this process of updating the WVU Football Position Group Power Rankings, putting out a new edition each week last season. Now, it's time to do the same for the 2024 season.... since it's still early in the year, we will be including at least some input from what we think the positions are or will be. But we will be taking into account performance so far this year as well. The breakdown for this week (and each week moving forward), is now fully focused on what has happened this season (90%) with a slight bump for the future (10%).
College football picks: Time is not on visitor's side so far on long road trips in Big Ten
No. 2 Ohio State at No. 3 Oregon is an even matchup on paper. One intangible would appear to favor the Ducks. The Big Ten is now a coast-to-coast conference with its expansion to 18 teams, and
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