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A game of revenge for Auburn against WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va — While the SEC is widely considered a stronger conference than the Big East, West Virginia has had the SEC’s number in recent years.
The Mountaineers have won five straight games over SEC opponents dating back to 2000. The most recent victory came against Auburn last year, a 34-17 win in Morgantown.
Tonight, when the [...]
Early troubles put Mountaineers on attack
AUBURN, Ala. – Truth be told, what football fate orchestrated for West Virginia last week was scary enough to turn into a movie and debut over Halloween weekend.
Picture this:
The Mountaineers are at home for a grudge match against East Carolina and what perplexed the WVU team most last year was how easily the Pirates had [...]
WVU punter glad for chance to return to field
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – When Scott Kozlowski looks back on his football career at West Virginia University, he wants the 2009 season to be his – and others’ – focus.
So far, the redshirt senior punter hasn’t let it be otherwise.
Is he ready to say, “I told you so?”
“Two games, it’s way to early for that,” Kozlowski [...]
Revamped offenses headline WVU-Auburn game
AUBURN, Ala. – A year ago, Auburn beat Mississippi State 3-2. A week ago, the Tigers roared and rolled 49-24 in the rematch.
A year ago, West Virginia lost to East Carolina, 24-3. A week ago, the Mountaineers punched back and secured a second-half knockout in a 35-20 win.
Refurbished offenses take the ESPN2 stage in tonight’s [...]
‘08 Auburn, this isn’t
MORGANTOWN – When Auburn came to West Virginia a year ago, it was fairly easily to identify the flaws the Tigers exhibited. It was, after all, a 4-3 team at the time and one that had struggled even to move the football, much less score points.
This year? Well, not so much. In fact, after two [...]
WVU offense starting to hum
MORGANTOWN – Perhaps it’s way too early to be addressing this issue. After all, performances against Liberty and East Carolina do not a season make.
But throw in the game against North Carolina in December’s Meineke Car Care Bowl, too, and there could be a pattern developing here.
Quite simply, West Virginia’s offense is developing into, well, [...]
Williams has trust of team
MORGANTOWN — Reed Williams is the designated catalyst of West Virginia University’s veteran defensive unit.The 6-foot-1, 235-pound fifth-year senior from Moorefield cherishes the role. He’s a hard-hitting linebacker in whom teammates and coaches alike have the utmost confidence.“The guys trust me,” Williams said before Saturday’s game against East Carolina. “They know I’ve been around the [...]
No magic this time as ECU falls to W. Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – It was one year and six days ago that East Carolina upset then-No. 8 West Virginia, the highest-ranked opponent any ECU team had ever beaten.
That historic win seemed like, well, history on the Pirates’ return trip to West Virginia on Saturday. The new-look Mountaineers overcame a mountain of mistakes and cranked out [...]
For WVU, everybody got footloose
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia’s 35-20 victory over East Carolina Saturday is a nitpicker’s dream come true. Eleven penalties were whistled on the home team. The Mountaineers had a miserable start. They had more special teams snafus.
Except that, in the end, the Mountaineers blew the nitpickers away.
No, WVU’s win wasn’t a masterpiece (unless, perhaps, you want [...]
No flaws found as WVU reviews Rich Rod’s records
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia university’s compliance office began reviewing its own records immediately after a weekend Detroit Free Press story alleged that former Mountaineers football Coach Rich Rodriguez broke NCAA rules at Michigan.Rodriguez and his University of Michigan staff are accused by players and parents of ignoring guidelines governing offseason workouts, in-season practices, and [...]
