In a game that would have been better served being played in the Mylan Park Aquatic Center than through a downpour in Boone Pickens Stadium in the not-so-aptly named town of Stillwater, Oklahoma, West Virginia found a life raft in the person of running back Jaylen Anderson and defeated Oklah… Read moreAnderson's TD runs lead Mountaineers past Oklahoma State 24-19
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia will play what may be the most meaningful meaningless football game in its history when it closes out the 2022 season with a noon game Saturday at Oklahoma State. Read moreWVU football: Mountaineers wrap up season at Oklahoma State
One of the defining characteristics, unfortunately, of Neal Brown’s tenure at West Virginia University has been poor discipline in the area of penalties and game management. Read moreWVU football: Mistakes continue to haunt Mountaineers
MORGANTOWN — Will Howard threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, Cincere Mason returned an interception for a TD and No. 19 Kansas State moved closer to a berth in the Big 12 championship game by beating West Virginia 48-31 on Saturday. Read moreKansas State knocks Mountaineers out of bowl consideration
On Monday morning, WVU president E. Gordon Gee announced that athletic director Shane Lyons has been relieved of his duties. Rob Alsop, WVU's vice president for strategic initiatives, has been named as the interim athletic director. Read moreShane Lyons out as WVU athletic director; Alsop named interim
When the football schedule hits November, roster depth becomes one of the more important aspects of the college game. With injuries and attrition, the play of backups and role performers becomes more important than ever. Read moreSecondary injuries plaguing Mountaineers
Pitt and West Virginia will meet for the 189th time on the basketball court Friday night when the Mountaineers travel to the Petersen Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. Read moreOld rivals WVU, Pitt square off with new faces
MORGANTOWN — Emmitt Matthews scored 15 points in his return to West Virginia, Tre Mitchell added 13 points in his first game in nine months and the Mountaineers opened the season with a 76-58 victory over Mount St. Mary’s on Monday night. Read moreMatthews, Mitchell, Stevenson lead WVU over Mount St. Mary's
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s running game will clearly be hampered when the Mountaineers travel to Iowa State for Saturday’s game against the Cyclones. Read moreWVU football: Injuries will hamper Mountaineers' running game
MORGANTOWN — You can have all the computers you want, armed by trained analysts, and toss in even a little artificial intelligence to go with the human intelligence as a football coach. Read moreNo. 7 TCU stays unbeaten with 41-31 win over Mountaineers
After four years of mediocrity, TCU has experienced a return to excellence under first-year head coach Sonny Dykes. Read moreWVU football: New coach has Horned Frogs hoppin'
LUBBOCK, Texas — Behren Morton threw two touchdown passes, Tahj Brooks ran for two scores and Texas Tech used a fast start to beat West Virginia 48-10 on Saturday. Read moreMorton, Brooks lead Texas Tech's 48-10 romp over Mountaineers
Somebody’s streak had to end. Read moreChuck Landon: Baylor still winless at WVU
MORGANTOWN — As the football season nears the halfway point, it’s not as if improvement is tossed away as a goal, but it’s also unrealistic to believe that most teams can make major gains in multiple areas. Read moreMountaineer passing game key in battle with Baylor
Prior to the season, a major talking point of West Virginia coaches when it came to the secondary was the ability and willingness to play more man-to-man coverage. Read moreWVU football: Mountaineers not finding success in man-to-man coverage
Prior to the season, a major talking point of West Virginia coaches when it came to the secondary was the ability and willingness to play more man-to-man coverage. Read moreWVU football: Mountaineers not finding success in man-to-man coverage
MORGANTOWN — Bob Huggins continues the rebuild of his WVU men’s basketball team, blending nine new pieces with five returnees with the hope of improving on last year’s 16-17 mark. Read moreWVU basketball: Huggins teaching some new habits, breaking old ones
There have been encouraging signs from Texas’ defense after finishing 100th nationally in 2021, yielding 425.6 yards per game last season and 99th in scoring defense at 31.1 points allowed per contest. Read moreMountaineers flashing balance with suddenly potent running attack
When it comes to what makes it so difficult to prepare for the Texas offense, West Virginia defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley said one could simply pick a number from zero through 10. Read moreMountaineer defense to be tested no matter who plays for Texas
MORGANTOWN — Don’t look now but college basketball is upon us. Read moreHuggins optimistic for new season
Travel oddities, woes and less-than-optimal game operations were just some of the sidelights of West Virginia’s trip to Blacksburg for the Virginia Tech game. Read moreOutcome at Virginia Tech overcame off-field issues
BLACKSBURG, Va. — About the only thing keeping Virginia Tech hanging around for three quarters was the fact that three times on Thursday night, West Virginia settled for field goals instead of touchdowns in the red zone. Read moreWVU football: WVU rediscovered its run defense against Virginia Tech
BLACKSBURG, Va. — A famed team entrance accompanied by a classic rock song, a trophy, a prime-time kickoff and a loud, hostile environment — Thursday night’s battle for the Black Diamond Trophy between West Virginia and host Virginia Tech had all the elements that make a college football riv… Read moreHostile environment, tough start to season made Virginia Tech win even sweeter
West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons unveiled the 2022-23 men’s basketball schedule Friday morning. Read moreWVU men’s basketball schedule includes 13 nonconference games, full Big 12 slate
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have suspended Ime Udoka for a full year, banning the coach who led them to the NBA Finals last spring for the entire 2022-23 season over what two people with knowledge of the matter said was an improper relationship with a member of the organization. Read moreWVU hoops alum Joe Mazzulla takes over as interim coach of Celtics
BLACKSBURG, Va. — With a muffed punt, a fumble, struggles in the red zone and a couple of inopportune penalties over the first three quarters, some of the same mistakes that have plagued West Virginia under coach Neal Brown followed the Mountaineers to Blacksburg, Virginia on Thursday. Read moreWVU topples Hokies 33-10
It’s going to be loud, it’s going to be heated and, for West Virginia and Virginia Tech, both of which have rugged conference schedules ahead, it’s going to be important. Read moreRaucous environment, pivotal game await Mountaineers on Thursday
NCAA Division I women’s tennis is returning to Kanawha City this week. Read moreCollege tennis: Marshall, WVU to host Thunder in the Mountains event
At least for one game — a 65-7 whitewashing of FCS Towson last Saturday — the West Virginia defense seemed to get back on track. Read moreWVU football: Grant Wells leads Virginia Tech offense vs. Mountaineers
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia achieved most everything it wanted — most everything it NEEDED — in Saturday’s 65-7 blistering of Towson. Read moreWVU football: Mountaineers get jolt of confidence with Towson blowout
MORGANTOWN — No matter how lopsided, a victory over FCS opponent Towson on Saturday wasn’t going to alleviate all the heat and pressure on West Virginia’s coaching staff and program. Read moreWVU football: Mountaineers get much-needed 65-7 victory over Towson
If there was a bright spot along the defensive front in West Virginia’s 55-42 overtime loss to Kansas last week, Mountaineer coaches say that Sean Martin was undoubtedly it. Read moreWVU football: Bluefield product Sean Martin rounding into form in year three
Facing the media, trying to explain what went wrong was a place WVU defensive coordinator Jordan Lesley was hardly used to. Read moreMountaineer defense hoping to learn from its failures
From where Neal Brown and his coaching staff stand, there’s nowhere for West Virginia to go but forward. Read moreBrown says focus is internal after disappointing start
MORGANTOWN — The dejection in Neal Brown’s voice and the despondence on his face told the story in the postgame press conference after a 55-42 overtime loss to Kansas on Saturday night at Milan Puskar Stadium. Read moreWVU football: Frustration abounds after loss to Kansas
Chuck Landon grades the Herd … Marshall 26, Notre Dame 21 Read moreChuck Landon: Chuck's report card
MORGANTOWN — In the moments after the game’s final play, there was a bit of confusion over the game’s final score. Read moreMountaineers fall to 0-2 after overtime loss to Kansas
Of all the positive takeaways to be had from West Virginia’s 38-31 loss at Pitt last Thursday, the performance of transfer quarterback JT Daniels certainly ranked near the top of the list. Read moreWVU football: Daniels shows leadership, toughness in debut
There were certainly positives to take away from West Virginia’s offense in the Mountaineers’ 38-31 loss at Pitt last week. Read moreWVU football: Drops, penalties at the top of Harrell's list this week
West Virginia’s 38-31 loss at Pitt, a game that featured seven lead changes with neither team leading by more than seven points, was about as painful an opener as any Mountaineer fan could imagine. Read moreMountaineer defense looks to move on from Pitt loss, shore up tackling woes
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — If there is a real worry to come out of West Virginia's 38-31 emotion-sapping Backyard Brawl loss to No. 17 Pitt, it is about whether the loss could be shucked aside and the emotional gas tank upon which football teams are powered could be refilled for this week… Read moreWVU players say Pitt loss serves as motivation for season
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — If there is a real worry to come out of West Virginia’s 38-31 emotion-sapping Backyard Brawl loss to No. 17 Pitt, it is whether the loss could be shucked aside and the emotional gas tank upon which football teams are powered could be refilled for this week’s Kan… Read moreWVU players say Pitt loss serves as motivation for season
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — This one came at us out of left field, so to speak.Perhaps a better idiom would be, considering that it is football oriented, that it blindsided us all, but no matter, it wasn't exactly what you would be expecting to hear one week into a new football season.It c… Read moreCould Jimbo come home?
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The No. 17-ranked West Virginia women’s soccer team returns to Morgantown on Thursday to play host to Clemson at 7 p.m. at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.It’s Defend Dlesk Fan Appreciation Night, and fans will have opportunities to win raffle prizes throughout the match. The c… Read moreWVU women's soccer welcomes Clemson on Thursday night
MORGANTOWN — The most pressing — and depressing — question to come out of Thursday night’s Backyard Brawl West Virginia loss to Pitt to open the 2022 football season was not whether or not WVU coach Neal Brown should have punted or gone for it on fourth-and-inches near midfield with about si… Read moreWVU football: Ford-Wheaton derserved a better fate
PITTSBURGH — It wasn’t quite 13-9. Read moreWVU falls 38-31 to No. 17 Pitt in Backyard Brawl
A strong performance in the Cape Cod League can mean hundreds of thousands, even millions of dollars difference in a baseball contract. Read moreWVU pitcher Hampton impresses in Cape Cod League
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The No. 18-ranked West Virginia men’s soccer team concludes its two-match road trip by traveling to Penn State on Friday. Kickoff at Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pennsylvania, is set for 7 p.m.Fans can follow along with all of the action with live stats, courtesy of … Read moreMountaineers make their way to Happy Valley
MORGANTOWN — WVU senior defensive lineman Dante Stills sat at the podium on Monday during press conferences ahead of Thursday’s game at Pitt, knee shaking, eyes wide. Read moreEmotion, execution both key as WVU prepares for Brawl
MORGANTOWN — Since the beginning of spring practices, much has been made by the West Virginia coaching staff and players about the experience and improvement of the Mountaineer offensive line. Read moreWVU football: Offensive line key to unlocking downfield passing game against Pitt
MORGANTOWN — What seemed like little more than formality in April became reality on Monday. Read moreWVU football: Daniels named starting quarterback as Brown unveils WVU depth chart
Nobody puts the “Backyard Brawl” into better perspective than Dante Stills. Read moreChuck Landon: Stills grew up with 'Backyard Brawl'
MORGANTOWN — Out for spring practices and the first couple of weeks of preseason camp, redshirt junior tight end Mike O’Laughlin’s status remained unknown until West Virginia coach Neal Brown updated the media last week, saying O’Laughlin was back and should be ready for the season opener at… Read moreWVU football: O'Laughlin's return bolsters diverse tight end room
West Virginia’s hiring of offensive coordinator Graham Harrell, who is also serving as the Mountaineers’ quarterbacks coach, sent several dominoes falling in different directions. Read moreWVU football: Reagan enjoys coaching evolving tight end position
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — As the buildup to the renewal of the Backyard Brawl between West Virginia and Pitt was just starting up, someone asked Dante Stills just what the game meant to him.The game, which will be played at 8 p.m. Thursday in Pittsburgh before a sold-out crowd and a nati… Read moreBrawl still resonates with WVU players
Some returners, some acquisitions and some holes to fill — it would seem to be a normal year for West Virginia or any other football program. Read moreWVU: Mountaineers with high expectations entering 2022 season
The coincidences are amazingly compelling. Read moreChuck Landon: Coincidences abound in ‘Backyard Brawl’
West Virginia senior transfer Jasir Cox believes he brings more to Morgantown than just versatility and a key piece in the defensive backfield. Read moreWVU football: Cox brings championship mentality to Morgantown
By now, Casey Legg’s journey from Cross Lanes Christian, a high school without a football team, to becoming the starting kicker at West Virginia University is well documented. Read moreWVU football: Legg leans on simplicity, routine and mental preparation through pressure moments
Trying to prognosticate anything in this year’s Big 12 is a lot like playing the shell game, with coiled rattlesnakes lurking under two of the three shells. Read moreRyan Pritt: Predicting WVU's 2022 season
For a former pitcher, Wyatt Milum is a heckuva offensive tackle. Read moreChuck Landon: WVU's Moore praises Milum
When two quarterbacks transferred to Virginia Tech in the offseason, there was an immediate question for the Hokies as to which would beat out the other for the starting job. Read moreGrant Wells wins VT quarterback job
West Virginia assistant Jeff Koonz fielded questions during a media session on Monday, and with two responsibilities — special teams coordinator and inside linebackers coach — those inquiries covered a wide range. Read moreWVU football: Speed setting linebacker corps apart
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — The way West Virginia plays its unique defense, the position they dub "the Bandit" is crucial to its success.But just what the heck is "the Bandit" and how you would he define the perfect "Bandit"?That was the question dropped upon Jared Bartlett, the personific… Read moreWVU bandit Jared Bartlett lives up to the name
Ryan Switzer’s NFL career may have just officially ended in July, yet he’s already working on a new beginning. Read moreRyan Switzer starting a new chapter in Morgantown
