West Virginia looking for big plays against No. 11 Texas
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia coach Neal Brown is well versed on his offense’s struggles to make plays downfield. No. 11 Texas, with all its injuries in the secondary, will give the Mountaineers an opportunity to fix that problem Saturday, at least temporarily. “We’ve got to be more productive in...
West Virginia clips Kansas for Big 12 Conference road win
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Martell Pettaway could not remember the last time he spent a game watching from the sideline, never once getting onto the field after warmups. That was the case for West Virginia’s senior running back a week ago. But after the gameplan precluded him from seeing any action...
West Virginia, Kansas working to build off wins in Big 12 openerVideo
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Progress can happen rapidly when a new coaching staff is trying to rebuild a football program. Neal Brown and Les Miles took that notion to the extreme. After watching West Virginia get dominated by Missouri on the road, Brown spent last week on the sideline as his...
New starters giving West Virginia big lift
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Something wasn’t right when redshirt freshman Briason Mays was going through pregame warmups. Mays, the third center used this season by West Virginia, was nervous and his snaps were off target Saturday. That made offensive line coach Matt Moore nervous, too, so he decided a pep talk...
Former WPIAL great Meg Bulger reflects on WVU, shares brother Marc’s curling dreams
Former WPIAL basketball star Meg Bulger enjoyed a Hall of Fame induction over the weekend. Again. This time in Morgantown, W.Va. The West Virginia Athletics Hall of Fame opened its doors to Bulger , where she joins her brother Marc (football) and sister Kate (basketball), who are also members. Bulger...
WVU offense breaks slump in beating N.C. State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Austin Kendall and Kennedy McKoy made sure West Virginia didn’t repeat a miserable offensive showing from its previous game. Kendall threw three touchdown passes to lead West Virginia to a 44-27 victory over N.C. State on Saturday. McKoy helped West Virginia’s run game break out of a...
WVU hopes to give N.C. State QB McKay rude welcome
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Matthew McKay has handled himself well since replacing Ryan Finley as N.C. State’s quarterback. Now the sophomore will find out what it’s like to start on the road. The Wolfpack (2-0) have outscored opponents by a combined 75-6 and travel Saturday to face West Virginia, which might...
Duquesne, WVU will meet to support Dayton shooting victims
West Virginia and Duquesne, long-time rivals in men’s basketball, will meet for the first time in six years Nov. 1 at the WVU Coliseum in a charity exhibition game to benefit the Dayton Oregon District Tragedy Fund. The fund has been established for those directly impacted by the mass shooting...
Struggling West Virginia a ‘work in progress’
West Virginia coach Neal Brown calls his team a “work in progress,” one that isn’t progressing fast enough with a week left until the start of the Big 12 season. The blocking of the offensive line stinks. The running game is nonexistent, and the quarterback play has been inconsistent. Across-the-board...
Mountaineers bumble their way to blowout loss at Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri coach Barry Odom showed up this week displaying little black-and-yellow cards he handed out to his team that read simply: “Takeaways = Victory.” The Tigers didn’t have enough of them in a stunning loss to Wyoming last weekend. They had plenty Saturday in a 38-7 blowout...
West Virginia to face hungry Missouri team in 2nd game of season
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri coach Barry Odom insisted all fall his team is good enough to play with just about anybody into the fourth quarter. That prediction turned out lousy for the Tigers last weekend. Despite a frantic rally, Missouri fell 37-31 at Wyoming in one of the big upsets...
West Virginia H.S. star Jalen Bridges commits to WVU basketball
It’s been a busy week for West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins. On Tuesday, he announced Jalen Bridges, a 6-foot-7 forward from Fairmont, enrolled and has joined the team. Bridges won the 2019 Bill Evans Award, given annually to the state player of the year in West Virginia....
West Virginia defeats Ben DiNucci-led James Madison in opener
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Austin Kendall threw two second-half touchdown passes in his debut at West Virginia, and the Mountaineers overcame some struggles to hold off James Madison, 20-13, on Saturday. Kendall couldn’t generate a ton of offense under constant pressure, but the Oklahoma graduate transfer did just enough to give...
New-look West Virginia set for opener vs. FCS power James Madison
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Austin Kendall didn’t presume the vacant starting quarterback job was his upon arriving at West Virginia. “I always knew there was competition,” Kendall said. “You have to work for it.” Kendall was a career backup to Heisman Trophy winners Baker Mayfield and Kyler Murray at Oklahoma. Finally,...
Freeport graduate Logan Thimons ready for increased role at WVU
When new West Virginia football coach Neal Brown and his staff came to Morgantown from Troy in January, Logan Thimons was quick to do his research. The Freeport graduate and Mountaineers redshirt junior fullback wanted to know how he would fit into the new offense and how fullbacks were used...
WVU coach Neal Brown humbled by visit to coal mine
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One of Neal Brown’s priorities during his first fall camp at West Virginia was to learn more about the Mountaineers’ fanbase, so the coach took his team to a working coal mine. Brown took three busloads of players and coaches earlier this month to Arch Coal’s Leer...
New coach Neal Brown’s task is to keep West Virginia rollingVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — New coach Neal Brown has a tall task as he tries to prevent West Virginia’s perennially prolific offense from turning pathetic. Brown was hired from Troy in January to take over for the departed Dana Holgorsen and inherited a roster lacking proven stars. Gone is record-setting quarterback...
Arkansas basketball transfer Gabe Osabuohien to play at WVU
West Virginia announced Wednesday that Arkansas transfer Gabe Osabuohien has joined the men’s basketball team. The 6-foot-7, 230-pound forward attended Arkansas the last two seasons, where he played in 54 games. He has two years of eligibility remaining. WVU Associate Athletics Director/Communications Bryan Messerly said in an email that “we...
WVU names Oklahoma grad transfer Austin Kendall as starting QB
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Oklahoma graduate transfer Austin Kendall was named West Virginia’s starting quarterback for the Aug. 31 season opener against FCS James Madison. West Virginia coach Neal Brown on Tuesday announced the choice of Kendall, who beat out three others. At Oklahoma, Kendall backed up Baker Mayfield in 2016...
Oklahoma, Texas still tops in new-look big 12
Red River rivals Oklahoma and Texas met twice last season for the first time in 115 years, when the Sooners won their fourth consecutive Big 12 championship by avenging their only regular-season loss. Oklahoma has another transfer quarterback — former national championship winner Jalen Hurts — after their transfer QBs...
First-year WVU coach, surging Texas big parts of new-look Big 12
ARLINGTON, Texas — Tom Herman knows Texas is probably a bit ahead of schedule after 10 wins in his second season that included making the Big 12 championship game and a Sugar Bowl victory. That doesn’t necessarily mean the Longhorns are back just yet. “We weren’t here to just have...
Wanna bet? It’s the season for college football over/unders
Nothing says the end of summer — even if it’s just begun — more than college football over/unders. We’re not halfway through July and baseball’s regular season still has 11 more weeks to run, but football is approaching. The Pittsburgh Steelers report to camp July 25, Pitt a week later....
West Virginia picked 8th in Big 12 preseason football poll; Oklahoma favorite
IRVING, Texas — Oklahoma is the favorite to win another Big 12 football title, according to the conference’s preseason media poll released Wednesday. West Virginia, under new coach Neal Brown, was picked eighth, ahead of only Kansas State and Kansas. The Sooners have won the league the last four years...
WVU’s Marcus Simms not selected in NFL supplemental draft
Former West Virginia wide receiver Marcus Simms was considered one of the few prospects available to NFL teams in the supplemental draft that was held Tuesday afternoon. After the draft concluded, Simms remains a free agent. Washington State defensive back Jalen Thompson was the only player chosen Tuesday, going to...
WVU lands transfer QB Jarret Doege from Bowling Green
Bowling Green quarterback Jarret Doege transferred to West Virginia on Wednesday. Mountaineers coach Neal Brown announced Doege has enrolled in classes. Doege must sit out the 2019 season and will be eligible to play two more seasons. Doege started all 12 games for the Falcons as a sophomore in 2018....
