Notes and milestones from West Virginia's Big 12 football loss to Oklahoma. Saturday’s game marked the 15th all- time meeting between the two schools.
NORMAN, Okla. – West Virginia jumped out to a 7-0 lead on the opening drive against Oklahoma Saturday night at Gaylord Family-Memorial Stadium, but after that, though, it was all Sooners, who cruised to a 59-20 victory.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Oklahoma showed West Virginia it isn’t in the same league as the Sooners while dominating them in every facet of the game except manners during a 59-20 pummeling that put an end to the longshot dreams of reaching the Big 12 title game the Mountaineers were holding.
The West Virginia University women's basketball team defeated Pitt, 71-62, on Saturday afternoon inside the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh. The win marks the sixth straight win in the Backyard Brawl and the first since the last meeting in 2018.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia couldn't find a defensive answer for Xander Rice and the Monmouth Hawks as they fell 73-65 to the visitors in the WVU Coliseum on Friday night. Rice had half of Monmouth's 10 3-pointers in accounting for 30 points in the victory.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Monmouth came into West Virginia’s Coliseum on Friday night and slammed the Mountaineers in the face with a double dose of reality as the Hawks of the Coastal Athletic Conference outshot, outran, outhustled WVU in a startling 73-65 upset.
Game No. 1 of the Josh Eilert era at West Virginia went well, as his Mountaineer men’s basketball team defeated Missouri State 67-59 in the regular-season opener on Monday.
Collegiate baseball continues to feature the highest percentages of roster turnovers among all sports on that level of competition, with high school signees and West Virginia University baseball coach Randy Mazey has announced the addition of 19 student-athletes for the 2025 season.
West Virginia University men’s basketball interim head coach Josh Eilert has announced the signing of Carmelo Adkins to a grant-in-aid for the 2024-25 academic year.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — There is no way that Neal Brown would look at this Saturday night’s 7 p.m. meeting on FOX with Oklahoma in Norman as the most important game he has ever coached, but it may just turn out to be.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Following a season-opening, 74-39, win over Loyola Maryland, the West Virginia University women’s basketball team is set to renew the Backyard Brawl with Pitt on Saturday, Nov. 11, in its first road contest of the season.
Texas is the only Big 12 team with a chance of getting into the CFP, but even that is of the longshot variety, as the Horns will have to win out and also get some help from other teams. That shouldn't detract, though, from the race inside the league, as no fewer seven schools still have a ch…
West Virginia University (WVU) has recently added a promising wrestler to their roster, and his name alone sparks excitement.
A year ago at this time, the Oklahoma football program was in a tailspin, on its way to a very un-Soonerish 6-7 finish that included losses in seven of the final 10 games on the 2022 schedule under first-year head coach Brent Venables.
In order to get acquainted with the Big 12’s eight newcomers (both old newcomers and new newcomers), we’re doing a series to explore each.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There’s not much question that the psychology of being a football kicker weighs heavily on the execution of the job. WVU senior Michael Hayes admits that, but also notes there are some important aspects to the strength and conditioning side of things during the regular se…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Lack of depth will likely remain an issue for the Mountaineer men’s basketball team throughout the season.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WV News) — There have been so many changes in West Virginia’s basketball team since last year that analyses of what they might be like varied from day to day.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WV News) — If you Google images of Michael Hayes, the West Virginia placekicker, you eventually arrive at a photo of him sitting in a chair holding the 2021 Camellia Bowl trophy his Georgia State team had won over Ball State on his lap while enjoying a victory stogie.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Now that the Mountaineers have reached bowl eligibility, the next step in the equation is where.
West Virginia University women’s basketball coach Mark Kellogg announced the addition of two student-athletes for the 2024-25 season, as Destiny Agubata (Corona, Calif./Santiago High School) and Jordan Thomas (Carrollton, Texas/Hebron High School) have signed National Letters of Intent. The …
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With Oklahoma's two-game losing streak and its fall out of the CFP discussion, there has been little focus on West Virginia's 23-20 win over the Sooners last year, or its narrow 16-13 loss in Norman two years ago. Granted, OU has dominated the series (11-3), but the Mount…
West Virginia Basketball experienced a significant turnover during the offseason with eight players deciding to transfer. Now, these players have made their debuts with their new teams and showcased their skills on the court.
West Virginia took an early lead over South Carolina on a beautiful move and score from Luke McCormick, backed it with a penalty kick from Yutaro Tsukada, and advanced to the Sun Belt Men’s Soccer Championship with a 2-0 win over the Gamecocks in league semifinal action in Orlando, Florida, …
West Virginia University rifle coach Jon Hammond has announced the signing of three student-athletes for the 2024-25 season, with Camryn Camp, Jacob Wisman and Ashlyn Blake all signing National Letters of Intent.
West Virginia University wrestling coach Tim Flynn has announced the signings of Rune Lawrence, Shawn Taylor, Hoke Hogan, Brycen Arbogast and brothers Anthony and Joseph Clem to national letters-of-intent for the 2024-25 academic year.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va — There are two things you should be aware of as West Virginia travels to Normal, Okla., this week to play against the Sooners in what almost certainly is the most important game of the Neal Brown era with the Mountaineers.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va — Let’s first put a human face on someone who has grown to bigger-than-life proportions — be they through basketball victories, charities or indiscretions either real or imagined.
Though he’s been on the job less than 12 months, West Virginia’s first-year director of athletics Wren Baker has already had to make some significant decisions on the school’s head coaching situations.
The West Virginia golf and volleyball teams each announced the signings of three student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. They will enroll at WVU for the 2024-25 academic year
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia University women’s basketball team defeated Loyola Maryland, 74-39, on Tuesday evening inside the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, to secure the first victory of first-year coach Mark Kellogg’s tenure.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia's men's basketball team got off to a good start in the 2023-24 season with a win over Missouri State at the Coliseum. Here are more looks at the action in the debut win for interim head coach Josh Eilert.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Anyone who has followed athletics, be they professional or collegiate, understands that we live in a “me-first” world athletically, a point driven home on the professional level through free agency and in college through the transfer portal.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WV News) — In the aftermath of West Virginia’s opening victory over Missouri State for Josh Eilert’s first coaching win, a colleague approached and offered up the assessment of what he had seen, noting that he felt WVU’s lack of depth would be their undoing.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- It's another fun session in the film room, and we don't even need cushions on our metal chairs to make it so. We're looking at Garrett Greene's progress in decision-making, a couple of places WVU can continue to shore up its defense, and an admittedly small item that mig…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Mountaineer football team has spent the last four months with a big chip on its shoulder.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Exclusive images from West Virginia's 67-59 win over Missouri State. Jesse Edwards had a 13-point, 13-reobund double double and the Mountaineers went 16-20 from the free throw line to make Josh Eilert's debut a happy one.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Postgame interviews following West Virginia's 67-59 win over Missouri State in the 2023-24 men's basketball season opener. The Mountaineers shook off a terrible first half of shooting (4-32, 12.5%) to make 18 shots in the second, including six 3-pointers, in the win.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Despite a first-half shooting nightmare, West Virginia fought back to take a 67-59 win from Missouri State in Monday night’s regular-season opener at the WVU Coliseum, presenting Josh Eilert with his first victory as the Mountaineers’ head coach.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — It was just a few minutes before they rolled out the carpet at the Coliseum for the first time this year and the first time in the post-Bob Huggins era and Josh Eilert was standing behind the West Virginia bench knowing his dream was about to become true.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — The West Virginia University women’s basketball team is set to open its 2023-24 season on Tuesday, Nov. 7, as the Mountaineers welcome Loyola Maryland to the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — He came to town five years ago asking the West Virginia fans to “trust the climb” and they eagerly agreed to do so, neither of them realizing just how difficult it would be as the game of college football changed around them.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — It may be stretching the definition of a crucial play to attempt to come up with one in West Virginia’s 37-7 victory over BYU on Saturday night in Milan Puskar Stadium, considering the domination the Mountaineers displayed over the Big 12 neophytes.
Senior Yutaro Tsukada of the West Virginia University men’s soccer team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week presented by University Apartments.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- More images from another excellent day for Mountaineer fans, in which the WVU football team dismantled BYU for its sixth win of the season.
Nov. 6 – Rich Braham, a football and basketball letterman at Morgantown’s University High and eventual Mountaineer offensive tackle (1990-93), was born on this date. As a senior, he was a second-team All-American and All-Big East selection who helped lead the 1993 team to a perfect 11-0 regu…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) -- Opening day of the 2023-24 West Virginia basketball program is about to dawn and if anyone saw what lie ahead when we put last season to rest, let him step forward.
A trio of second half goals propelled the No. 7 West Virginia University men’s soccer team to a 3-1 victory over Georgia State in the Sun Belt Championship quarterfinals on Sunday. The Mountaineers advance to the semifinals against the winner of the UCF-South Carolina match on Wednesday nigh…
WVU head coach Neal Brown said he hadn’t talked much with his team about bowl eligibility before the Mountaineers earned that status with a 37-7 thumping of BYU. And all things considered, that’s probably good, as reaching that threshold isn’t nearly the mark of achievement it used to be. Wi…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The mantra used over and over by Colorado head coach Deion Sanders this season applies perfectly to West Virginia’s freshman running back Jaheim White.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- More looks from another nighttime win at Mountaineer Field, where West Virginia scored on six of its first seven possessions in a 37-7 win over BYU.
Notes and milestones from West Virginia's 37-7 football win over BYU:
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – For a team picked to finish dead last in the 14-team Big 12 Conference’s preseason poll, you would think gaining bowl eligibility would be a big deal.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Photos from West Virginia's decisive 37-7 win over BYU. The Mountaineers held the visiting Cougars to 67 rushing yards while racking up 567 yards of total offense in the victory.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Postgame interviews from West Virginia's 37-7 football throttling of BYU. The Mountaineers piled up 336 rushing yards in taking control of the game from the outset and moving to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the Big 12.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — We all turned the clock back at 2 a.m. Sunday morning, just a few hours after West Virginia turned the clock back at Mountaineer Field while beating up on a defenseless BYU team, 37-7, to clinch a bowl bid.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia dominated from beginning to end Saturday night in scoring a 37-7 victory over BYU at Mountaineer Field.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – While the tailgaters were enjoying a beautiful fall afternoon outside Mountaineer Field, West Virginia's football team arrived at the stadium.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Imagine, if you will, John Lennon sitting down to write his song “Imagine”, without the words coming to him.
In order to get better acquainted with the Big 12’s eight newcomers (both old newcomers and new newcomers), we’re doing a series to explore each.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Some would call it luck, that the first of two interceptions West Virginia cornerback Beanie Bishop gathered in during Saturday’s 41-28 Mountaineer victory over Central Florida bounced off the hands of his receiver and then was kicked into the air by his foot to…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It's tough getting a handle on BYU - WVU's third new league foe of the 2023 season. The Cougars produced very good passing attacks against Kansas and Texas this year, but QB Kedon Slovis -- familiar to Mountaineer fans after he helped engineer a win with Pitt last season …
West Virginia's basketball program was in need of a shot of good news after suffering several recent hits to its player availability. It got one on Thursday evening, and although it won't help this year's team, the addition of Carmelo Adkins to next year's class is definitely a welcome development.
West Virginia’s 2024 baseball schedule features early trips to Florida, North Carolina and Kentucky in front of 30 Big 12 games, part of a 56-game slate that begins in mid-February.
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