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Healthy Kole Taylor Leads WVU’s Tight Ends
Historically, the West Virginia Mountaineers underutilize pass-catching tight ends. Last year, that changed in a big way. Rounding into 2024, a healthy Kole Taylor leads WVU’s tight ends. Healthy Kole Taylor Leads WVU’s Tight Ends. One has to look back to the 1999 season to find a single...
West Virginia looks to prove it, during hardest week of camp
West Virginia is in the homestretch of fall camp and that means that the Mountaineers are entering into what head coach Neal Brown refers to as the hardest week of the year. It’s a prove-it week for those on the roster as Brown and the coaching staff want to see what his football team can do and who will emerge at various levels from within it.
Which Players Are Standing Out on WVU Defensive Line?
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – With so much focus on how the WVU defense will perform in 2024, Neal Brown talked about one particular group after fall camp practice on Monday. Brown called out a few members of the defensive line who have been standing out in a positive way. According to Brown, transfer T.J. Jackson and Eddie Vesterinen are impressing him with their “high motors” and work ethics. This is nothing new for Brown when it comes to Vesterinen, but Jackson will be making his Mountaineer debut this season after transferring from Troy in January.
WVU receives votes, enters season unranked in AP Top 25 Poll
Despite much excitement and intrigue surrounding the program, and returning players at many key positions, West Virginia will enter the 2024 season unranked in the AP Top 25 poll, which was released Monday. Georgia sits atop the country in the preseason poll, followed by Ohio State, Oregon, Texas and Alabama to round out the top […]
W.Va. Olympian Recalls Gold Medal Experience At ‘84 Games
The 2024 Paris Olympics concluded Sunday night, but for the athletes that participated in the games the memories will last a lifetime. Ed Etzel was a West Virginia University rifle coach when he registered a near-perfect shooting score to win a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He recently spoke with reporter Chris Schulz about his experience and perspective 40 years on.
Milan Puskar Stadium adds high-quality lighting system ahead of 2024 season
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The game day experience for West Virginia football fans is about to be enhanced for the 2024 season. Milan Puskar Stadium, which has been open since 1980, has installed brand-new, state-of-the-art LED lights that will be able to sync up with the stadium’s scoreboards and produce lightshows with an array of different colors.
More of WVU Football’s Top Breakout Candidates for This Season
As the 2024 college football season approaches, here’s a look at who could become a household name by season’s end. Our other predicted breakout candidates can be found here and here. Nicco Marchiol. Marchiol, the redshirt sophomore and backup to Garrett Greene at quarterback, represents a high-upside breakout...
West Virginia Olympians And Wildlife Corridors, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, the 2024 Paris Olympics concluded last night. But for the athletes that participated in the games, the memories will last a lifetime. Ed Etzel was a West Virginia University rifle coach when he registered a near-perfect shooting score to win a gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He recently spoke with reporter Chris Schulz about his experience and perspective 40 years on.
Two sent to hospital following crash involving car and motorcycle
WOOD COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Two people were sent to the hospital following a crash involving a car and motorcycle. According to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, on Thursday, August 8, a motor vehicle crash involving a motorcycle and a car occurred at the intersection of Elizabeth Pike and Turkey Foot Road. The driver of […]
Field Days: High school students cultivate skills during time on West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Riverhawk Farm
PARKERSBURG — Over the summer, West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Riverhawk Farm hosted its Farm to School (F2S) Agrication program, where high school students were able to gain experience in agricultural education through immersive hands-on training with industry professionals. The F2S Agrication program offers students, from ninth to...
Final day of 23rd Annual Heritage Music BluesFest wraps up spectacular weekend in the Ohio Valley
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — On Sunday, hundreds of people were still out singing, dancing, and soaking up the sun at Heritage Port. The third and final day of the 23rd Annual Heritage Music BluesFest was another successful day filled with performances from several talented musicians. The festival’s producer, Bruce Wheeler, says the event draws music […]
Rusty is the LOOTPRESS Pet of the Week!
(LOOTPRESS) – The LOOTPRESS Pet of the Week is Rusty! Rusty is known for his sense of adventure and for his distinctive underbite! He enjoys taking long rides on the sxs and spends his days protecting his family from passersby in the alley. Many thanks to all who submitted, and congratulations to this week’s LOOTPRESS […]
Starlink Is Coming to 'Radio Quiet Zones' in the US
Antenna dishes of the Very Large Array near Magdalena, New Mexico. (Jon G. Fuller/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) SpaceX is rolling out Starlink access in the remaining corners of the US that have yet to receive it. On Friday, SpaceX announced it had developed a way to bring Starlink...
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