West Virginia puts up little fight in blowout loss to Kansas
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jalon Daniels threw three touchdown passes, Emmanuel Henderson returned a kickoff 94 yards for a TD and Kansas beat West Virginia, 41-10, on Saturday night in the Big 12 opener for both teams. Leshon Williams had 19 carries for 129 yards, which included a 62-yard TD to...
Kansas and West Virginia meet in Big 12 play
West Virginia (2-1) at Kansas (2-1) Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. BetMGM College Football Odds Opening Line: Kansas by 13.5. Against the spread: Kansas 1-2, West Virginia 2-1. How to watch: Fox Sports 1 Key stats Kansas offense Overall: 413.3 yards per game (60th in FBS) Passing: 248.3 yards per...
WVU crowd, coach Rodriguez revel in Mountaineers’ victory in Backyard Brawl
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s disdain for Pitt was evident at virtually every corner before, during and after Saturday’s Backyard Brawl, where an overflow crowd of mainly WVU fans crammed into Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium to witness a classic comeback victory by the Mountaineers. Think Pitt’s home at...
West Virginia ties score late, shocks Pitt with OT win in Backyard Brawl
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — More than enough Backyard Brawls (108 after Saturday’s contest at Milan Puskar Stadium, to be exact) have been played to confidently make some generalizations about Pitt and West Virginia’s historic rivalry. A good rule of thumb for when the Panthers and Mountaineers meet is to expect the...
Pitt, West Virginia announce 4-year extension of Backyard Brawl
One day before the 108th installment of the Backyard Brawl between Pitt and West Virginia, both schools announced an extension of the rivalry for four years from 2033-36. Those four games will be split between Acrisure and Milan Puskar stadiums, with Pitt hosting WVU on Sept. 10, 2033, and Sept....
Pitt, WVU coaches employing mind games, motivational tactics in advance of Backyard Brawl
The message appeared to have multiple layers in its intent from Pat Narduzzi. As the Pitt football coach stood at his podium to open his Monday morning press conference before this Saturday’s game at West Virginia, he read a list of results from Week 1 of the college football season....
West Virginia loses RB Jahiem White and WR Jaden Bray to season-ending injuries
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia running back Jahiem White and wide receiver Jaden Bray will miss the rest of the season with injuries, coach Rich Rodriguez said Monday. Rodriguez announced on his weekly radio show that White will undergo surgery later this week, and Bray will require surgery at some...
First Call: Justin Fields’ comments on the Steelers defense; how Russell Wilson played with the Giants; Pitt-WVU odds
Monday’s “First Call” features Justin Fields’ postgame comments about the Steelers’ defense. We check in on how Russell Wilson did for New York’s other team. Odds are out for the Backyard Brawl, but not yet for Penn State’s next game. And the Pirates head to the Beltway for a week....
Ohio beats West Virginia in Rich Rodriguez’s 1st road test
ATHENS, Ohio — Parker Navarro threw one touchdown pass, and Ohio overcame his three interceptions and held on to beat West Virginia, 17-10, on Saturday. Ohio (1-1) of the Mid-American Conference beat a Big 12 opponent for the second time in three years. West Virginia (1-1) lost preseason all-Big 12...
West Virginia squares off against Ohio in Week 2
West Virginia (1-0) at Ohio (0-1) Sept. 6 at 4 p.m. EDT. How to watch: ESPNU Key stats West Virginia Offense Overall: 625.0 yards per game (3rd in FBS) Passing: 232.0 yards per game (61st) Rushing: 393.0 yards per game (3rd) Scoring: 45.0 points per game (23rd) West Virginia Defense...
WVU overcomes slow start to pull away from Robert Morris in season opener
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A “Tiger” was on the loose Saturday at West Virginia. When Robert Morris coach Bernard Clark met the media after the Colonials’ season-opening 45-3 loss to the Mountaineers, he wasn’t in the mood for moral victories. “It’s just not in my DNA,” said Clark, the former Orange...
Rich Rodriguez starts 2nd stint at West Virginia in opener against Robert Morris
Robert Morris at West Virginia Saturday, 2 p.m. Eastern BetMGM College Football Odds: West Virginia by 38 1/2. How to watch: ESPN+ Key stats West Virginia (2024) Overall offense: 404.0 yards per game (53rd in FBS) Passing: 210.3 yards per game (87th) Rushing: 193.7 yards per game (27th) Scoring: 29.2...
Alabama, West Virginia agree to cancel 2026-27 series and schedule Group of Five opponents
Alabama and West Virginia mutually agreed to cancel their home-and-home series that had been scheduled for 2026 and 2027, the schools announced Tuesday. Alabama said it was making adjustments to its nonconference schedule in response to last week’s announcement that the SEC would go from playing eight to nine league...
Pat McAfee, Bill Stewart headline West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame class
Pat McAfee, who was one of the top kickers and punters in the Big East Conference, became an All-Pro in the NFL and is now a sports media star, will join fellow West Virginia greats in the latest class of the school’s Sports Hall of Fame. Wren Baker, WVU’s vice...
No. 11 Arizona State seeks encore in Big 12; WVU’s Rich Rodriguez excited for returnVideo
Arizona State was a big surprise debuting in the Big 12 with a conference championship and making the College Football Playoff after being picked to finish at the bottom of the 16-team league. Kenny Dillingham, the 35-year-old coach now in his third season at his alma mater, bluntly told his...
Pat McAfee issues on-air apology to Ole Miss student after spreading false internet rumor
ESPN’s Pat McAfee apologized to a University of Mississippi student Wednesday after he advanced a viral story about the woman’s sex life during an episode of his show in February. The rumor turned out to be untrue. The 19-year-old and her family ended up posting a response to the internet...
Fox Chapel native Jack Katsonas excited for opportunity in Tampa Bay organization
Jack Kartsonas prefers to dominate one task at a time. On a recent Wednesday, the former West Virginia University standout and Fox Chapel native was only worried about the quality of the steak he was cooking and not about the challenge of leaping into minor league baseball. Kartsonas, who played...
Fox Chapel native Jack Kartsonas agrees to free agent contract with Tampa Bay Rays
Jack Kartsonas did not hear his name called during the MLB Draft on Sunday or Monday, but, soon after, he was ready to put pen to paper. The West Virginia pitcher and Fox Chapel native agreed to a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Rays after the draft. Kartsonas,...
Tim Benz: If the NCAA still wants to expand March Madness, at least fix one flaw along the way
It appears that the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournaments will not expand. For now. Thankfully. Although it does seem like just a matter of time before that happens. “The still viable outcomes include the tournaments remaining at 68 teams or expanding the fields to either 72 or 76 teams in...
Rich Rodriguez ‘blessed, fortunate’ to be back at West Virginia despite unclear QB picture
Nearly seven months after he was hired, Rich Rodriguez is still beaming about his return to West Virginia. Rodriguez originally coached for the Mountaineers from 2001-07, leading them to three straight AP top-10 finishes from 2005-07. “I’m blessed, and I’m fortunate because this doesn’t happen very often,” Rodriguez said at...
Big 12 making no official predictions, so no last-to-first narrative this year like Arizona StateVideo
FRISCO, Texas — There are no official Big 12 predictions going into this season, so there will be no last-to-first narrative like what Arizona State had in its league debut. Going into its 30th football season, the Big 12 didn’t conduct a preseason media poll predicting the order of finish...
First Call: Royals’ mound opponent for Mitch Keller under similar trade watch; 2 young Steelers getting national notice
A pair of young Pittsburgh Steelers are getting interesting recognition. Mitch Keller’s mound opponent in Kansas City has something in common with him. An ex-Duquesne Duke is receiving a look from an NBA club, and the Doak Walker Award odds feature some local running backs. All that in Tuesday’s “First...
West Virginia guard Javon Small goes to Memphis in 2nd round of NBA Draft
West Virginia guard Javon Small was picked by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 18th pick of the second round, 48th overall, of the NBA Draft on Thursday night. Small, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound Indiana native, had a big senior year for the Mountaineers, averaging 18.6 points, 5.6 assists, 4.1 rebounds and...
West Virginia football schedules future nonconference home games
The West Virginia athletic department announced opponents for several nonconference home matchups in the 2026, 2027, 2028, 2030 and 2031 seasons Tuesday. UT-Martin will face the Mountaineers for the first time Sept. 12, 2026. WVU added the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) to the 2027 (Sept. 11) and 2031 (Aug. 30)...
LSU beats West Virginia to clinch 20th CWS berth
BATON ROUGE, La. — Jake Brown hit a home run and had four RBIs, Steven Milam had two doubles and also drove in four runs and LSU beat West Virginia, 12-5, on Sunday night to sweep the best-of-three Baton Rouge Super Regional. No. 6 seed LSU (48-15) clinched the program’s...
