Javon Small scores 23 points and West Virginia routs Iona 86-43Video
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Javon Small scored 23 points, including five 3-pointers, Tucker DeVries added 13 points and West Virginia routed Iona, 86-43, on Wednesday night. Johnathan Powell scored 11 points, and Amani Hansberry had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Mountaineers (3-1). Small had five rebounds, five assists...
Pitt men’s soccer awarded No. 2 overall seed for NCAA Tournament; Robert Morris, WVU also qualify
Pitt’s men’s soccer team was rewarded for a strong regular season with the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament on Monday. The Panthers (12-5) earned a first-round bye and will host the winner of Cornell and Fordham at 5 p.m. Sunday, in the round of 32. Ohio State...
QB Garrett Greene returns, but West Virginia loses at home to BaylorVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sawyer Robertson threw for a career-high 329 yards and three touchdowns, Bryson Washington ran for three scores and caught a TD pass, and Baylor won its fourth straight, beating West Virginia, 49-35, on Saturday. Baylor (6-4, 4-3 Big 12) became bowl eligible for the third time under...
Pitt roughs up West Virginia in Backyard Brawl
The Pitt/West Virginia rivalry is called the Backyard Brawl, and Pitt’s Guillermo Diaz Graham was ready to take that label literally only 34 seconds into the Panthers’ 86-62 victory Friday night at Petersen Events Center. Diaz Graham was hit in the mouth while trying to block a shot by West...
Baylor, West Virginia can become bowl eligible as both try to build on modest winning streaksVideo
Baylor (5-4, 3-3 Big 12) at West Virginia (5-4, 4-2) When: 4 p.m. Saturday (ESPN2) Odds: Baylor by 3 Series record: West Virginia leads 8-4 What’s at stake? Either team will become bowl eligible with a win. Baylor is coming off a bye week and is riding a three-game winning...
‘Basketball Brawl’ at The Pete provides charged atmosphere that will test Pitt, WVU
When Jeff Capel accepted the Pitt coaching job in 2018, he turned to some trusted friends in the Pittsburgh professional sports scene to get a sense of what to expect. “People … would tell me when (Pitt basketball) had it going (under former coaches Ben Howland and Jamie Dixon), this...
West Virginia forces 3 key turnovers in road win at Cincinnati
CINCINNATI — Nicco Marchiol threw for one touchdown and ran for another, and West Virginia’s defense forced Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby into three turnovers Saturday afternoon, which led to 17 points in the Mountaineers’ 31-24 win over the Bearcats. It’s the fourth straight win for the Mountaineers (5-4, 4-2 Big...
New defensive coordinator, West Virginia face improved Cincinnati teamVideo
West Virginia (4-4, 3-2 Big 12) at Cincinnati (5-3, 3-2) Time: Noon Saturday (FS1) Odds: Cincinnati by 4 1/2. Series record: West Virginia leads 17-3-1. What’s at stake? Cincinnati can clinch bowl eligibility. A win would also double the Bearcats’ overall win total from a season ago. Cincinnati hasn’t beaten...
West Virginia routs Robert Morris in debut of Mountaineers coach
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tucker DeVries scored 18 points, Javon Small added 15 and West Virginia routed Robert Morris, 87-59, on Monday in the debut of new Mountaineers coach Darian DeVries. Darian DeVries was hired in March after six seasons at Drake, replacing interim coach Josh Eilert. Tucker DeVries is a...
Women’s basketball preview: 1st-time head coach Chandler McCabe aims to get Robert Morris back on track
When Chandler McCabe flew to Pittsburgh in March to be introduced as Robert Morris’ women’s basketball coach, it snowed. Welcome to Western Pennsylvania, Florida girl. But the frosty weather couldn’t cool the Orlando native’s enthusiasm to step into her first head coaching job. Hired March 18, McCabe will try to...
West Virginia fires defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley, names Jeff Koonz interim DC
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia fired defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley on Tuesday. Inside linebackers coach Jeff Koonz will replace Lesley for the rest of the season, coach Neal Brown said. West Virginia’s injury-riddled secondary has struggled all season. The Mountaineers (4-4, 3-2 Big 12) are surrendering 9.3 yards per pass...
Marchiol throws for 2 TDs, West Virginia scores on 3 fourth downs to beat Arizona 31-26Video
TUCSON, Ariz. — Nicco Marchiol threw for two touchdowns, and West Virginia scored three times on fourth downs to beat Arizona, 31-26, on Saturday night. Marchiol got his second career start after Garrett Greene was injured against Kansas State last week and was sharp, throwing for 198 yards on 18-of-22...
West Virginia, Arizona aiming to get back on track after losing streaksVideo
West Virginia (3-4, 2-2 Big 12) at Arizona (3-4, 1-3) When: 7 p.m. Saturday TV: FS1 Odds: Arizona by 3 1/2. Series record: First meeting. What’s at stake? Both teams need wins to try to salvage their seasons. Arizona has dropped three straight after being ranked as high as No....
New coach Darian DeVries, son Tucker tasked with turning things around at West Virginia
West Virginia (9-23, 4-14 Big 12) New West Virginia coach Darian DeVries brought his son, Tucker, with him from Drake to try to establish some cohesiveness for a team that lost nearly its entire roster. Darian DeVries led the Bulldogs to six straight 20-win seasons and three NCAA Tournament appearances....
West Virginia thumped by Kansas State in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Avery Johnson threw three touchdown passes, Marques Sigle returned an interception for a touchdown and No. 17 Kansas State beat West Virginia, 45-18, on Saturday night. The Wildcats (6-1, 3-1 Big 12) are off to their best start since 2014. West Virginia (3-4, 2-2) lost its third...
Rocco Becht, Carson Hansen lead No. 11 Iowa State over West Virginia for 1st 6-0 start since 1938
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht believes the Cyclones have yet to hit their peak during their best start in 86 years. Carson Hansen rushed for three scores, Becht threw a touchdown pass and No. 11 Iowa State beat West Virginia, 28-16, on Saturday night. The Cyclones (6-0,...
Improving West Virginia hosts No. 11 Iowa State
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell knows how good his team has been on the road. He also needs no reminder what happened to the Cyclones the last time they traveled to West Virginia. The Mountaineers picked apart the Big 12’s top defense in 2021, and an Iowa...
Big 12 coaches pick Kansas as preseason favorite, West Virginia slated for 13th in men’s basketball poll
IRVING, Texas — Big 12 coaches tabbed Kansas as the preseason favorite to win a conference that had nine of its current teams make the NCAA Tournament last season. The Jayhawks were picked ahead of Houston, Iowa State, Baylor and league-newcomer Arizona in a vote by the conference’s 16 coaches...
Texas Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia carrying the banner for holdovers in new-look Big 12Video
STILLWATER, Okla. — Texas Tech leads several holdover programs standing tall in the new-look Big 12. The conference has added eight schools the past two years, and several are affecting the race to reach the title game. But longtime members Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia are carrying the banner...
Jahiem White rushes for 158 yards as West Virginia runs over Oklahoma StateVideo
STILLWATER, Okla. — Jahiem White ran for 158 yards and a touchdown, and West Virginia rolled past Oklahoma State, 38-14, on Saturday afternoon. Garrett Greene passed for 159 yards and rushed for 86, and CJ Donaldson Jr. added 77 yards rushing and two scores for the Mountaineers (3-2, 2-0 Big...
Oklahoma State looks to end 2-game losing skid when West Virginia visitsVideo
West Virginia (2-2, 1-0 Big 12) at Oklahoma State (3-2, 0-2) Saturday, 4 p.m. (ESPN2) BetMGM College Football Odds: Oklahoma State by 4 1/2. Series record: Oklahoma State leads 10-5. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Oklahoma State was picked to finish third in the Big 12 preseason poll and was expected to...
West Virginia men’s basketball to open season against Robert Morris
West Virginia’s men’s basketball team will play an expanded 20 Big 12 Conference games this season, along with 11 nonconference games. The Mountaineers’ schedule released Thursday includes 18 games at WVU Coliseum, including the season-opener Nov. 4 against Robert Morris. WVU, with first-year coach Darian DeVries, will play its first...
Garrett Greene throws 2 late TD passes as West Virginia edges KansasVideo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Garrett Greene threw a 15-yard touchdown pass to Rodney Gallagher with 26 seconds left to lift West Virginia to a 32-28 victory over Kansas in their Big 12 opener Saturday. The Mountaineers (2-2) overcame an 11-point deficit and withstood a lightning delay of about two hours with...
West Virginia, Kansas hope to turn things around when they meet in Big 12 openerVideo
Kansas (1-2) at West Virginia (1-2) When: Noon Saturday TV: ESPN2 Odds: West Virginia by 2 1/2. Series record: West Virginia leads 10-2. What’s at stake? Kansas and West Virginia are hoping to get off to a good start in the Big 12 after subpar showings in nonconference play. The...
With nonconference play wrapped, West Virginia must address ominous trends in secondary
There are plenty of ways to demonstrate toughness on the gridiron: mentally, physically, individually and positionally. In the 107th Backyard Brawl on Saturday at Acrisure Stadium, the West Virginia Mountaineers checked many, if not all, of those boxes. That was, at least, until the final 3 minutes, 8 seconds of...
