WVU Sports

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The NCAA accused the University of Michigan of failing to comply with practice time rules under Coach Rich Rodriguez, who admitted making “mistakes” but will be back for a third try at bringing college football’s winningest program back into the national title hunt. Incoming UM Athletic Director David Brandon disclosed the [...]

As a longtime Patriots season-ticket holder, Chris Diehl expected his afternoon to be highlighted by the events that took place between the lines last Sunday. But before the first quarter had even begun in Foxboroug’s Gillette Stadium, his day already was made. It had nothing to do with his beloved team, either. Only his beloved [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Despite losing 10 starters from a Big East champion and changing coordinators and alignments, No. 5 Cincinnati again has a quality defense. The Bearcats offense overshadows the defense, but also enables it. “It’s nice, I think, to go out and play defense when you’ve got the lead,” West Virginia offensive coordinator Jeff [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — By offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen’s estimation, quarterback Jarrett Brown has been a “different kid” since being knocked out and suffering a minor concussion Oct. 17 against Marshall. “He’s hobbled,” Mullen, the West Virginia quarterbacks coach said. “He had the ankle sprain last game that’s affecting him this week. The kid’s battling injuries [...]

TAMPA — The rapid development of quarterback B.J. Daniels may be the biggest reason South Florida has remained a Top 25 team after the loss of Big East career total offense leader Matt Grothe. Since taking over when Grothe was sidelined for the season with a knee injury, the redshirt freshman has emerged among the [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The good news – as West Virginia heads to play the highest-ranked football team it has faced in a regular season since October 2003 – is that the Mountaineers have won two of their last three games against top 5-ranked teams. The bad news is that WVU is 0-19 all time on [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The compartmentalized four-game season West Virginia Coach Bill Stewart commenced following the South Florida loss had just shrunk to three games with an underwhelming 17-9 victory at home against Louisville, quite likely the worst team in the Big East. The totality of the occasion had not escaped Stewart. “We found a way [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jarrett Brown threw a touchdown pass but managed little offense and West Virginia struggled to beat Louisville 17-9 on Saturday. Running back Noel Devine played sparingly after tweaking an ankle and the Mountaineers (7-2, 3-1 Big East) were outgained 301-273, but improved to 6-0 at home. Devine was limited to 56 yards [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University junior offensive lineman Eric Jobe, senior kicker Josh Lider and senior linebacker Reed Williams were named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Two First Team on Thursday. All three will advance to the national ballot for second round voting for inclusion on the All-America team. Complete Story at- [...]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Bill Stewart isn’t planning significant changes after West Virginia’s first Big East loss. The Mountaineers struggled on offense and defense against South Florida in the 30-19 defeat Friday night in Tampa. Instead, the coach wants his team to focus on the future, which starts Saturday with a noon kickoff against conference bottom-feeder [...]