Back from ‘dark place,’ WVU product Will Grier lives out dream
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Will Grier’s first practice Friday morning as a Carolina Panther was rainy and unremarkable. What was remarkable, however, is that Grier was there at all. It wasn’t that many years ago that Grier was sitting alongside his dad and his other relatives in Section 229 at Bank...
Ex-West Virginia QB Will Grier’s education begins with Panthers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rookie quarterback Will Grier got in his first work with the Carolina Panthers this weekend, and Cam Newton continued to be limited — even on the kickball field. Grier, the team’s rookie third-round draft pick out of West Virginia, threw for the first time with his new...
Summer bonding: Pitt, Duquesne, WVU basketball plan overseas trips
College basketball season will start early for Pitt, Duquesne and West Virginia. The three teams will take advantage of an NCAA rule that permits teams to travel outside the U.S. where they can hold 10 practices and play exhibition games against international opponents. Comprehensive 2019 Foreign Tour List. There will...
Penn State, West Virginia, Pitt teams recognized for academic progress
A total of 11 teams at Penn State, Pitt and West Virginia earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for outstanding academic progress based on scores from the 2014-15 through 2017-18 school years. The awards are presented annually to teams finishing among the top 10 percent of their respective sport. Among the...
West Virginia WR Marcus Simms expected to transfer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia wide receiver Marcus Simms is looking to transfer. The school confirmed Monday that Simms has put his name into the NCAA’s transfer portal. Rather than play for new coach Neal Brown after Dana Holgorsen left for Houston, Simms wrote Sunday on Twitter, “On to another...
WVU players go back to back again
West Virginia players went back to back for the second consecutive round Saturday when the Seattle Seahawks took wide receiver Gary Jennings, and the New York Jets selected tight end Trevon Wesco in the fourth round (picks 120 and 121). Jennings, 6-foot-1, 214, enjoyed an outstanding junior season, rising to...
WVU’s Grier, Cajuste go to Panthers, Patriots near end of third round
West Virginia quarterback Will Grier and offensive tackle Yodny Cajuste were picked back-to-back near the end of the third round Friday night. Grier, who grew up in Charlotte, N.C., went to the Carolina Panthers with the 101st overall pick and was the fifth quarterback chosen over the first three rounds....
Hampton grad Rachel Hornung completes successful season at West Virginia
Rachel Hornung is a hard worker and a perfectionist. The two-time Junior Olympic National Championship qualifier in high school sacrificed many things for her love of gymnastics. After accepting a scholarship to West Virginia, she got an opportunity to compete against some of the top schools in the country, such...
WVU’s Sagaba Konate declares for NBA Draft
WVU’s all-time leading shot blocker is taking a shot at the NBA. Junior center Sagaba Konate declared for the NBA Draft, the university announced Monday. Although Konate plans to sign with an agent, he still would remain eligible to withdraw by May 2019 to return for his senior season under...
2 more West Virginia basketball players seeking transfers
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two more West Virginia men’s basketball players are looking to transfer and reduce coach Bob Huggins’ already-thin roster for the 2019-20 season. The school said forwards Lamont West and Andrew Gordon have put their names into the NCAA’s transfer portal. West started about half of the Mountaineers’...
West Virginia knocks off No. 7 Texas Tech, reaches 12 tourney semifinals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Emmitt Mathews scored a career-high 28 points as 10th-seeded West Virginia upset No. 7 Texas Tech, 79-74, in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday night. West Virginia (14-19) advances to the semifinals, against either No. 17 Kansas or Texas, on Friday night. Jarrett...
West Virginia beats Oklahoma in Big 12 Tournament on overturned call
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — West Virginia held on to beat Oklahoma, 72-71, in the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday night when the Sooners’ Christian James, who appeared to knock down a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to force overtime, was ruled to have had his foot on the line. The officials overturned their...
West Virginia drops regular-season finale at Oklahoma State
STILLWATER, Okla. — Lindy Waters scored 19 points to lead Oklahoma State to an 85-77 victory over West Virginia on Saturday. Waters was one of five players to score in double figures as OSU pushed its record to 12-19 on the season and 5-13 in the Big 12. Yor Anei...
Jermaine Haley’s career game powers West Virginia past Iowa State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jermaine Haley scored a career-high 28 points as West Virginia pulled off an upset of Iowa State, 90-75, on Wednesday night. Derek Culver picked up his eighth double-double this season with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Lamont West added 12 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan McCabe finished...
West Virginia continues slide, loses at Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. — Jamal Bieniemy was calm under pressure. The freshman guard scored a season-high 22 points and made 8 of 10 free throws in the closing minutes to help Oklahoma beat West Virginia, 92-80, on Saturday. Oklahoma led by 13 when West Virginia coach Bob Huggins had his team...
West Virginia defeats Jamie Dixon, TCU in triple OT
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — TCU’s Jamie Dixon and his team came to Morgantown needing to take care of business. The Horned Frogs failed, falling to West Virginia, 104-96, in a triple-overtime thriller behind standout performances from the Mountaineers’ Derek Culver and Jordan McCabe on Tuesday night. Culver had 22 points and...
WVU football hires former Seton Hill assistant
West Virginia football coach Neal Brown continued to add to his staff on Tuesday, hiring Tyler Hancock as the senior analyst (special teams) and former Seton Hill assistant Scott Gasper as the offensive recruiting coordinator. “Tyler and Scott bring a lot of football experience and are strong additions to the...
West Virginia falters late, loses to Baylor
WACO, Texas — Mario Kegler had 23 points and 10 rebounds, including a 3-pointer that gave Baylor the lead for good and six free throws in the final minute, in an 82-75 win over West Virginia on Saturday. In a game that featured more fouls (51) than field goals made...
Save the dates: WVU vs. Alabama in 2026, ’27
West Virginia will play Alabama in a two-game home-and-away football series in the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The first game will be in Morgantown on Sept. 5, 2026, and the second will be played in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Sept. 4, 2027. “With its great tradition and history, it will be...
West Virginia adds to football coaching staff
West Virginia football coach Neal Brown announced Wednesday the hiring of Coleman Barnes as the associate athletics director for football external affairs. Barnes will work together with the athletics administration and external units to further the WVU brand. He will promote new ideas, development and growth to help position the...
Big 12 leader Kansas State pulls away from struggling West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Barry Brown scored 21 points and No. 23 Kansas State beat West Virginia, 65-51, on Monday night to remain atop the Big 12 standings. A 14-0 run midway through the second half, led by a couple of 3-pointers by Xavier Sneed, gave the Wildcats (20-6, 10-3) their...
No. 14 Kansas routs short-handed, cold-shooting West Virginia
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Devon Dotson drove through a crowd of West Virginia players, stopped in his tracks and passed the ball across the key, finding K.J. Lawson alone in the corner. Without hesitation, Lawson sunk his third 3-pointer of the game before running down the court celebrating with his brother,...
WVU football coach adds Trickett to staff
West Virginia’s new football coach Neal Brown has hired Travis Trickett, the son of former Mountaineer assistant Rick Trickett, to his staff. The younger Trickett will be on the offensive side of the ball. His assignment will be decided on a later date. Ricky Trickett was a student assistant at...
Pair of starters kicked off WVU men’s basketball team
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia starters Esa Ahmad and Wes Harris were dismissed from the team for undisclosed violations of athletic department policies. The Mountaineers announced the dismissals Monday night without elaboration. Ahmad was the team’s third-leading scorer this season at 12 points per game and the third-leading rebounder at...
West Virginia no match for improving Texas
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Texas proved Saturday night that they might be heating up at the right time. Courtney Ramey tied a career-high with 19 points as the Longhorns beat West Virginia, 75-53. Texas (14-10, 6-5 Big 12) dominated just about every facet of the game to pick up its third...
