West Virginia returns rebounding tandem Oscar Tshiebwe, Derek Culver
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has one of the nation’s top rebounding tandems back, and if the team shooting accuracy and ball handling can improve, the 15th-ranked Mountaineers could be poised to contend for an elusive Big 12 championship. Sophomore Oscar Tshiebwe and junior Derek Culver return....
WVU men’s hoops postpones home opener after Youngstown State pauses for covid-19
West Virginia postponed its men’s basketball home opener Dec. 2 because a member of Youngstown State’s “inner bubble” tested positive for covid-19 and forced the Penguins to pause team activities. Through contact tracing, Youngstown State determined members of the men’s basketball program were close contacts and will be quarantined to...
Jarrett Doege throws 2 TDs, West Virginia runs over TCU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jarrett Doege threw two touchdown passes and ran for one score, Leddie Brown surpassed 100 rushing yards for the fifth time this season and West Virginia beat TCU, 24-6, on Saturday. The Mountaineers (5-3, 4-3 Big 12) used a balanced offensive attack to beat TCU (3-4, 3-4)...
Max Duggan, TCU chase elusive winning record at West Virginia
Max Duggan pulled out his old bag of running tricks in TCU’s last game to give the Horned Frogs even more momentum turning around their season. The mobile sophomore was impressive with his arm over the first month while averaging under 3 yards on the ground. Then came a rushing...
Baylor, Kansas to be tested by West Virginia, Texas schools in loaded Big 12Video
Kansas was the heavy favorite to land the overall No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament when word began to filter through conference tournaments that covid-19 was going to shut down the remainder of the season. Now, the Jayhawks might not even be the favorites to finish first in the...
No. 1 Zags: Gonzaga begins season atop Top 25 for first time
Just about the only thing Gonzaga has left to accomplish under Mark Few is win a national championship. The ‘Zags scratched another first off the list Monday: They will open the season at No. 1. Despite losing West Coast Conference player of the year Filip Petrusev, the Bulldogs received 28...
West Virginia comes up just short vs. No. 22 Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas stopped West Virginia on fourth-down passes into the end zone twice in the fourth quarter, enabling the No. 22 Longhorns to escape with a 17-13 victory Saturday. Texas (5-2, 4-2 Big 12) overcame an offense that produced nearly 100 yards and 27 points fewer than its...
Major implications as West Virginia readies for matchup with No. 22 Texas
No. 22 Texas and West Virginia made statements last week to keep their Big 12 title hopes alive. The dream will likely end for one of them Saturday as the league starts to weed out a half-dozen contenders in a tight race for two spots in the championship game. The...
West Virginia gets complete performance in rout of No. 16 Kansas State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Inconsistent for most of the season, West Virginia finally put together an all-around performance to boast about against a ranked opponent. Jarret Doege threw two touchdown passes, Dylan Tonkery returned an interception for a score and West Virginia beat No. 16 Kansas State, 37-10, on Saturday. Leddie...
Big 12 coaches rank West Virginia men’s basketball team 3rd in preseason poll
With a physically imposing front line that includes 6-foot-9, 260-pound Oscar Tshiebwe and 6-10, 255-pound Derek Culver, West Virginia men’s basketball has opened some eyes around the Big 12 heading into the 2020-21 season. Now, the trick is to validate the respect bestowed upon the Mountaineers by conference head coaches,...
Freshmen duo leads No. 16 Kansas State to West Virginia
A pair of freshman have helped lead No. 16 Kansas State’s rise to the top of the Big 12 standings. Quarterback Will Howard and running back Deuce Vaughn haven’t done it by themselves, thanks to some special teams magic and defensive stops along the way. The Wildcats (4-1, 4-0 Big...
Fumble return dooms West Virginia in loss to Texas Tech
LUBBOCK, Texas — Cornerback Zech McPhearson returned a fumble 56 yards for a touchdown with 8 minutes, 44 seconds left to lift Texas Tech to a 34-27 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night. West Virginia’s Sam James caught a short pass from Jarret Doege but fumbled on a hit...
West Virginia pits top defense against sluggish Texas Tech
Texas Tech might be able to pick up a few pointers from West Virginia’s game films on slowing down offenses in the Big 12. The Red Raiders (0-3, 0-2 Big 12) will need more than a few stops as they try to exit the league basement Saturday when they host...
Leddie Brown, Jarret Doege lead West Virginia over Kansas
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Leddie Brown broke open a close game with a long touchdown run in the third quarter and caught one of Jarret Doege’s three touchdown passes to lead West Virginia to a 38-17 victory Saturday over a winless Kansas team that was without coach Les Miles. Before a...
Kansas hopes to have coach Les Miles back at West Virginia
Four games into the season, West Virginia finally will welcome thousands of people to a home football game. Kansas plans to have coach Les Miles there, too. Miles announced last week he tested positive for covid-19 and has quarantined at his home. In a video Sunday, Miles said his health...
Pitt, WVU reschedule postponed game to 2023-24 basketball season
Pitt and West Virginia officials have worked out an agreement to move their basketball game, postponed this year by covid-19 restrictions, to the 2023-24 season in Morgantown, W.Va. That extends by one season the two-year agreement, finalized earlier this year, for games during the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons. The teams...
WVU, Ohio State and Dayton among teams to play in new basketball event
West Virginia, Ohio State and Dayton are among a strong field that will compete in the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Nov. 25-27. The Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic is a new event. Others in the field are Creighton, Memphis, Texas...
WVU, Pitt won’t meet in basketball version of Backyard Brawl this season
Pitt has played West Virginia 187 times on the basketball court — more than any other opponent — but the game won’t happen this season because of the coronavirus pandemic, WVU coach Bob Huggins said Thursday. “It’s been postponed, moved back, delayed, whatever,” he said. “That’s not going to happen...
Leddie Brown’s TD run lifts West Virginia over Baylor in 2OT
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Leddie Brown scored a 3-yard touchdown run in the second overtime after West Virginia’s defense made a stop, and the Mountaineers outlasted Baylor, 27-21, on Saturday. West Virginia (2-1, 1-1 Big 12) squeaked out the win in a game where offensive consistency was rare and mistakes were...
West Virginia wary of Baylor multitasker Trestan Ebner
Neal Brown watched Trestan Ebner zig, zag and bull his way to four touchdowns in Baylor’s opener, leaving West Virginia’s coach with the task of devising a plan to slow him down. Ebner became the first player in the Big 12’s 25-year history to score three types of touchdowns in...
Oklahoma’s upset loss to Kansas St. opens up Big 12 raceVideo
It took one week for the Big 12 to bring just a little more strangeness to 2020. Five-time defending conference champion Oklahoma opened league play with a shocking home loss to Kansas State, perhaps opening the door for another program to finally to step in and claim the title. Iowa...
West Virginia’s Milan Puskar Stadium to operate at 25% capacity
West Virginia athletics announced Monday plans to allow fans to attend the Mountaineers football game Oct. 17 against Kansas at Milan Puskar Stadium. “I want to thank all parties involved in getting to this point,” Director of Athletics Shane Lyons said in a statement. “Covid-19 has presented many challenges, but...
West Virginia loses to Chuba Hubbard, No. 15 Oklahoma State
STILLWATER, Okla. — Chuba Hubbard scored on a 23-yard run with 1 minute, 17 seconds remaining to salvage a difficult afternoon and help No. 15 Oklahoma State beat West Virginia, 27-13, on Saturday. Sidelined for a number of key plays after fumbling on consecutive second-half possessions, Hubbard ended up with...
No. 15 Oklahoma State unsure of QB for West Virginia game
STILLWATER, Okla. — With Spencer Sanders’ status unclear for Saturday’s game against West Virginia, it is uncertain who will be at quarterback for No. 15 Oklahoma State in the Big 12 opener for both schools. Will Sanders’ right foot injury, which caused him to leave the Cowboys’ season-opening 16-7 victory...
WVU announces no spectators for Oct. 3 football game against Baylor
After discussions with local and state officials, the West Virginia athletic department announced Monday the Mountaineers’ Big 12 Conference home opener against Baylor on Oct. 3 at Milan Puskar Stadium will be played without spectators. Athletic officials said with safety precautions being implemented amid the covid-19 pandemic, only essential game...
