WVU Sports

I know, last season’s WVU prediction was a disaster. I didn’t think coaching would be a problem with Pat White, Noel Devine, a veteran offensive line and a solid defense. Didn’t think the Mountaineers could lose to East Carolina or Colorado. Or Cincinnati. Or Pitt. Silly ol’ me. Now, though, all the information is in, [...]

MORGANTOWN – Here was the realistic hope for Eugene Smith right from the time he signed his letter of intent in February and then arrived in Morgantown in June: By some point early in the season he would progress far enough that he could assume West Virginia’s backup quarterback role. Well, apparently it’s not even [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – If Coach Bill Stewart is sincere in his desire to make throwing the football more than a passing fancy at West Virginia, then the Mountaineers will need more players to catch it. “When I heard that last spring, I was excited,” WVU redshirt freshman receiver J.D. Woods said. “It let me know [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia is trying a second center on its new-look offensive line, and plans to look at a third in Saturday’s camp-closing scrimmage. The Mountaineers are not panicking, but merely experimenting. “We’re evaluating things every scrimmage trying to find different things out there,” offensive line coach Dave Johnson said. “It’s not a [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – During three years of mostly watching from the sidelines while Pat White rewrote West Virginia’s record books, Jarrett Brown served as backup and waited for his own time to come. The quarterback could have taken his chances playing elsewhere, knowing that White, a year ahead of him, was the backbone of [...]

Yes, rookie quarterback Pat White still has miles to go. Sure, he must still prove that he has a strong enough arm to be a quality NFL quarterback. But what I saw first hand Monday night from White is something that you can’t teach. I saw quickness. Not just your normal “hey, look at him [...]

MIAMI GARDENS – For a guy that had just gone 2 of 7 passing with his first professional interception, Pat White certainly wore a wide smile late Monday night. After the crucible he’s been through in training camp the past two weeks, facing the Jacksonville Jaguars in a preseason game must have felt like a [...]

MORGANTOWN – On Wednesday afternoon, West Virginia’s offensive line was out working before any other position, save for the punters. Assistant coach Dave Johnson had his unit going over plays. The linemen tiptoed through the tape “ropes,” doing what they called the “Ickey Shuffle” and “Duck Dance.” But there was also other shuffling going on [...]

MORGANTOWN – When West Virginia began its second full-scale scrimmage of the preseason Wednesday afternoon, Eugene Smith was right where he was for the first – guiding the No. 2 offense. By now, that should come as little surprise since the 6-foot-3, 195-pound true freshman has been as impressive as any newcomer in the Mountaineers’ [...]

MORGANTOWN – The Tevita Finau saga very well could be entering a new chapter. How it might read, though, still is very much in question. The seemingly mythical defensive end, according to a report on the Internet site Eersports.com, has finally passed all of the academic hurdles required for admission to West Virginia. Those same [...]